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.

Developed in consultation with a range of health and social care experts, including people with dementia and their carers/families, it sets out a framework for commissioning to deliver integrated care, person-centred services, better outcomes, and improved return on investment.

Presentations and handouts

• Dementia Commissioning Pack – introduction

Guidance

• Handbook: using the Dementia Commissioning Pack
• Commissioning framework for dementia
• Briefing paper – Dementia Commissioning Pack
• Technical Annex – agreeing and monitoring services using the service specifications
• National Dementia Strategy equality impact assessment
• National Dementia Strategy equalities action plan
• Additional resources via the Dementia information portal https://dementia.dh.gov.uk/dementia-commissioning-pack/

Early diagnosis and interventions

• Case for change – memory service for people with dementia

At home, and in care homes

• Case for change – community-based services for people living with dementia

Hospital

• Case for change – mental health liaison service for dementia care in hospitals

Reducing inappropriate prescribing of antipsychotics

• Reducing the inappropriate use of antipsychotic medication for people with dementia
• The Right Prescription: a call to action on the use of antipsychotic drugs for people with dementia (Dementia Action Alliance and NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, 2011)
• The Right Prescription: a call to action on the use of antipsychotic drugs for people with dementia. Commitment for commissioners in heath, social care and GP commissioning (Dementia Action Alliance and NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, 2011)
• Optimising treatment and care for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia. A best practice guide for health and social care professionals (Alzheimer’s Society, 2011)

Templates

Early diagnosis and interventions

• Service specification for dementia: memory service for early diagnosis and intervention
• Service specification for dementia: memory service for early diagnosis and intervention

At home, and in care homes

• Service specification for dementia: better care at home, and in care homes
• Service specification for dementia: better care at home, and in care homes
• Template action plan to improve care for people with dementia in the community
• Template action plan to improve care for people with dementia in the community
• Better care at home and in care homes – contract inserts
• Better care at home and in care homes – contract inserts

Hospital

• Service specification for dementia: mental health liaison service for general and community hospitals
• Service specification for dementia: mental health liaison service for general and community hospitals
• Request for proposal: action plan to improve care for people with dementia in hospital
• Request for proposal: action plan to improve care for people with dementia in hospital

Reducing inappropriate prescribing of antipsychotics

• Reducing the inappropriate use of antipsychotic medication for people with dementia

Cost / benefit tools

• Cost / benefit tools – introduction

For further information about the cost / benefit tools, please email

• Assessment tool
• Memory assessment service cost / benefit tool
• Primary care support service cost / benefit tool
• Hospital mental health liaison service cost / benefit tool

Needs assessment

• London Dementia Needs Assessment 2011: Planning dementia services and delivering QIPP for London clusters
• London Dementia Needs Assessment 2011: Support for commissioners on priority setting, cost-effectiveness, making changes and measuring progress

Patient information

Early diagnosis and interventions

• Worried about your memory? (Alzheimer’s Society, 2011)
• What your diagnosis means for you (Alzheimer’s Society, 2010)
• Memory service – easy read

At home, and in care homes

• Keeping safe in your home (Alzheimer’s Society, 2010)
• Living alone (Alzheimer’s Society, 2010)
• Dementia service for people living at home or in a care home – easy read

Hospital

• Dementia service in hospital – easy read

Reducing inappropriate prescribing of antipsychotics

• Reducing the use of antipsychotic drugs. A guide to the treatment and care of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (Alzheimer’s Society, 2011)