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Visual identifier systems for patients with cognitive impairment in healthcare settings: A survey of practice in UK hospitals

Karolina Kuberska, Mary Dixon-Woods, Graham Martin, The DA VINCI Contributor Group International Journal of Older People Nursing, e12472 – 2022 04 August 2022 Paper

Publication related to Phase 1 of the ‘Developing a visual identification method for people with cognitive impairment in institutional settings’ project with THIS institute and the DA VINCI Contributor Group.

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The ‘Developing a visual identification method for people with cognitive impairment in institutional settings’ project aims to collect information about the kinds of visual systems used to identify patients in NHS hospitals across the UK with cognitive impairment, so that care can be tailored to their needs.

Phase 1 involved a UK-wide survey, an analysis that explores legal and ethical considerations, and a qualitative study on the use of visual identifiers for hospitalised people with dementia or symptoms of dementia.

The DA VINCI Contributor Group: Natalie Armstrong, Jackie Bridges, Tanya V. Brigden, Lesley Carter, Bev Fitzsimons, Joanna Goodrich, Alison E. Hall, Barbara Hodkinson, Chloë Hood, Louise Locock, Alastair S. Macdonald, Alasdair M. J. MacLullich, Colin Mitchell, Sean Ninan, Johan Ordish, Annabel Price, Allyson Rigby, Naomi S. Stockley, Carolyn Tarrant, Benjamin R. Underwood.

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