Dementia
Use this guide to find information resources about dementia including books, reports and journal articles.
Last updated:
22/04/2025
Key Resources
Royal College of Nursing (2021) Dementia care principles for people in prison. London: RCN.
Royal College of Nursing (2019) Commitment to care of people living with dementia: SPACE principles. London: RCN.
Carers Trust and Royal College of Nursing (2016) Triangle of care. Carers included: a guide to best practice for dementia care.
Alzheimer's Society: Resources for professionals working with BAME communities.
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This toolkit supports health and social care professionals working with people from BAME communities, such as translated information, examples of good practice, and outreach projects.
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Alzheimer Scotland (2012) 8 pillars model of community support. Edinburgh: Alzheimer Scotalnd.
Metropolitan Police: The Herbert Protocol
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The Herbert Protocol is form that carers, family or friends of a vulnerable person can fill in. It contains a list of information to help the police if the person goes missing.
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National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2018) Dementia: assessment, management and support for people living with dementia and their carers. NICE guideline NG97.
Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (2022) Dementia: applying All Our Health.
Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (2021) Eating and drinking with acknowledged risks: multidisciplinary team guidance for the shared decision-making process (adults).
Scottish Government (2023) Dementia in Scotland: everyone’s story.
Welsh Government (2025) Dementia action plan: progress update.
Books
Carter J (2022) Understanding young onset dementia: evaluation, needs and care. Routledge.
Housden S and Hubbard J (2023) Dilemmas and decision making in dementia care. St Albans: Critical Publishing.
James J, Fitzhenry R, Thompson R, Tumongha M and Shorthouse T (2025) Resolving distress in dementia: a person-centred approach for clinical settings. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Pepper A, Harrison Dening K, Wolverson E, Walpert M and Cheung-Cook T (2024) Dementia: an introduction for nursing, health and social care. Banbury: Lantern Publishing.
Westwood S and Price E (2023) LGBTQ+ people and dementia a good practice guide. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Innes A (2021) Dementia: the basics. London: Routledge, Taylor and Francis.
James J (2017) Excellent dementia care in hospitals: a guide to supporting people with dementia and their carers. London: Jessica Kingsley.
Miller C A (2021) Fast facts for dementia care: what nurses need to know. 2nd edn. New York: Springer Publishing.
Rahman, S (2020) Essentials of delirium: everything you really need to know for working in delirium care. London: Jessica Kingsley.
Reading Well for dementia
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Recommended helpful reading and digital resources for people living with dementia. There are also books for family, friends and carers
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Book subject searches
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Journal articles
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Journals
Journals of interest for dementia. Use these links to see details of availability.
Podcasts
Royal College of Nursing Older People’s Forum: Podcasts.
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Includes podcasts related to dementia.
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Videos
School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol: Communication tips for clinicians in a memory diagnosis meeting.
School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol: The WREN framework: Delivering a diagnosis following a memory assessment.
School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol: What to expect at a diagnosis meeting.
The Dementia Alliance for Culture and Ethnicity (DACE): video resources for UK black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.
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Video resources about dementia, many of which were produced by community groups in the UK.
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17 Jun 2025
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RCN Wales Roundtable for the Independent Sector - Where are we now? Revisiting the RCN Caring for older people report
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