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Primary care-led dementia diagnosis services in South Gloucestershire: Themes from people and families living with dementia and health care professionals

Dodd, Emily; Cheston, Richard; Cullum, Sarah; Jefferies, Rosalyn; Ismail, Sanda; Gatting, Lauren; Fear, Tina; Gray, Richard

Primary care-led dementia diagnosis services in South Gloucestershire: Themes from people and families living with dementia and health care professionals Thumbnail


Authors

Sarah Cullum

Rosalyn Jefferies

Sanda Ismail Sanda.Ismail@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Public Health

Lauren Gatting

Tina Fear

Richard Gray



Abstract

© 2015, © The Author(s) 2015. Background: Primary care-led dementia services are an increasingly common form of service delivery; however, little is known about how these services are understood by their main stakeholders: the patients, family members and health care professionals. A primary care-led dementia service was piloted in the South Gloucestershire area during 2012, in which general practitioners (GPs) led the process of assessment and establishing a diagnosis. Of the 26 surgeries in the area, 11 initially agreed to participate in the pilot, with 12 more joining the project by the end of December 2012. Aim: The aim of this study was to provide a qualitative analysis of the experiences of health care professionals, patients and their families, of the new process of assessment, diagnosis and treatment of dementia within a primary care service. Methods: Four patients, three care-givers and eight health care professionals were interviewed by peer researchers – all of whom were current care-givers. Interviews were transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis following Braun and Clarke’s model. Data were also gathered about the number of referrals and what happened to these referrals. Results: Themes gathered into four main areas: ‘the journey’, ‘what next?’, ‘the benefits and limits of primary care’ and ‘are GPs getting it right’? Conclusions: The analysis provided a perspective on the experiences of patients, family members and health care professionals involved in the relocation of part of the memory service, from secondary care (memory clinics) to primary care, being piloted in South Gloucestershire. This identified both practical issues to be improved upon as well as possible barriers.

Journal Article Type Article
Online Publication Date Jan 22, 2015
Publication Date Nov 1, 2016
Deposit Date Jan 28, 2015
Publicly Available Date Feb 10, 2016
Journal Dementia
Print ISSN 1471-3012
Electronic ISSN 1741-2684
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 15
Issue 6
Pages 1586-1604
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301214566476
Keywords dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, memory clinics, primary care, diagnosis
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/906695
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1471301214566476
Contract Date Feb 10, 2016

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