by . jenny hope . last updated at 10:52 am on 16th december 2011 . thousands of dementia patients are suffering at the hands of undertrained hospital staff who fail to treat them as individuals and ignore their calls for help , a report has found . patients are deprived of the simple comfort of seeing family photos or cards . on almost two out of three wards , or 59 per cent , personal items are not situated where they can reassure patients who are often frightened and confused , the first national audit of dementia , covering 210 hospitals in england and wales , says . concerns : the first national audit of dementia has revealed many sufferers are at risk from undertrained nhs staff -lrb- file picture -rrb- . just one in three staff said they had sufficient training in caring for those suffering from dementia and half are not properly trained to communicate with those suffering from alzheimer 's or deal with aggressive behaviour . -lrb- people.com -rrb- -- in light of some media coverage of their daughter alexa ray joel 's recent hospital stay , her parents , billy joel and christie brinkley , have issued the following statement . in its entirety , it reads : . every parent can imagine the pain and anguish we face as parents of a daughter who is working to recover from the dangerous actions she took while suffering a devastating heartbreak . as much as we hate dignifying tabloid stories with a response , we feel we must set the record straight to protect our family . the story that ran in the new york post on december 8 , and has been subsequently spread across the internet , is filled with vicious lies and attempts to smear our character and that of our beloved daughter . we ask the public and legitimate media outlets to please `` consider the source '' and to not further exacerbate our daughter 's situation by repeating and legitimizing these false reports . with much appreciation , . billy joel & christie brinkley . the report criticised the ` impersonal ' way in which dementia patients are treated -- despite them occupying a quarter of beds . pledge : care services minister paul burstow said hospitals will be encouraged to identify patients at risk . staff do not always greet or talk to patients during care . they do not always explain what they are doing or offer a choice , and sometimes they do not respond to requests for help , the report added . jeremy hughes , chief executive of the alzheimer 's society , said : ` this shocking report proves once again that we urgently need a radical shake-up of hospital care . given that people with dementia occupy a quarter of hospital beds and that many leave in worse health than when they were admitted , it is unacceptable that training in dementia care is not the norm . ' © 2011 people and time inc. . all rights reserved . care services minister paul burstow said : ` we set this audit up to put dementia care in hospital under the spotlight . ` it has found some excellent practice , but it has revealed far too many hospitals failing to put in place dementia-friendly care . ` that is why we are putting in place a new financial incentive for hospitals that identify patients at risk , so they get the specialised care they need . ' professor peter crome , chairman of the national audit of dementia steering group revealed that only six per cent of hospitals had a care pathway for . people with dementia - that is a written down plan of how patients , once . they have been admitted to hospital with dementia , will be cared for . and managed . he said that universal measures need to be implemented to remedy the problem and prevent lapses in care . he told the bbc radio 4 today programme : ` around a whole range of issues to do with people 's functions , their mental state , the policies were in place but the practice was not undertaken . ' ` hospitals need to gear up their services on the assumption that the next patient who comes through the front door may have dementia - they often may not be diagnosed but they may have that condition - and they have to adapt the services , procedures , policies to manage such patients appropriately with compassion for their dignity . ' it is estimated around two million people have a neurological condition in the uk .
billy joel and christie brinkley felt they needed to set the record straight . joel and brinkley say the december 8 new york post story is filled with lies . they ask the public and the media to consider the source and not repeat the claims .
by . jenny hope . last updated at 10:52 am on 16th december 2011 . thousands of dementia patients are suffering at the hands of undertrained hospital staff who fail to treat them as individuals and ignore their calls for help , a report has found . patients are deprived of the simple comfort of seeing family photos or cards . on almost two out of three wards , or 59 per cent , personal items are not situated where they can reassure patients who are often frightened and confused , the first national audit of dementia , covering 210 hospitals in england and wales , says . concerns : the first national audit of dementia has revealed many sufferers are at risk from undertrained nhs staff -lrb- file picture -rrb- . just one in three staff said they had sufficient training in caring for those suffering from dementia and half are not properly trained to communicate with those suffering from alzheimer 's or deal with aggressive behaviour . -lrb- people.com -rrb- -- in light of some media coverage of their daughter alexa ray joel 's recent hospital stay , her parents , billy joel and christie brinkley , have issued the following statement . in its entirety , it reads : . every parent can imagine the pain and anguish we face as parents of a daughter who is working to recover from the dangerous actions she took while suffering a devastating heartbreak . as much as we hate dignifying tabloid stories with a response , we feel we must set the record straight to protect our family . the story that ran in the new york post on december 8 , and has been subsequently spread across the internet , is filled with vicious lies and attempts to smear our character and that of our beloved daughter . we ask the public and legitimate media outlets to please `` consider the source '' and to not further exacerbate our daughter 's situation by repeating and legitimizing these false reports . with much appreciation , . billy joel & christie brinkley . the report criticised the ` impersonal ' way in which dementia