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Published 3 February 2009, the National Dementia Strategy is a landmark document that will transform the quality of dementia care. It sets out initiatives designed to make the lives of people with dementia, their carers and families better and more fulfilled.
This strategy provides a strategic framework within which local services can
Living well with dementia: a National Dementia Strategy is backed by £150 million over the first two years. It will increase awareness of dementia, ensure early diagnosis and intervention and radically improve the quality of care that people with the condition receive. Proposals include the introduction of a dementia specialist into every general hospital and care home and for mental health teams to assess people with dementia.
The Dementia Information Portal website follows the implementation of the National Dementia Strategy. It offers information and support to members of the National Dementia Strategy Implementation Reference Group and anyone with an interest in improving services for people with dementia.
Related information is available on the Dementia page.
This strategy will increase awareness of dementia, ensure early diagnosis and intervention and radically improve the quality of care that people with the condition receive. Proposals include the introduction of a dementia specialist into every general hospital and care home and for mental health teams to assess people with dementia.
(Department of Health, 3 February 2009)
The National Dementia Strategy joint commissioning framework provides best practice guidance for commissioning dementia services. It includes a Joint Strategic Needs Assessment template, summary of NICE and SCIE evidence for dementia services, commissioning levers against each of the strategy's objectives and a summary of South East Coastal SHA dementia metrics.
(Department of Health, 15 June 2009)
The plan describes the implementation task, arrangements for national and regional support, and the programmes that have been put in place to support delivery of 'Living well with dementia: a National Dementia Strategy'. The plan also shows how the performance assessment framework in health and social care will operate to prioritise dementia and provide the necessary focus for development.
(Department of Health, 22 July 2009 )
