Living well with dementia: a National Dementia Strategy, promises to transform the care provided by health and social care services to dementia sufferers. Published by the Department of Health in February 2009, the purpose is to:
- provide a framework within which local services can deliver improvements to dementia services and address health inequalities surrounding the condition
- provide advice, guidance and support for commissioners in all areas of health, social care and the third sector
- provide a guide to the content of high quality health and social care.
Seventeen objectives have to be met with the overall aim of:
- increasing awareness of dementia
- diagnosing the condition and intervening with treatment and care at an earlier stage - proposals include introduction of a dementia specialist in every general hospital and care home, and for mental health teams to assess people with dementia
- providing higher standards of care.
Full implementation of the strategy will mean all people with dementia and the individuals who care for them will have the best possible healthcare and support.
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