patients are treated -- despite them occupying a quarter of beds . pledge : care services minister paul burstow said hospitals will be encouraged to identify patients at risk . staff do not always greet or talk to patients during care . they do not always explain what they are doing or offer a choice , and sometimes they do not respond to requests for help , the report added . jeremy hughes , chief executive of the alzheimer 's society , said : ` this shocking report proves once again that we urgently need a radical shake-up of hospital care . given that people with dementia occupy a quarter of hospital beds and that many leave in worse health than when they were admitted , it is unacceptable that training in dementia care is not the norm . ' © 2011 people and time inc. . all rights reserved . care services minister paul burstow said : ` we set this audit up to put dementia care in hospital under the spotlight . ` it has found some excellent practice , but it has revealed far too many hospitals failing to put in place dementia-friendly care . ` that is why we are putting in place a new financial incentive for hospitals that identify patients at risk , so they get the specialised care they need . ' professor peter crome , chairman of the national audit of dementia steering group revealed that only six per cent of hospitals had a care pathway for . people with dementia - that is a written down plan of how patients , once . they have been admitted to hospital with dementia , will be cared for . and managed . he said that universal measures need to be implemented to remedy the problem and prevent lapses in care . he told the bbc radio 4 today programme : ` around a whole range of issues to do with people 's functions , their mental state , the policies were in place but the practice was not undertaken . ' ` hospitals need to gear up their services on the assumption that the next patient who comes through the front door may have dementia - they often may not be diagnosed but they may have that condition - and they have to adapt the services , procedures , policies to manage such patients appropriately with compassion for their dignity . ' it is estimated around two million people have a neurological condition in the uk .
by . jenny hope . last updated at 10:52 am on 16th december 2011 . thousands of dementia patients are suffering at the hands of undertrained hospital staff who fail to treat them as individuals and ignore their calls for help , a report has found . patients are deprived of the simple comfort of seeing family photos or cards . on almost two out of three wards , or 59 per cent , personal items are not situated where they can reassure patients who are often frightened and confused , the first national audit of dementia , covering 210 hospitals in england and wales , says . concerns : the first national audit of dementia has revealed many sufferers are at risk from undertrained nhs staff -lrb- file picture -rrb- . just one in three staff said they had sufficient training in caring for those suffering from dementia and half are not properly trained to communicate with those suffering from alzheimer 's or deal with aggressive behaviour . -lrb- people.com -rrb- -- in light of some media coverage of their daughter alexa ray joel 's recent hospital stay , her parents , billy joel and christie brinkley , have issued the following statement . in its entirety , it reads : . every parent can imagine the pain and anguish we face as parents of a daughter who is working to recover from the dangerous actions she took while suffering a devastating heartbreak . as much as we hate dignifying tabloid stories with a response , we feel we must set the record straight to protect our family . the story that ran in the new york post on december 8 , and has been subsequently spread across the internet , is filled with vicious lies and attempts to smear our character and that of our beloved daughter . we ask the public and legitimate media outlets to please `` consider the source '' and to not further exacerbate our daughter 's situation by repeating and legitimizing these false reports . with much appreciation , . billy joel & christie brinkley . the report criticised the ` impersonal ' way in which dementia patients are treated -- despite them occupying a quarter of beds . pledge : care services minister paul burstow said hospitals will be encouraged to identify patients at risk . staff do not always greet or talk to patients during care . they do not always explain what they are doing or offer a choice , and sometimes they do not respond to requests for help , the report added . jeremy hughes , chief executive of the alzheimer 's society , said : ` this shocking report proves once again that we urgently need a radical shake-up of hospital care . given that people with dementia occupy a quarter of hospital beds and that many leave in worse health than when they were admitted , it is unacceptable that training in dementia care is not the norm . ' © 2011 people and time inc. . all rights reserved . care services minister paul burstow said : ` we set this audit up to put dementia care in hospital under the spotlight . ` it has found some excellent practice , but it has revealed far too many hospitals failing to put in place dementia-friendly care . ` that is why we are putting in place a new financial incentive for hospitals that identify patients at risk , so they get the specialised care they need . ' professor peter crome , chairman of the national audit of dementia steering group revealed that only six per cent of hospitals had a care pathway for . people with dementia - that is a written down plan of how patients , once . they have been admitted to hospital with dementia , will be cared for . and managed . he said that universal measures need to be implemented to remedy the problem and prevent lapses in care . he told the bbc radio 4 today programme : ` around a whole range of issues to do with people 's functions , their mental state , the policies were in place but the practice was not undertaken . ' ` hospitals need to gear up their services on the assumption that the next patient who comes through the front door may have dementia - they often may not be diagnosed but they may have that condition - and they have to adapt the services , procedures , policies to manage such patients appropriately with compassion for their dignity . ' it is estimated around two million people have a neurological condition in the uk .
