1. Dementia Care in Community Hospitals Network (SW) Jane Viner Director of Nursing and Professional Practice (Torbay and Southern Devon Health and Care NHS Trust) Trish Jay Director of Quality and Performance 2gether NHS Foundation Trust

2. Welcome and Introductions

3. Network : purpose of the meeting Discuss providing care high quality care in community hospitals for people living with dementia and their carers. Share ideas and promote positive developments – from your self assessments Explore potential for a peer review process

4. Context Demographic challenge National Dementia Strategy (2009) - four aims: 1. Early diagnosis and interventions; 2. Better care at home or care home; 3. Better care in hospital; 4. Appropriate use of antipsychotic medication. all underpinned by improved support for carers.

5. http://dementiachallenge.dh.go v.uk/about-the-challenge/

6. Strategy implementation ‘Christmas to remember’ campaign (Dec 2012) £9.6 million for dementia research Pilot with schools and youth projects NHS Institute ‘call to action’ for hospitals to commit to being dementia friendly by March 13 Improving diagnosis Innovation work Support to carers

7. Peer review experience Yet more work………! Who should do it, management time Who should do it, clinical time Big, scary, comprehensive document Tight timeframe Organisational sign up Logistics of the day

8. Peer review outcome Led to greater teamwork to deliver the day Collated all the existing activity Made us provide the evidence Dunkirk spirit Positive peer review day Great feedback Benchmarked with others

9. Achievements: Dementia Champion BSc Dementia work group Dementia literature Person centred care plans This is Me …. Cognitive assessment Discharge planning Intermediate care OPMH link in Torbay Challenges: Time SMART objectives Varied quality Consistent completion Format DoH question / MMS Acute capacity Well developed in Torbay Referral process / Southern Community Hospital Standards

10. Achievements Environment Minimising moves / transfers Communal space MUST, mealtimes Coloured cups etc Volunteers Training EoL Challenges Suppliers / cost Partnership with SDHCT Safety / staffing Patient choice Suppliers Roles 15 minutes to….. GSF