1. Corporate slide master Together for Mental Health What is the Vision ?
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Together for Mental Health
What is the Vision ?
Dr Sarah Watkins
Head of Mental Health and Vulnerable Groups Policy Division
Senior Medical Officer
13/03/2013 1

2. What are the key drivers?
Responding to the changes in the age of our population.
An age inclusive Mental Health Strategy.
National Dementia Vision for Wales (Dementia Supportive Communities).
Royal College Audit of Dementia care In the General Hospital setting.
Dementia Intelligent Targets.
Older Persons Strategy.
Carers Measure & Mental Health Measure.

3. Age of our population
By 2021 number of people with dementia projected to increase by 31% overall and by 44% in some rural areas:

4. Together for Mental Health
Takes a cross government approach, very much what we are talking about today.
A focus on delivery.
Prevention and health promotion key messages.
What can wider society do?
Transport , education, culture, business.
All mental health problems, depression and anxiety major issues for people with dementia and their carers.

6. Intelligent targets 1) Making and sharing the diagnosis
reduce time between onset of symptoms & diagnosis being communicated.
2) Dementia in the general hospital
Improved quality of general hospital care for people with dementia and reduced length of stay.
3) Use of anti-psychotics
Reduced inappropriate use of anti-psychotic medications in accordance with NICE/SCIE guidelines.
4) Support for care-givers
Improved support for care givers.
5) NHS in-patient care (mental health units)
Improved quality of care.

7. National audit of care in the General Hospital setting
Francis report.
Vulnerable patients dignity and respect agenda.
Critical we get this right.
Not really just about hospitals identified the police, libraries buses.
Written about for update reports, meeting in July with LHBs, again senior ownership.

8. So what about dementia supportive communities?