by. jenny hope. last at on 16th december 2011. thousands dementia patients suffering at undertrained hospital staff fail as individuals ignore their calls, patients are deprived the simple comfort seeing family photos cards. on almost two out three wards, or 59 per personal items not situated where can reassure patients often frightened, the first national audit dementia, covering 210 hospitals england wales says. concerns : the first national audit dementia many sufferers at undertrained nhs staff -lrb- file picture -rrb-. just one in three staff said sufficient training caring those suffering dementia half are not properly communicate those alzheimer 's or deal aggressive behaviour. -lrb- people.com -- in light some media coverage their daughter alexa ray joel 's recent hospital stay,, billy joel christie brinkley, have issued. in its entirety, reads :. every parent can imagine we face parents a daughter working recover the dangerous actions suffering a devastating heartbreak. as much hate dignifying tabloid stories a response, feel set to protect. the story that ran the new york post on december 8, and has subsequently spread, is filled vicious lies attempts smear our character that our beloved daughter. we ask the public and legitimate media outlets please `` consider the source '' not further exacerbate our daughter 's situation repeating and legitimizing these false reports. with much appreciation,. billy joel & christie brinkley. the report criticised the ` impersonal ' way dementia patients -- despite them occupying a quarter beds. pledge : care services minister paul burstow said hospitals will encouraged identify at. staff do always greet or talk patients during care. they do always explain offer a choice, and sometimes respond the report added jeremy hughes, chief executive the alzheimer 's society, : ` this shocking report proves once urgently hospital care. given people with dementia occupy a quarter hospital beds many leave in worse health admitted, unacceptable training in the norm. ' © 2011 people and time inc . all rights. care services minister paul burstow : ` we set this audit put dementia care hospital under. ` it has found some excellent practice, but revealed far too many hospitals failing put place dementia-friendly care. ` that why putting a new financial incentive hospitals that identify at, so get the specialised care. ' professor peter crome, chairman the national audit of dementia steering group revealed hospitals a care pathway. people with dementia - that a written down plan how patients, once. they admitted dementia, will cared. and managed. he said universal measures need remedy prevent lapses care. he told the bbc radio 4 today programme : ` around a whole range to people 's functions, their mental state the policies were in but the practice undertaken. ' ` hospitals need gear their services on the assumption the next patient who may dementia - they often may diagnosed but that condition - adapt, procedures policies manage such patients appropriately with compassion for their dignity. ' it estimated around two million people a neurological condition in the uk.
, we feel we must set the record straight to protect our family . the story that ran in the new york post on december 8 , and has been subsequently spread across the internet , is filled with vicious lies and attempts to smear our character and that of our beloved daughter . we ask the public and legitimate media outlets to please `` consider the source '' and to not further exacerbate our daughter 's situation by repeating and legitimizing these false reports . with much appreciation , . billy joel & christie brinkley . the report criticised the ` impersonal ' way in which dementia patients are treated -- despite them occupying a quarter of beds . pledge : care services minister paul burstow said hospitals will be encouraged to identify patients at risk . staff do not always greet or talk to patients during care . they do not always explain what they are doing or offer a choice , and sometimes they do not respond to requests for help , the report added . jeremy hughes , chief executive of the alzheimer 's society , said : ` this shocking report proves once again that we urgently need a radical shake-up of hospital care . given that people with dementia occupy a quarter of hospital beds and that many leave in worse health than when they were admitted , it is unacceptable that training in dementia care is not the norm . ' © 2011 people and time inc. . all rights reserved . care services minister paul burstow said : ` we set this audit up to put dementia care in hospital under the spotlight . ` it has found some excellent practice , but it has revealed far too many hospitals failing to put in place dementia-friendly care . ` that is why we are putting in place a new financial incentive for hospitals that identify patients at risk , so they get the specialised care they need . ' professor peter crome , chairman of the national audit of dementia steering group revealed that only six per cent of hospitals had a care pathway for . people with dementia - that is a written down plan of how patients , once . they have been admitted to hospital with dementia , will be cared for . and managed . he said that universal measures need to be implemented to remedy the problem and prevent lapses in care . he told the bbc radio 4 today programme : ` around a whole range of issues to do with people 's functions , their mental state , the policies were in place but the practice was not undertaken . ' ` hospitals need to gear up their services on the assumption that the next patient who comes through the front door may have dementia - they often may not be diagnosed but they may have that condition - and they have to adapt the services , procedures , policies to manage such patients appropriately with compassion for their dignity . ' it is estimated around two million people have a neurological condition in the uk .
 The article discusses how hospitals are failing to provide adequate care to patients with dementia, citing a report that highlights the need for radical change in hospital care. It emphasizes the importance of identifying and supporting patients with dementia, providing them with specialized care, and ensuring that they receive compassionate treatment.