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Living well with dementia bulletin Issue 2 June 2010

Living well with dementia across the South West

Welcome to the second bulletin of the South

West Dementia Partnership. The Partnership

brings together organisations from health and

social care, the voluntary sector and people

using dementia services to drive forward

improvements.

This issue provides features on Partnership

events, such as the Dementia Summit 2010

and the regional conference on improving

dementia care in general hospitals. We also

include updates on regional work to raise

awareness, improve dementia care in care

homes and develop an informed and effective

workforce for people with dementia.

Policy update

Ministers in the new government have

confirmed their committment to the National

Dementia Strategy and their desire that

implementation should stepped up a gear.

There will be further, important

announcements in July. The priority areas will

be early diagnosis, care homes, hospital care

and reducing the use of antipsychotics.

These are all areas we are already focussing

on in the South West.

Singing for the brain: DementiaSummit looks to the future

Launching a major event by getting everyone

on their feet for a rousing song or two may

sound more football than NHS, but that was

precisely how the highly-

successful South West

Dementia Partnership Summit

2010 began at Taunton

Racecourse in April.

Robert Hurst bravely led from

the front as more than 100

delegates from health and

social care and from the

voluntary sector were invited totry 'singing for the brain', as

South West Dementia Partnership

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developed by the Alzheimer's

Society to help people live well

with dementia.

The Summit was chaired by

Professor Jane Gilliard,

National Dementia Strategy

Programme Manager for

Implementation.

Sir Ian Carruthers, OBE, Chief

Executive of the South West

Strategic Health Authority and a

member of the National

Dementia Implementation

Board, set out the region's

commitment to improving

dementia care ahead of the

national strategy's five-year timetable.

He said that success would mean a revolution

in the way dementia care was provided by the

public sector, in care homes and in people's

homes.

Sir Ian added that innovation meant sharing

best practice and re-shaping systems around

service users and carers. This would require

passion, pace and drive.

As well as presentations and workshops, the

summit included a 'Dragons In The Summit

Den', with a specialist panel considering

proposals from teams.

Adetailed joint review of dementia services

has already been carried out across the South

West, revealing areas of excellence but also

inconsistencies. Action plans have beendrawn up by each Primary Care Trust and

local authority.

Clinical champions for dementia have been

identified in hospitals across the South West,

and there has been scrutiny of all NHS

organisations' dementia services as part of

their operating plans. The regional clinical

leads for dementia care in general hospitals is

Alison Moon [email protected].

You can download presentations, view photos

and watch videos of the Summit at

www.southwestdementiapartnership.org.uk/im

plementation/summit/
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Monitoring and measuringdelivery

Implementation progress: review of local

action plans

The National Implementation Plan stresses

importance of high-quality local action plans in

implementing the National Dementia Strategy.

Each South West community was asked to

submit an action plan following an appraisal of

their progress in the summer of 2009.

We have produced a report designed to

provide a helpful benchmark for local

communities to assess the strength of their

existing action plans. Good progress in

delivering the National Dementia Strategy

relies on the effective project management of

good action plans.

The report presents the findings of a review of

these action plans and identifies the key

themes for local communities to consider. It

begins by examining the overall structure and

the detail of the plans and then compares

activity by each objective of the National

Dementia Strategy.

Download:

South West regional review of local action

plans full report (PDF 2 MB)

Progress of demonstrator sites

The National Dementia Strategy requires an

improved evidence base about the

effectiveness of two service models proposedwithin objectives 4 and 5. There are four

dementia demonstrator sites in the South

West region: Bristol, Cornwall, Somerset and

Torbay.

Bristol

In this project, three dementia advisor posts

are working alongside two dementia support

officers that are current being piloted in Bristol.

The addition of the three advisor posts allow

for full evaluation of the two different roles andto understand which has the most benefit or

whether both have a place within the city. The

two support officers are currently working

within two practice based commissioning

consortia in Bristol. The three advisors will

cover the three remaining consortia, to ensure

that every person in Bristol has access to a

named dementia officer.

For more information contact Emma Bird

[email protected]

Somerset

In this project, Dementia Advisers are a

mobile resource and work within a range of

settings across Somerset, including: GP

practices, Active Living Centres, a one stop

shop approach linked to memory assessment

services and Mental Health and Learning

Disability community based teams.

