Resource library

Information about the Accessible Information Standard and how patients and carers can request information and communication support in a way that they can understand.

This leaflet provides helpful information for your stay on Akenside, a specialist inpatient ward for older people with functional mental health conditions.

This link takes you to the Royal College of Psychiatrists website, you'll find information which will help older people who are worried about their drinking.

Information from Alzheimer’s Research UK Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies and frontotemporal dementia.

This NHS England leaflet is designed to support deaf people through mental health problems, also offering a guidance book for staff working with deaf people.

Information on how to deal with bullying in hospital, what bullying is, examples of bullying, why people bully and what to do if you think you're being bullied.

Cleadon Ward is an inpatient unit, which treats people who have functional mental health conditions. The ward is based at Monkwearmouth Hospital, Sunderland.

How well we can communicate will affect our quality of life, as well as how much we are able to keep our individuality and sense of identity.

This guideline covers mid-life approaches to delay or prevent the onset of dementia, disability and frailty in later life. The guideline aims to increase the amount of time that people can be independent, healthy and active in later life.

This quality standard covers care for people with dementia provided by health and social care staff in hospital, community and specialist care settings. It includes diagnosis, assessment and care planning, and respite services for carers of people with dementia. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.