Scotlands Dementia Strategy & Alzheimer Scotlands Strategy Elaine Hunter, AHP

Alzheimer Scotland 7,000 members Over 1,100 staff 700 volunteers 8,503 followers on twitter Scottish Dementia Working Group National Dementia Carers Action Network

Dementia : Everyone’s Business 88,000 people with dementia in Scotland; (Alzheimer Scotland 2014) Good quality care at home can reduce admissions to acute hospital care (Alzheimer Society 2011) People live for many years after the onset of symptoms of dementia and remain engaged within their communities (WHO 2012)

Living Well with dementia “To be occupied means to be involved in the process of life in way that is personally significant, and which draws on a person’s abilities and powers……If people are deprived of occupation their abilities begin to atrophy and self- esteem drains away” Kitwood 1997:83

Delivering Integrated Dementia Care: The 8 Pillars Model of Community Support

What Can Health Policy Achieve? defines a vision for the future outlines priorities and the expected roles of different groups builds consensus & informs people World Health Organisation Health Policy “As I discussed, a lot of the resources, support and care we received had a quite a significant “luck” exponent ……. I’m sure in your role you want to remove the luck factor and make this care available to all …….maybe one for the wish list” Carer

AHP National Delivery Plan National scoping exercise Alzheimer Scotland link workers National scoping exercise AHP current PDS Report by the end of the year Event on the 22 nd September Alison Groat, AHP lead

Scotland’s Dementia Strategy Commitment 4: We will commission Alzheimer Scotland to produce an evidence-based policy document outlining the contributions of AHPs to ensuring implementation of the 8-Pillar model “The outcome of this work will help ensure that people with dementia, carers and families are provided with AHP information appropriate to their needs and that AHP’s are in a position to provide advice, education and information to people with dementia, their families and carers when then need it” 2013:24

The Way Forward : A Skilled Workforce

Writing Policy : Best of Now Appreciative Inquiry focuses on what is working well (appreciative) by engaging people in asking powerful positive questions and telling stories (inquiry)

Writing Policy : Engaging People with Dementia & their Carers Scottish Dementia Working National Dementia Carers Action Network Individual conversations Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Cafes #letstalkaboutdementia

Connecting People Connecting Support

Allied Health Professionals #AHPDementia Keeping well, prevention & finding out Living well Living well with increasing help & support Advanced Dementia

Connecting People Connecting Support

My hope for today is……

What I would like to find out about other peoples practice and ways of working with people living with dementia

Describe one thing that people living with dementia and their families need to know about speech and language therapy

What would you do tomorrow if success was guaranteed?

An action to take away……