key seminar on taking forward The National Dementia strategy

• Recognising that people with dementia are people of worth and dignity
• Recognising the person within
• Making a real difference now                                               
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  Venue: Royal Commonwealth Society, London
  
  Contributors include       
  
  ·       David Behan, Director General for Social Care, DH
  ·       Professor Sube Banerjee, Co-Author & Joint Lead, National Dementia Strategy for England, DH
  
  ·       Dr. Mervyn Eastman, President, Practitioner Alliance Against Abuse of Vulnerable Adults (PAVA)
  ·       Mick Ward & Jenny Thornton, Manager’s, Strategic Partnerships & Development for Older People, NHS Leeds & Leeds City Council
  
  ·       Dr. Viniti Seabrooke, BME Development Manager, Alzheimer’s & Dementia Support Services, Kent
  ·       Karamjit Singh, Chair, Coventry & Warwickshire Foundation Trust
  
  ·      Baroness Greengross, Vice-Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia
  ·      Geoff Huggins, Head of Mental Health Division, The Scottish Government
  
  ·      Rebecca Wood, Chief Executive, Alzheimer’s Research Trust
  
  Senior Representative: Alzheimers Society, London & Maudsley NHS Trust
  
  ·       How will the National Dementia Strategy affect the delivery of services over the next five years?
  ·       How can we make sure that the strategy will have an impact?
  ·       How can we promote excellence in dementia care?
  ·       How can we increase public & professional attitudes & understanding about dementia?
  ·       How can we begin to reduce the stigma associated with dementia?
  ·       How best can we enable early intervention & early treatment?
  ·       What is it like to live with dementia?
  ·       How will dementia training be developed for all practitioners?
  ·       How best can services be planned to ensure that people’s needs are met at all stages of their illness?
  ·       How can we guarantee commitment form all stakeholders to the transformation of dementia care?
  ·       How can we ensure that local commissioners will factor dementia into their planning?
  ·       How can we improve the quality of care for people once they are diagnosed?
  ·       How can multiple service providers collaborate to provide comprehensive care?
  ·       How can we embed joint working and sharing of expertise in operational procedures?
  ·       How can we prevent service users falling between services?
  ·       How best can we enable both users and carer’s to engage with services?
  ·       Why does the UK compare so poorly with other EU countries?
  ·       How can we identify & engage with both young people & people from minorities with dementia?
  ·       How can we safeguard people with dementia?
  ·       Where can we hope to be in twelve years time?

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