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    Presenter: Nick John, Consultant Geriatrician, Royal United Hospital, Bath. The South West regional conference on improving dementia care in general hospitals, jointly organised by the South West Dementia Strategy Group and the British Geriatrics Society, was held at Exeter Racecource on Tuesday 26 January 2010.

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    Presenter: Nick John, Consultant Geriatrician, Royal United Hospital, Bath. The South West regional conference on improving dementia care in general hospitals, jointly organised by the South West Dementia Strategy Group and the British Geriatrics Society, was held at Exeter Racecource on Tuesday 26 January 2010.

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    Presenter: Nick John, Consultant Geriatrician, Royal United Hospital, Bath. The South West regional conference on improving dementia care in general hospitals, jointly organised by the South West Dementia Strategy Group and the British Geriatrics Society, was held at Exeter Racecource on Tuesday 26 January 2010.

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    Workshop 26/1/10

    How to work effectively with


    other specialties to
    implement NDS objective 8
    Local experiences

    • Allies in unexpected places


    • Wide invitation to steering groups
    • Senior nursing input is crucial
    • Voluntary sector involvement key
    • Use your junior staff
    • MH liaison team achieve success by
    on the job training
    Challenges

    • “Not my problem”
    • Limited funding for training
    • Corporate priorities lie elsewhere
    • Inherent ageism
    Strategies
    • Dementia champions on wards
    • Dementia chartermarks
    • Robust care pathway
    • Visible clinical lead
    • Dementia awareness works
    • Actively engage specialties
    • Senior nursing input to Trust board
    • Make it seem like its not just dementia but dignity
    • Use the MH Team
    TOP TIPS!

    • Be positive
    • Education, education, education
    • Raise the profile across the Trust
    • Trickle down effect from champions
    • Nurses have more influence than
    doctors

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