DSDC Staff

Sean Page

Consultant Nurse – Dementia

Memory Service,
Heddfan Unit,
Wrexham Maelor Hospital,
Wrexham

0788 0044220
sean.page@wales.nhs.uk

Research Interests:         

New ways of working in memory services, Social history of dementia, Developing nurses roles in early dementia.

Publications:

Peer Reviewed Journals

Page S, Hope K. 2013 ‘New Ways of Working in Dementia: perceptions of specialist dementia care nurses about their own level of knowledge, competence and unmet educational needs.’ Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing currently published as online early view

Page S, Hope K, Maj C, Mathew J, Bee P, 2012 ‘Doing things differently – working towards distributed responsibility within memory assessment services’. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 27 280 - 285

Keady, J. Page S. 2011 The management of Alzheimer’s disease: Clinical Focus Feature. Independent Nurse  32-33

Page S, 2011 ‘Understanding dementia, the medications and the new guidelines’. Nursing and Residential Care 13 (3) 117-120

Keady J, Page S, 2011 ‘Alzheimer’s Disease’ Independent Nurse: Clinical Focus Feature

Burns A, Mittelman M, Cole C, Morris J, Winter J, Page S, Brodaty H, 2011 ‘Transcultural Influences in Dementia Care: Observations from a Psychosocial Intervention Study’ Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders 30:417–423

Page S, Hope K, Maj C, 2010 ‘New Beginnings – towards distributed responsibility in memory assessment services’ Journal of Dementia Care 18 (4)

Page S and Keady J. 2010 Sharing Stories: A meta-ethnographic analysis of twelve Autobiographies written by people with dementia between 1989-2007 Ageing & Society 30 (3) 511-526

Page S, Hope K, Bee P, Burns A, 2008 Nurses making a diagnosis of dementia – a potential change in practice? International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 23 27-33

Page S, Fletcher T, 2006 Auguste D: the person not the case. Dementia: the International Journal of Social Research and Practice 5(4) 571-583

Page S 2005 ‘Counting Costs: patients will suffer from limits on Alzheimer’s drugs’ Nursing Standard 19(37) 24-25

Page S, Hope K 2005 Post-diagnostic counselling for people with dementia. Dementia Bulletin Spring 2005

Page S 2004 Exploring and explaining shared care protocols. Dementia Bulletin Spring 2004

Burgess L, Page S, Hardman P. 2003 Changing attitudes in dementia care and the role of the nurse.  Nursing Times 99 (38) 18-19

Burgess L, Page S.  2003 Educating nursing staff involved in the provision of dementia care.  Nursing Times 99 (46) 34-37

Purandare N, Bloom C, Page S, Morris J, Burns A. 2002 The effect of anticholinesterases on personality change in Alzheimer’s disease. Ageing and Mental Health 6(4) 350-354

Page S.  2001 Dementia care and cholinesterase inhibitors. Professional Nurse Volume 16 Number 10 1421-1424

Adams T, Page S.C.  1999 New pharmacological treatments for dementia: implications for dementia care nursing. Journal of Advanced Nursing

Burns A, Russell E, Page S.C.  1999 New drugs for Alzheimer’s disease. British Journal of Psychiatry

Page S. 1992. Aggression in Alzheimer’s disease. The Nursing Standard 6 (24) 37-39

Contributed Book Chapters

Keady, J., Page, S. and Hope, K. (2009). The Person with Dementia. In: I.J. Norman and I. Ryrie (Eds.).The Art and Science of Mental Health Nursing: A Textbook of Principles and Practice. Second Edition. Maidenhead: Open University Press. Pp. 550-575

Page S, Keady J, Clarke CL, 2007 ‘Models Of Community Support For People With Dementia. Where Does The Community Mental Health Nurse Fit In?’ Chapter One in Partnerships In Community Mental Health Nursing And Dementia Care (Eds – Keady J, Clarke CL, Page S) Open University Press, Maidenhead

Page S, 2007 ‘Nurse Prescribing And The Community Mental Health Nurse. Assuming New Responsibilities In Dementia Treatment’ Chapter Nine in Partnerships In Community Mental Health Nursing And Dementia Care (Eds – Keady J, Clarke CL, Page S) Open University Press, Maidenhead

Page S, Hardman P, 2007 ‘At The Margins Of Society. Social Exclusion And The Experience Of Dementia. Some Reflections And Challenges To Community Mental Health Nursing Practice’ Chapter Nineteen in Partnerships In Community Mental Health Nursing And Dementia Care (Eds – Keady J, Clarke CL, Page S) Open University Press, Maidenhead

Page S.  2003 The role of the community mental health nurse in the memory clinic setting. Chapter eight in: Community Mental Health Nursing and Dementia Care: practice perspectives Editors Keady J, Clarke C, Adams T. Open University Press

Page SC, Baldwin RC. 2003 Links with other services. Chapter twelve in: Younger People with Dementia: a multidisciplinary approach Editors Baldwin RC, Murray M.  Martin Dunitz

Baldwin RC, Page SC. 2003 Treatments for dementia. Chapter four in:  Younger People with Dementia: a multidisciplinary approach Editors Baldwin RC, Murray M.  Martin Dunitz

Mallory L.H, Page S.C, Burns A.  1999 The community assessment of dementia. Chapter six in: Assessing for Dementia: a manual for memory disorders teams. Editors: Wilcock G.K, Bucks R.S, Rockwood K.

Books authored

Burns A, Page S.C, Winter J.  2001 Alzheimer’s disease and memory loss explained. Altmann publishing, London

Books Edited

Keady J, Clarke C, Page S (Eds) 2007 Community Mental Health Nursing and Dementia: 2nd edition Maidenhead, Open University Press