These standards have been developed in response to the many concerns expressed about poor quality care experienced by people with a dementia when they are in hospital.

Action to systematically implement these 8 standards, alongside the findings of the National Audit of Dementia Care, is intended to transform hospital care in the South West for people with a dementia.

Hospital staff, patients, volunteers, relatives, carers and commissioners all have roles to play in achieving these standards. Local dementia partnerships will coordinate and monitor delivery.

Download:

Implementation tools:

• Annex 2: self assessment template

Local audit tools:

• (MS Word 140KB)
• (MS Word 588KB)

Promotional materials:

• note that viewing the Alzheimer’s Society video from YouTube on slide 2 requires an Internet connection.
• this is a very large file as it includes an embedded Alzheimer’s Society video on slide 2. It will only work on PowerPoint 2007 and later.