Dementia

Standards of Care for Dementia in Scotland: Action to support the change programme, Scotland's National Dementia Strategy

Promoting Excellence: A framework for all health and social services staff working with people with dementia, their families and carers

Scotland's National Dementia Strategy sets out the Scottish Government's vision and key actions to transform dementia care and treatment in Scotland.

One year on report-June 2011

Dementia Post Diagnostic Pilots, Alzheimer Scotland and Dementia Service Development Centre 2008-2011 DSDC Report

Minutes: Dementia Strategy: Implementation and Monitoring Group: Meeting 1: 27 August 2010

Minutes: Dementia Strategy: Implementation and Monitoring Group: Meeting 2: 3 February 2011

Minutes: Dementia Strategy: Implementation and Monitoring Group: Meeting 3: 5 April 2011

Minutes: Dementia Strategy: Implementation and Monitoring Group: Meeting 4: 20 December 2011

Strategy Preparation and Consultation

Dementia Workstreams

Work to help inform development of the strategy was taken forward through 5 workstreams focussing on specific areas. The following reports set out the outcome of that work including recommendations and membership.

Workstream 1 - Treatment and Managing Behaviour

Workstream 2 Assessment Diagnosis and Patient Pathways

Workstream 3 Improving the General Service Response to Dementia

Workstream 4 Rights Dignity and Personalisation

Workstream 5: Health Improvement, Public Attitudes and Stigma

Workstream Membership

Consultations

In addition to the activity of the workstreams we undertook a series of consultations and engagement events across the country over July 2009 to March 2010.

Mental health in Scotland: a national priority summary paper July 2009

The National Dialogue on Dementia: Dementia Strategy Consultation Paper

The National Dialogue on Dementia Summary of Responses and Main Themes

Report of a National Dementia Conference held on 9 December 2009

Dementia Roadshow Events: Outcome Summary - March 2010

Dementia Care in Accident and Emergency Departments

The Minister for Public Health, Shona Robison, wrote to NHS Boards on 11 February 2009 with guidance on implementing the recommendations from the Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group on Alzheimer's report on the best care and attention for those with dementia attending A&E Departments in Scotland. Click below for a copy of:

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