Dementia
Use this guide to find information resources about dementia including books, reports and journal articles.
Last updated:
22/04/2025
Key Resources

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.
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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
Use this link to see details of books the RCN libraries hold on the topic.
Journal articles
Use these links for details of journal articles on each topic.
Journals

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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