1. Dementia in Kent Surrey and Sussex– an overview
James Thallon Medical Director elect NHS South East
26th Feb 2015

2. Background Prime Minister's Dementia challenge March 2012
Prevalence ambition currently 67%
Dementia friends
Dementia friendly communities
Greater R and D into treatment
International cooperation

3. The big picture in KSS Current Dementia Prevalence KSS
National prevalence
Predicted prevalence 2025
Cases under 65
Cost of dementia worldwide = 1% GDP

4. Progress so far ?
Dementia Identification scheme –our main focus at the moment
Dementia training
Dementia friendly communities –Crawley a shining example
Dementia friendly practices – new initiative starting with the AHSN – next meeting 3rd March 2015

5. Professionals and services Community & peer support
The Dementia Paradigm
Person with Dementia
Family and carers
Professionals and services
Community & peer support
Continue to improve toolkit functionality through new staff intranet
NEXT STEPS

6. Dementia identification
Dementia Data Harmonisation (DDH)
Data on the Practice Dementia Registers are NOT a true reflection of the dementia patients
DDH is a way to improve the quality of the data by looking at accuracy of coding and recording 6 6

7. Dementia Data Harmonisation
An automated and non-automated process
Involves performing searches and comparing the results against the existing Dementia Register
Improvements of 10 to 30% in Dementia registers
Of financial value to practices – Enhanced Scheme and QoF ( ) 7 7

8. Dementia Data Harmonisation
Support from SCN:
Clinical and IT
CCG discussion and Train the Trainer
Financial 8 8

9. Community and peer support

10. Dementia friends

11. Dementia villages Dutch example –De Hogewyk –now world famous
2 dementia villages being planned in Kent
Requires different way of thinking- safety less important than psychological wellbeing

12. Further information? SEC SCN website www.SECSCN.nhs.org