Bradford Dementia Group Why it is important. Bradford Dementia Group It’s unacceptably low

Bradford Dementia GroupBradford Dementia Group

Why it is important


It’s unacceptably low


from perspective of GPs

2006 2009

Have received sufficient training 31 47

Score on knowledge test 47 49

National Audit Office, 2010


People with dementia

I consider that I didn’t get a service from...my own GP. I just got patted on the head.


Family carers


Policy

Consensus from policy documents

that it needs boosting


We can do something about it


Training works


Financial incentives work

National Audit Office 2010


Why this is more important than raising public awareness?


Without it awareness raising is irresponsible


Awareness alone insufficient

He didn’t know

We all get old sometimes

Pooh poohed

Fobbed off


It’s their job


Diagnosis is their job

We hold other professionals to account, why not GPs?

Ageism and dement-ism?


Referral is their job

Single point of referral


It’s our right


Diagnosis is our right

You can walk into a general

practitioner’s and you can pick

up leaflet on cancer but can

you pick up a leaflet on dementia?

Very unlikely.


Support for living well with dementia is our right

The more they understand,

the more they can help.


Why it’s more important to boost GPs’ understanding

It’s unacceptably low

We can improve it

It’s their job

It’s our right


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Bradford Dementia Group Why it is important. Bradford Dementia Group It’s unacceptably low