Royal College of Nursing (2021) Dementia care principles for people in prison. London: RCN.

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Royal College of Nursing (2019) Commitment to care of people living with dementia: SPACE principles. London: RCN.

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Carers Trust and Royal College of Nursing (2016) Triangle of care. Carers included: a guide to best practice for dementia care.

• England edition:
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Scottish Government (2024) Dementia strategy: initial 2-year delivery plan - 2024 to 2026. Edinburgh: Scottish Government.

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Clinical resources on RCN Learn

• Explore the range of quality-assured resources and courses we offer on dementia.

Alzheimer's Society: Resources for professionals working with BAME communities.

• 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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Metropolitan Police: The Herbert Protocol

• 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. NG97. Last updated 24th October 2025.

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National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2010) Delirium: prevention, diagnosis and management in hospital and long-term care. CG103. Last updated 18 January 2023. NICE.

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Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (2019) Risk reduction and management of delirium. SIGN guideline 157.

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Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (2022) Dementia: applying All Our Health.

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Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (2021) Eating and drinking with acknowledged risks: multidisciplinary team guidance for the shared decision-making process (adults).

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Scottish Government (2023) Dementia in Scotland: everyone’s story.

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The Race Equalities Foundation: Dementia and BAME communities.

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Welsh Government (2025) Dementia action plan: progress update.

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Brindle N (2023) A clinician’s brief guide to dementia and the law. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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Carter J (2022) Understanding young onset dementia: evaluation, needs and care. Abingdon: Routledge.

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Dening K H, Hayo H and Pepper A (2025) What you really want to know about working with dementia : real issues and expert advice. London: Jessica Kingsley.

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Housden S and Hubbard J (2023) Dilemmas and decision making in dementia care. St Albans: Critical Publishing.

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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.

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Kitwood T M and Brooker D (2019) Dementia reconsidered, revisited: the person still comes first. 2nd edn. London: Open University Press.

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Mitchell W (2022) What I wish people knew about dementia: from someone who knows. London: Bloomsbury Publishing.

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Oliver K, Guss R and Bartlett R (2024) Talking with dementia reconsidered. Maidenhead: Open University Press.

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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.

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Prasher, V P, Davidson, P W and Santos, F H (eds.) (2021) Mental health, intellectual and developmental disabilities and the ageing process. Second edition. Cham: Springer

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Westwood S and Price E (2023) LGBTQ+ people and dementia a good practice guide. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

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Innes A (2021) Dementia: the basics. London: Routledge, Taylor and Francis.

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Rahman, S (2020) Essentials of delirium: everything you really need to know for working in delirium care. London: Jessica Kingsley.

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Reading Well for dementia

• Recommended helpful reading and digital resources for people living with dementia. There are also books for family, friends and carers
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Use this link to see details of books the RCN libraries hold on the topic.

• Dementia care

Use these links for details of journal articles on each topic.

• Dementia and delirium
• Dementia and depression
• Dementia and diagnosis
• Dementia and end of life care
• Dementia and ethnicity
• Dementia in people with learning disabilities
• Dementia care in acute settings
• Dementia in prisons
• Reminiscence therapy and dementia
• Young onset dementia

Journals of interest for dementia. Use these links to see details of availability.

• International Journal of Older People Nursing
• Journal of Gerontological Nursing
• Nursing and Residential Care (NRC)
• Nursing Older People

Royal College of Nursing Older People’s Forum: Podcasts.

• Includes podcasts related to dementia.
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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.

• Video resources about dementia, many of which were produced by community groups in the UK.
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