For more information contact Mel Lock

[email protected]

Objective 4 enabling easy access to care,

support and advice following diagnosis
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Cornwall

This project seeks to marry two exciting forcesfor change. First, a grass-roots energy that

has seen a spontaneous flourishing of

community-owned Memory Cafes established

across the county in the last year. Second, a

strategic drive and commitment from Cornwall

Council and the Primary Care Trust to develop

and improve services for people with

dementia and their carers that are individually

tailored to local needs. The project seeks tocapitalise on the relationship between building

sustainable communities and developing

dementia peer-support groups.

For more information contact Tryphaena

Doyle

[email protected]

Torbay

This project aims to develop an evidence base

for effective peer support through a memory

caf model, which is able to meets the needs

of all population groups.

For more information contact Ann Redmayne

[email protected]

Knowledge management andcommunications

The more we understand, the more we can

help

The national dementia awareness campaign

ran from 01 to 05 March. The campaign, run inpartnership with the Alzheimers Society,

sought to address poor public understanding

of dementia.

Adverts featuring people with dementiaappeared across television, radio, press and

online.

The campaign forms part of measures to

implement Objective 1 of the National

Dementia Strategy: improved public and

professional awareness and understanding of

dementia.

For more information :

Call 0300 123 1915 and request a copy of

the campaign information pack

Download the information leaflet

Read Five simple ways to help someone

living with dementia

Visit the NHS Choices dementia web

pages

Visit theAlzheimers Society website

Objective 5 development of structured peer

support and learning
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We will announce the project managers name

and contact details in future editions of this

bulletin and on our website.

Launch of films by people with dementia

On 12th April Innovations in Dementia

launched four films made by people with

dementia living in the South West who wanted

to help spread the message that although a

diagnosis of dementia may be life-changing, it

is not life-ending.

Three of the short films were made by people

living in Exeter, and the fourth by the Forget-

me-Not group in Swindon.

These are not just films about dementia, they

are a testament to the energy, positive

approach and creativity of people living their

lives with dementia.

The films are available to view, or to

download via the Innovations in Dementia

website

http://www.innovationsindementia.org.uk/v

ideos.htm.

Early diagnosis

Memory services

The South West Dementia Partnership has

agreed as a priority the development of

improved memory assessment services to

enable a year on year increase in the rates of

diagnosis of dementia.

Improved rates of diagnosis are required as

the South West has the highest diagnosisgap in England. That is the difference

between the estimated prevalence of

dementia in the population and the number of

people with a diagnosis of dementia.

The target agreed across the South West is a

minimum of 60% diagnosis rate, from the

estimated prevalence within Primary CareTrust/Local Authority population, by 2012/13.

This ambition forms part of the agreed set of

metrics for the implementation of the National

Dementia Strategy in the South West.

The National Audit Office Reports in 2007 and

2010 have focussed on the need to achieve

improvement in rates of diagnosis through

development of accredited memory

assessment services.
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It is recognised that memory assessment

services differ widely in their organisation,

funding, staffing and levels of service. They

are also currently changing and adapting to

meet growing demand.

We undertook a baseline survey during May

to develop a clear picture of current memory

assessment services and diagnosis rates for

each Primary Care Trust / Local Authority

across the South West at the start of 2010/11.

The survey examines planning, access and

quality assurance of memory assessment

services by secondary care providers.

An analysis of this information has been

undertaken and will be reviewed by the

Memory Assessment Expert reference Group

on 25 June.

The baseline position provides a very useful

platform on which to build on a regional

approach to specifications, standards and

accreditiation.

The survey findings will be posted on the

website. For more information contact

Stephen Thorpe

[email protected].

Improving dementia care ingeneral and community hospitals

Regional conference

The South West regional conference on

improving dementia care in general hospitals,

jointly organised by the South West Dementia

Strategy Group and the British Geriatric

Society, was held at Exeter Racecource on

Tuesday 26 January 2010.

The conference brought together leads for

improving dementia care in hospitals from

acute and community hospital settings to

consider how to develop and measure an

effective process of change based on practical

examples from across the South West.

Conference delegates also sought to identify

how to align this agenda with Trusts corporate

and performance management priorities

across the region.

