Dementia Partnerships
This document outlines how health and local authority commissioners can help to reduce inappropriate prescribing of antipsychotic medication for people with dementia and provide therapeutic alternatives. Read more »
The Dementia Commissioning Pack provides practical resources for commissioners for use with a range of different providers, setting out a commissioning framework and outline approach to identify service development and redesign priorities. Read more »
This document sets out a number of ‘contract inserts’ which describe the specific requirements of people with dementia and their carers when using mainstream services. These may be used by commissioners when drawing up their own statements of requirements for discussions for service redesign or in a procurement situation. They may be included in a… Read more »
This document explains the evidence that has been used to identify eligible patients and for the design of the memory service and its core components. Read more »
The Commissioning framework for dementia may be used to revisit and re-establish the principles underpinning local commissioning priorities|to enhance integrated approaches to commissioning, and integrated service delivery|and to inform the use and adaptation of the accompanying Assessment Tool within the Dementia Commissioning Pack. At each phase of the dementia journey, the framework sets out: outcomes… Read more »
The end of life care quality markers provide detailed structure and process markers and measures which will be relevant for end of life care for people with dementia. Read more »
This survey was conducted to gather opinions and beliefs relating to emerging leadership development from a wide range of individuals within the NHS. Read more »
This briefing explores what is meant by market shaping and proposes a simple framework for understanding and planning market development for councils and their partners. It is intended to support the wider application of best practice models and approaches by local commissioners and providers of social care in both the third and independent sectors. It… Read more »
This document presents the Department of Health’s revised implementation plan for ‘Living Well with Dementia – A National Dementia Strategy’, published in February 2009. Read more »
This checklist is designed to help stakeholders commission Extra Care housing schemes which meet the needs and aspirations of people with dementia and their families. Read more »