South West Dementia Partnership

This website is aimed at people working to implement the National Dementia Strategy in the South West of England. It provides information on the work of the South West Dementia Partnership, which brings together organisations from health and social care, the voluntary sector and people using dementia services to drive forward improvements.

We have a multiagency steering group to oversee implementation of the National Strategy. The South West Alzheimer’s Society is ensuring that views of people with dementia and their carers are at the heart of all we do.

Last year we undertook a review of dementia services across the South West to find out what services were in place and how prepared areas were to implement the National Strategy. Earlier this year we organised a conference to present the findings of the review and to discuss the way forward.

The review identified some common challenges across the region. We have developed a South West Dementia implementation programme and are working to deliver improvements.