The conference was chaired by Derek

Dominey, Chair of the Development

Committee, Bristol and South Gloucestershire

Branch of the Alzheimers Society. Tarun

Solanki, Consultant Physician, Taunton and

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, provided an

introduction to the day before moving onto theplenary session, group work and the

innovative practice workshops.

The presentations from the plenary

session and the innovative practice

workshops are available to download at

www.southwestdementiapartnership.org.u

k/implementation/hospital-care-conference/.

In addition, you can download a

document which summarises the

discussion from the delegate workshops:

Local experiences, progress and

constraints; Aspirations and ideas for

supporting progress.
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This is me

This is me is a leaflet byAlzheimers Society

to help hospital staff better understand the

needs of people with dementia. The leaflet

provides professionals with information abouta person with dementia to help enhance the

care and support they receive whilst in an

unfamiliar environment. It is not a medical

document.

This is me provides a snapshot of the

person behind the dementia and helps

hospital staff to learn about the persons

habits, background, likes and dislikes. This

form can be completed by the person with

dementia or their carer with help from the

person with dementia where possible.

Download it from the Alzheimers Society

website.

This initiative is supported by the Royal

College of Nursing. For more information

about This is me or to obtain a copy, visit the

Alzheimers Society website

www.alzheimers.org.uk/countingthecost.

TheUniversity Hospitals Bristol NHS

Foundation Trust will pilot the use of This is

me. For more information on this pilot contact

Adrian Ruck, Head of External Relations, by

telephone on 0117 342 3751 or by email to

[email protected].

Workforce development

Training and education

Through a joint project with the Department of

Health (DH), Great Western Ambulance

Service NHS Trust (GWAS) aims to improve

the quality of the pre hospital and urgent care

to individuals with dementia and their carers.

GWAS has recently published a report that

presents the findings of a survey of allGWAS

patient-facing staff, asking them what they

thought were the challenges they faced when

interacting with patients who have been

diagnosed with dementia.

The survey found that ambulance crews are in

frequent contact with people with dementia

and that crews want information about

dementia, how it affects people and how best

to support and communicate with this patient

group.
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Working with GWAS andSouth Western

Ambulance Service NHS Trust we have

produced introductory guides which provide

basic information and point ambulance

clinicians in the direction of where to find out

more.

We are also working withRoyal Cornwall

Hospitals NHS Trust to adapt the introductory

guide for use with hospital staff.

The guides have been positively received.

Find out more and download them at

www.southwestdementiapartnership.org.uk/im

plementation/ambulance-leaflet/

Living well with dementia in carehomes

Improving dementia care in care homes

We have produced a discussion paper that

draws together a lot of evidence about care

homes in the South West. It highlights how

managers, staff, commissioners and care

home inspectors can contribute to improving

the quality of care in care homes.

It is intended as a resource to inform,

challenge, prompt and promote ways to

improve the experience of people living with

dementia in care homes.

The discussion paper has six sections looking

at care homes in the South West from a

number of different perspectives, and sets out

action people might take to improve the

quality of care.

The final section includes self assessment

tools to help people to reflect on what they

should or could do to improve care for people

with dementia. The tools provide sets of

Questions to ask yourself, designed for care

home managers and providers, health and

social care commissioners and care home

inspectors.

Download:

Improving care in care homes in the

South West full report (PDF 2 MB)

Self assessment tool for care home

managers and providers (PDF 44 KB)

Self assessment tool for commissioners

(PDF 44 KB)

Self assessment tool for inspectors (PDF

44 KB)

In the coming weeks we will be sending a

letter to all older person and dementia care

homes in the South West with information

about best practice and where to find

additional advice. Work to explore the

feasibilty of a regional demenitia quality

"kitemark" and to develop a possible model

begins in July. This is attracting a high level

of interest and support
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Dementia: A guide for care home managers

and providers

Improving quality of care given to people with

dementia in care homes is a key national and

regional priority. Although there are someexcellent care homes there are also some

concerns.

Supporting and caring for people with

dementia is complex and demanding.

Achieving good care in a care home requires

relentless energy, enthusiasm and clear

leadership.

We have produced an introductory guide

which provides information about best practice

based on work in the South West and points

you in the direction of where you can find out

more. The guide should be read in conjunction

with the leaflet for care home staff.

