The aim of this guide is to show just some of the ways that local Age UKs and Age Concerns are making a difference to the lives of people living with dementia and their carers.
Defines the role and training requirements of the dementia ward champion, developed at Musgrove Park Hospital, part of Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.
Sir Ian Carruthers, Chief Executive of NHS South West, recently wrote to South West Chief Executives and South West Directors of Adult Social Care outlining the next steps on implementing the four national priorities set out in Quality outcomes in dementia.
The third issue of the Living Well with Dementia bulletin provides features on achievements in implementing the National Dementia Strategy across the South West of England. This includes work to raise awareness, improving early diagnosis and early intervention, delivering better dementia care in general hospitals and care homes and developing an informed and effective workforce for people with dementia.
Local organisations will be held to account and expected to publish how they are providing quality care for people with dementia, Care Service Minister Paul Burstow announced recently.
The Government has launched an update of the existing implementation plan for the National Dementia Strategy.
Plymouth leads say that progress is being made in improving services for those with dementia and their carers across the Plymouth area.
This issue provides features on Partnership events, such as the Dementia Summit 2010 and the regional conference on improving dementia care in general hospitals. There are updates on regional work to raise awareness, improve dementia care in care homes and develop an informed and effective workforce for people with dementia.
We have produced a report designed to provide a helpful benchmark for local communities to assess the strength of their existing action plans in implementing the National Dementia Strategy.