Laura Gillies, Senior Adviser, Workforce Development and Planning (SSSC) and Patricia Howie, Educational Projects Manager (NES). Presentation given at Alzheimer Scotland Conference: Creativity and dementia – policy and practice. June 2012, Glasgow.

1. NES/SSSC Promoting Excellence –Implementation
of Strategic Workforce Development Plan

2. Presentation Plan
• Partnership and principles
• Promoting Excellence 1 year on
• Promoting Excellence – creating
sustainability and innovation

3. Promoting Excellence:
A framework for all health and social
services staff working with people with
Dementia, their families and carers
Aspirational and ambitious
Focused on quality of life
For ALL health and social services staff
Demonstrating partnership

4. The structure of the framework
Expertise in Dementia Practice Level
Enhanced Dementia Practice Level
Dementia Skilled Practice Level
Dementia Informed Practice Level

5. Workforce Development

6. Dementia Informed
Practice
•Chapter 1. Recognising Dementia
•Chapter 2. Communicating Positively
• Chapter 3. Feelings and Behaviour
•Chapter 4. Recognising Strengths
• Chapter 5. Risk Enablement
• Chapter 6. Learning in Practice

7. Dementia Skilled Practice
•Module 1 Understanding Dementia
•Module 2 Person and Family centred
care & Community Connections
•Module 3 Health and Wellbeing
•Module 4 Stress and Distress
•Module 5 Supporting and Protecting
Rights

8. Nurse and AHP
Consultants
• Currently 8 Nurse Consultants and
3 AHP Consultants
• Leadership Development
Programme
• Leading and driving change

9. Dementia Champions
• 1st Cohort Graduation -14 March 2012
• Evaluation
• Learning and Development Networks

10. Dementia Champions
Cont’d
• Cohort 2 May-Sept 2012
• Cohort 3 October 2012 – February 2013
• Impact Evaluation of Programme

13. Education and Training in
Psychological
Interventions and
Therapies
• Learning Resource for Enhanced Practice
• Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
• ACE-R Screening Tool

14. Psychological Interventions
and Therapies
• Psychological responses to Stress and Distress in
Dementia-Training for Trainers- Newcastle model
• Informational and Learning Materials for Families
and Carers

15. Psychological
Interventions and
Therapies
• Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
• Information for Families and carers to support
the person with cognitive difficulties.

16. Social Services Infrastructure

17. Post Diagnostic Support
• 36 Places
• Dementia
Demonstrator
sites and RCOP

18. Palliative Care and End of
Life
• 75 places 2011/2012
• 75 places 2012/2013

19. Stronger Together
 Alzheimer Scotland
 Care Inspectorate
 COSLA
 IRISS
 Joint Improvement Team
 Mental Welfare Commission
 NHS Education for Scotland (NES)
 NHS Healthcare Improvement Scotland
 Royal College of General Practitioners
 Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland
 Scottish Ambulance Service
 Scottish Care
 Scottish Dementia Working Group
 Scottish Government
 Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC)
 Skills for Health

20. Contact us
Laura Gillies
Senior Adviser, Workforce Development
and Planning (SSSC)
laura.gillies@sssc.uk.com
Patricia Howie
Educational Projects Manager
(NES)
patricia.howie@nes.scot.nhs.uk