Download:

Dementia: A guide for care home

managers and providers (PDF 1.3 MB)

Dementia: An introductory guide for care

home staff

Two thirds of older people living in care homes

are likely to have dementia yet many care

home staff know little about dementia and how

it affects people. This can lead to major

problems when trying to provide care and

support.

There is a lot of good information available.

We have produced an introductory guide to

give care staff some basic information and to

point people in the direction of further advice.

Download:

Dementia: An introductory guide for care

home staff(PDF 1 MB)
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Person centred support plan for people

with dementia

We have produced a person centred support

plan which aims to enable and support the

person living with dementia in a care home tobe as self-reliant and in control as they can

be.

The plan was developed in response to

concerns by inspectors that care plans were

not person centred and often failed to highlight

risks arising from peoples physical and

mental conditions.

The plan has two parts:

1 My support plan at a glance a topsheet which provides a snapshot for quick

reference.

2 My support plan in detail this drawsupon the theories of Tom Kitwood who

proposed that improving social

psychology provides the greatest

opportunity to enhance the experience of

people living with dementia.

Completing this type of support plan may take

3 to 4 weeks initially, while staff get to know

the person and seek information in order to

build up a picture. Over time more and morewill be learnt about the person and can be

added to the plan, and revisions made in

response to changing needs.

Download:


with dementia (PDF 1 MB)


with dementia (Word 1.7 MB)

Medicines management andprescribing

Improving the administration of medicines

in care homes

TheDepartment of Health issued a safety

alert (DH ALERT(2010)001) on 6th January

2010 requiring Primary Care Trusts with

primary medical care contractors, providers of

pharmaceutical services and social care

partners to review the safety of local

prescribing, dispensing, administration, and

monitoring arrangements in the provision of

medication to older people in care homes and

establish a plan for effective joint working in

the future, including auditing on-going

progress. All of the Primary Care Trusts

across the South West are making significant

progress with this and some examples are

shown below.

Plymouth City Council working in partnership

withNHS Plymouth has won a Great British

Care Award for its Dignity in Care Home

Forum. One of the strands of its work was to

provide additional support to care homes for

safe medicines practice including a critical

incident report process to encourage learning

from errors and share the learning from these

through the forum.

NHS Bristol are leading a project on this as

part of their quality, safety and productivity

work and are working closely with general

practitioners to improve medication safety in

care homes through a local enhanced service

and multidisciplinary review of care home

patients. They are developing a training

package with the University of the West of

England and are also trialling a partnershipwith a commercial provider to improve the

safe use of medicines in care homes.
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NHS Cornwall is working across agencies and

involving community pharmacy in reviewing

care home patients through clinical medication

reviews. They have produced an interim report

showing the results of reviewing 758 residentsof care homes jointly by their general

practitioner, a pharmacist and a senior carer

responsible for administration in the home.

518 interventions were made for 68% of

patients. Safety was significantly improved for

43 of the patients, moderately improved for 81

patients and slightly improved for 237. A

significant amount of prescribing and wastage

was addressed with savings from this

amounted to 4 per patient per month.

An order of prescribing for dementia caee will

be implemented by the South West Strategic

Health Authority in September 2010

A partnership to promote living well with dementia

More information

If you would like to give us feedback, send us

examples of good practice or ask a question

please contact us via

[email protected].

The South West Dementia Partnership

website

www.southwestdementiapartnership.org.uk

provides further information about

implementing the strategy along withexamples of innovative practice.

The National Dementia Strategy

website www.dementia.dh.gov.uk provides

access to the latest national policies and

research findings.

The Dementia Gateway

www.scie.org.uk/publications/dementia/

produced by the Social Care Institute for

Excellence(SCIE) offers high quality

information, video and training programmes.

The Alzheimers Society website

www.alzheimers.org.uk offers a wide range

of fact sheets, studies, discussion forums,

advice and sources of support.

Regional leads

David Francis, Policy ImplementationProject Manager for Dementia, Quality

and Carers, Department of Health South

[email protected],

01179003567, 07909914710

Kate Schneider, Programme Lead,

Mental Health and Wellbeing; Dementia,

South West Strategic Health Authority,

[email protected],

01823361227, 07973732766.
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