Background and partner information

Our dementia in hospitals programme finished in March 2023.

Commission

Scottish Government commissioned the dementia in hospitals improvement programme. We aligned our work with the Scottish Government - National Dementia Strategy: 2017-2020. It was to run from September 2019 to September 2021. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, funding was extended to March 2023.


Partners

Our key partners were the Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Consultants. They co-designed the programme and provided local leadership to the participating hospital teams.

The executive sponsorship was through the Scottish Executive Nurse Director (SEND) group. A representative of SEND chaired the delivery group. The Executive Nurse Directors agreed the contracts at NHS board level.

The programme was also supported by a stakeholder delivery group. This group provided advice and guidance on delivery. The group had representation from:

  • Allied Health Professional Directors (Scotland) group
  • Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Consultant group
  • Clinical leadership (Psychiatry, Psychology and Allied Health Professionals)
  • Executive Nurse Director group
  • National Dementia Carers Action Network
  • NHS Education for Scotland
  • Scottish Dementia Working Group
  • Scottish Government dementia policy team