Overview

90,000 people are living with dementia in Scotland. Around 3,200 of which are under the age of 65.

As our population ages, the number of people with dementia will increase; we expect the number to double over the next 25 years.

Focus on Dementia is a national improvement portfolio based within the improvement hub of Healthcare Improvement Scotland.

Taking a whole pathway approach, our work supports improvements in:

  1. diagnosis and post-diagnostic support
  2. care co-ordination in the community
  3. hospital settings, including acute, community hospitals and specialist dementia units
  4. palliative and end of life care.

All of this work is supporting the implementation of Scotland’s dementia strategies and informing future policy and practice.

Dementia and Coronavirus (COVID-19): National Action Plan

The Scottish Government national action plan is a partnership document with COSLA and informed by engagement with stakeholders. It explains how the Scottish Government is working, and plans to work, with others to strengthen community resilience, support people with dementia and their families to continue to get the right care, treatment and support at the right time as we live with, and come through and recover from, the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dementia And Covid-19 – National Action Plan To Continue To Support Recovery For People With Dementia And Their Carers 

Focus on Dementia Engagement Activity Map

Please view a map below of the areas the Focus on Dementia Portfolio is currently engaging with.

Scotland’s National Dementia Strategy 2017-2020

View the Dementia Strategy (PDF) launched on 28 June 2017.

  • Resources
  • Improving outcomes for people with dementia, carers and staff in 2019
Specialist Dementia Units

To improve the quality of care, experience and outcomes for people with dementia, staff and carers within specialist dementia units.

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Diagnosis and Post-Diagnostic Support

To improve the quality of post-diagnostic support for people newly diagnosed with dementia in Scotland.

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Advanced Dementia Care

To improve co-ordination and quality of care and support for people with dementia at an advanced stage, through testing Alzheimer Scotland’s Advanced Dementia Care Model.

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Dementia in Hospitals

To improve the quality of care, experience and outcomes for people with dementia in acute general hospitals, carers and staff.

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Care Co-ordination

Aim: To improve co-ordination and quality of care and support for people with dementia at moderate to severe stage of their dementia, through sharing the learning from testing Alzheimer Scotland’s 8 pillars model in practice and learning from other examples and evidence of integrated co-ordinated care in the community.

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Events

Focus on Dementia's regular events raising awareness of Dementia.

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