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Dementia in Kent Surrey and Sussex– an overview

James ThallonMedical Director electNHS South East26th Feb 2015

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Background

• Prime Minister's Dementia challenge March 2012

• Prevalence ambition currently 67% • Dementia friends• Dementia friendly communities• Greater R and D into treatment • International cooperation

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The big picture in KSS

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Current Dementia Prevalence KSS

National prevalence

Predicted prevalence 2025

Cases under 65

Cost of dementia worldwide = 1% GDP

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Progress so far ?

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• Dementia Identification scheme –our main focus at the moment

• Dementia training • Dementia friendly communities –

Crawley a shining example• Dementia friendly practices – new

initiative starting with the AHSN – next meeting 3rd March 2015

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The Dementia Paradigm

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• Continue to improve toolkit functionality through new staff intranet

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EPS

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Dementia identification

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Dementia Data Harmonisation (DDH)

Data on the Practice Dementia Registers are NOT a true reflection of the dementia patients

DDH is a way to improve the quality of the data by looking at accuracy of coding and recording

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Dementia Data Harmonisation

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An automated and non-automated process

Involves performing searches and comparing the results against the existing Dementia Register

Improvements of 10 to 30% in Dementia registers

Of financial value to practices – Enhanced Scheme and QoF (2015-16)

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Dementia Data Harmonisation

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Support from SCN:

• Clinical and IT

• CCG discussion and Train the Trainer

• Financial

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Community and peer support

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Dementia friends

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Dementia villages

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Dutch example –De Hogewyk –now world famous

2 dementia villages being planned in Kent

Requires different way of thinking- safety less important than psychological wellbeing

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Further

information?

SEC SCN website www.SECSCN.nhs.org

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