{"id":1784,"date":"2015-10-26T14:46:54","date_gmt":"2015-10-26T14:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.scotland.gov.uk\/health-and-social-care-integration\/?p=1784"},"modified":"2018-11-30T10:35:44","modified_gmt":"2018-11-30T10:35:44","slug":"scotlands-dementia-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/health-social-care\/2015\/10\/26\/scotlands-dementia-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Have Your Say on Scotland&#8217;s Third National Dementia Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Scotland\u2019s second three year <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">National Dementia Strategy<\/span> was launched in 2013 with the aim of continuing to improve diagnosis rates and post-diagnostic support, ensuring the highest quality of care and support for people with dementia at every stage of the illness, improving service response in acute care and supporting the growth of dementia-friendly communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Priorities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our key priorities include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Improving diagnosis rates and post diagnostic support: <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Scotland\u2019s first national dementia diagnosis target was introduced in 2008 and met nationally. Partly as a result of that, between around 50-65% of people with dementia in Scotland have a recorded diagnosis. This is on a par with Northern Ireland and ahead of England and, in particular, Wales (approximately 8% and 25% difference respectively). We have in place our world leading post diagnostic support offer for everyone newly diagnosed with dementia, which comprises a minimum of a year\u2019s worth of dedicated support coordinated by a named and trained Link Worker. This ground-breaking service is designed to give people with dementia and their families time and space, with expert support, to understand the illness, connect better to the range of services and support available and plan early for future care options, including palliative and end of life care.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Improving care of people with dementia in hospital settings:<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"> We are currently working with <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthcareimprovementscotland.org\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Healthcare Improvement Scotland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"> to extend and enhance the current<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">improvement and scrutiny programmes in place in acute hospitals to include non-acute hospitals (community hospitals and continuing care) and specialist mental health in-patient dementia settings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Investing in up skilling the dementia workforce across health and social care:\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Scotland\u2019s first national dementia workforce skills and competencies framework <\/span><em>Promoting Excellence<\/em><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"> was published in 2011, together with the first <\/span><em>Standards of Care for Dementia in Scotland<\/em><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">. The Scottish Government continues to provide funding for the implementation of <\/span><em>Promoting Excellence<\/em><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">, which spans education, pre-registration training and ongoing staff development and covers the range of dementia care, from post-diagnostic support to palliative care.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Integration <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">This major public service reform will channel pooled health and social care resources more effectively, over time releasing savings in the acute end of NHS care for re-investment in more community-based services. As part of this reform agenda, with partners including <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cosla.gov.uk\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">COSLA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alzscot.org\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Alzheimer Scotland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">, we are testing Alzheimer\u2019s Scotland\u2019s proposed service model for intensive, home-based dementia care and support in 5 areas of Scotland \u2013 Moray, Highland, Glasgow City, North Lanarkshire and Midlothian<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Future Priorities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Scottish Government is now reviewing the progress of this strategy and a third National Dementia Strategy for Scotland will be produced in 2016. A National Dementia Dialogue consultation process, which will include an enhanced focus on issues around providing advanced, palliative and end of life dementia care, will take place in November and December 2015 with free events (detailed below) running across Scotland<strong>.<\/strong> This will be an excellent opportunity for all interested parties across Scotland to comment on the progress of the strategy to date, identify the gaps, opportunities and priorities and to help shape the direction of the next strategy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Upcoming Events<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">National Dementia Dialogue 2015: Have Your Say:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">3 December 2015,\u00a0The Sheraton Grand Hotel &amp; Spa, Edinburgh<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is an opportunity for all interested parties across Scotland to comment on the progress of the strategy to date, identify the gaps, opportunities and priorities and to help shape the direction of the next strategy. If you have experience of dementia \u2013 as a person diagnosed, a family member, carer, or as a health, social care or housing professional or service manager and commissioner \u2013 we particularly welcome your views and participation at this event.<\/p>\n<p>To book your space email: <a href=\"mailto:NationalDementiaDialogue2015@gov.scot\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">NationalDementiaDialogue2015@gov.scot<\/span><\/a> by Monday 30 November 2015.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/us9.campaign-archive2.com\/?u=ec82d5406e909741b02adab45&amp;id=b2348ffdc4&amp;e=3c9344b03b\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">National Dementia Dialogue events 2015: Have Your Say Regional Events<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>There are still spaces to join the Fort William and Dumfries and Galloway events.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Please note that these events are filling up fast and places are allocated on a first come, first served basis.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Organised in partnership by the Scottish Government, Alzheimer Scotland, the Scottish Dementia Working Group and the National Dementia Carers Action Network.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/national-dementia-dialogue-2015-fort-william-tickets-18733609731\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Fort William \u2013 25 Novembe<\/strong>r<\/a>: The Ben Nevis Hotel,\u00a0North Road, Fort William<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/national-dementia-dialogue-2015-dumfries-tickets-18733624776\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dumfries \u2013 14 December<\/a><\/strong>:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Easterbrook Hall,\u00a0The Crichton,\u00a0Bankend Road, Dumfries<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please contact <a href=\"mailto:Kiran.Haksar@gov.scot\">Kiran Haksar<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scotland\u2019s second three year National Dementia Strategy was launched in 2013 with the aim of continuing to improve diagnosis rates and post-diagnostic support, ensuring the highest quality of care and support for people with dementia at every stage of the illness, improving service response in acute care and supporting the growth of dementia-friendly communities. 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