Dementia and Elderly Care Conference Dr Elizabeth Johnston Chair, NHS South Reading CCG
Dementia and Elderly Care Conference Welcome Housekeeping Delegate’s packs Question Board
Dementia and Elderly Care Conference Conference aims To inform all stakeholders of the range of services available Identify gaps and areas for improvement in services Share examples of best practice
Dementia and Elderly Care Conference What are 3 achievements in the community? Increase in prescriptions for dementia treatment with GP shared care Increased referrals to the Memory clinics Below national average for prescriptions of antipsychotic medication
Dementia and Elderly Care Conference What are 3 achievements in the hospitals? Dementia Friendly Wards 90% of over 75s admitted are screened for memory loss (target was 75%) Length of stay has reduced and readmission rates have dropped in those referred to Liaison Psychiatry Service
Dementia and Elderly Care Conference What are 3 achievements in the voluntary sector? Home from Hospital –Age Concern UK Admission avoidance - Red Cross Befriending Scheme - Alzheimer’s Society
Dementia and Elderly Care Conference New for 2013 … Nursing Home in reach National Dementia Case Finding incentive scheme for GPs
Dementia and Elderly Care Conference Thank you’s Carol Munt and South Reading Patient Voice Exhibitors and Speakers Jane Foley and Clare Clayton conference organisers