Dementia Awareness Week Conference 2008

Going for Gold – Meeting the Dementia Priorities

Venue: The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Date: Monday 2 June 2008, 10am - 4pm

Achieving the ‘gold standard’ for dementia care services should be more than an aspiration – people with dementia and their carers in Scotland deserve nothing less. The Scottish Government’s priorities for dementia are warmly welcomed but how will these translate to services on the ground?

Who is this conference for?

This conference will be of relevance to health and social work professionals involved with the development and management of services for people with dementia and their carers. It will also be of interest to everyone concerned about the quality of care and provision of services for people with dementia and their carers.

The conference will:

• provide an overview of the Government’s priorities for dementia and the improvements in services Scotland should expect to see over the next 3-5 years;
• review Alzheimer Scotland’s Dementia Manifesto priorities and what more needs to be done before we reach the ‘gold standard;’
• present recent research on how far services are meeting the needs of people with dementia and their carers in Scotland - drawing on the findings of the Independent Review of Free Personal and Nursing Care, chaired by Lord Sutherland and a study by Alzheimer Scotland, which will be launched at the conference;
• provide the opportunity to learn from the best of services but also, importantly, from where the system fails vulnerable individuals with dementia;
• look at integrated Care Pathways for People with Dementia – focusing on how the information needs of people with dementia and their carers should be met at different stages of their journey;
• identify the factors that make a service deserve ‘gold’ - from the perspective of people with dementia and carers.
• showcase examples of best practice in service provision – from Australia and nearer home.

Speakers include:

• Alexis Jay, Chief Inspector, Social Work Inspection Agency
• Donald Lyons, Director, Mental Welfare Commission Scotland
• Shona Robison, MSP, Minister for Public Health

Reduced fee for early booking by 30 April

Contact:
Dorothy Keith
Alzheimer Scotland
22 Drumsheugh Gardens
Edinburgh
EH3 7RN
0131 243 1453
dkeith@alzscot.org