NHS Norfolk
NHS Great Yarmouth and
Waveney
Dementia Strategy for Norfolk :
NORFOLK COUNCIL ON AGING, 20 July 2010
“An Update: – where are we with developments for
people with dementia in Norfolk?”
Stephen McCormack
Commissioning Manager, Mental Health & Learning
Disabilities
NHS Norfolk
NHS Norfolk
NHS Great Yarmouth and
Waveney
Dementia Strategy for Norfolk
Norfolk HOSC Meeting 15 July 2010
Consultation Outcomes & Implementation
Alison Leather
Assistant Director
NHS Norfolk
---------------------------------Hilary Mills
Head of Commissioning
Norfolk Adult Commiunity
Services
Chris Humphris
Deputy Director Commissioning
NHS GY&W
-------------------------------------Stephen McCormack
Commissioning Manager
NHS Norfolk
NHS Norfolk
NHS Great Yarmouth and
Waveney
The consultation
How:
 Consultation published and extensively circulated
 Version made available on-line + Easy Read
 Six public consultation events held around the county
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NHS Great Yarmouth and
Waveney
The consultation
How:
 Consultation published and extensively circulated
 Version made available on-line + Easy Read
 Six public consultation events held around the county
Contributions and Responses:
 30 RAT members & 100+ people at Stakeholder event
 46 individuals submitted written responses
 5 organisations/groups submitted written responses
 200+ people took part in the public “events”
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NHS Great Yarmouth and
Waveney
What the consultation told us
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Widespread support for the general priorities
A greater priority for improved community support
services for people living at home (including
intermediate care)
More detail on how progress will be monitored and
reported
More emphasis on how joint commissioning will
work in practice
More focus on the timing of improvements within the
pathway
The need for a personalised service
More clarity about the financial profile
Dementia Strategy for Norfolk
- Our Priorities
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NHS Norfolk
NHS Great Yarmouth and
Waveney
Raise awareness and understanding amongst
professionals and the public
Good quality early diagnosis and intervention
Provide support and breaks for carers
Improve the quality of care in acute hospitals
Living well with dementia in care homes
Improved Community Personal support
A joint commissioning strategy with support including
Workforce skills development
Simplified Care Pathway
Primary Prevention Early Diagnosis &
Support
Raising Public Awareness and
Understanding
Early Diagnosis and intervention
Easy access to care, support
and advice
Peer support from local people with
experience of Dementia
Living Well with Dementia
End of life care
Personal Support Services
Ongoing
wellbeing
Carers Strategy
Care in General Hospitals
Care between hospital and home
Housing Support and Telecare
Living Well with Dementia in
care homes
Palliative
stage
Improved End of
Life care
Patient and carer
planning
Across the Life Course
Good quality information for patients and carers + An informed and effective workforce for people with dementia + A Joint local commissioning strategy for dementia
NHS Norfolk
NHS Great Yarmouth and
Waveney
What we have done so far
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Professional & public awareness improvements
‘Memory treatment' services operating in each
locality
Primary care link worker for older people pilot
Dementia Advisor pilot across all Norfolk localities
Draft Carers strategy consistent with joint Norfolk
dementia strategy
Each Acute General Hospital has a nominated lead
clinician for dementia
NHS Norfolk
NHS Great Yarmouth and
Waveney
And…..
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‘This is me’ booklets are being used
Mental health liaison nurses in acute settings
Protected meal times on all wards
Workshops for Care Home Managers across all sectors
Reduction in the use of anti-psychotic drugs in Care
Homes
NWMH NHS FT established in-reach support to Care
Homes
SWIFT workforce development plan project for MH
including dementia
What we want to do next ……
…. What you told us you wanted!!
NHS Norfolk
NHS Great Yarmouth and
Waveney
•Increase Memory Clinic Capacity
•Improve /Increase Educational Support & Materials
•Improve Capacity in Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
•Improve Prescribing
•Raise GP Awareness
•Improve services for people with dementia in Acute
Hospitals
•Support initiatives that will improve the care people
receive in Care Homes
•Review Community & Day Care including where
appropriate respite
NHS Norfolk
NHS Great Yarmouth and
Waveney