Dementia Commissioning PackDepartment of Health, 2011

Introduction

Resource & toolkit

A resource for

• Clinical Commissioning Groups

• Health and Wellbeing Boards• HealthWatch• Local partnerships• People living with dementia• Carers/families• Public

Reflecting

• NICE guidance; standards• Evidence-based practice;

accepted positive practice• Outcomes • Person-centred care• Mainstreaming dementia• Promoting integrated services• Pooled budgets; joint funding• Social inclusion

Focus

• early diagnosis and interventions

• community-based care – in people’s homes, in care homes and in other residential settings

• care in general and community hospitals

• use of antipsychotic medication – Call to action

Aims to…

• improve quality of service for patients through clearly defined outcomes and best practice service specifications

• drive efficiency by reducing unwarranted variation in services

• reduce bureaucracy for commissioners by providing tailored documents and templates and by bringing together the different aspects of commissioning in one place

www.dh.gsi.gov.uk/publications

• Handbook• Commissioning

Framework & Assessment Tool

• Case for change• Action plans• Cost benefit tools • Information for people

with dementia• Call to action - prescribing• Procurement template

and guidance

Service specifications:

• Memory Services

• Mental Health Liaison Service

• Specialist Dementia Service – community

Cost benefit tools; Assessment Tool

By request:

Email dementiacommissioningpack@dh.gsi.gov.uk

Additional resourcesSupporting commissioning for dementia care

Dementia Information PortalImplementing the National Dementia Strategyhttp://www.dementia.dh.gov.uk

Implementation pack, 21st July 2011CD; workshop outline; briefing paper

Plenary session

Making best use of the resource

• What are the options and opportunities for ensuring that commissioners and local stake holders have access to the Dementia Commissioning Pack?

• What will enable, and support this?

• Intentions; plans?