Learn about North Lanarkshire Council’s experience of operating a dementia demonstrator site in partnership with NHS Lanarkshire and how a range of integrated initiatives, including creating a dementia friendly town centre, have been implemented to improve the support available to people with dementia and their carers at all stages of the condition, improving outcomes and evidencing change. Contributor: North Lanarkshire Council

1. Presentation to Social Services
Expo Conference
Dementia Focus Group
Peter Bell, Senior Charge Nurse
Claire MacLeod, Senior Social Worker (Younger Adults)
Linda Rice, Locality Manager, Support Services (Disabilities )
19 March 2013

2. • Membership
• The Role Of The Group
• Key Priorities/Action Plan
• Other Developments

3. Membership
• Peter Bell, Senior Nurse Younger
Adults /Dementia
• Alison Black, Actg. Locality Leader
• Claire MacLeod, Senior Social
Worker Community Care
• Caroline Neil Locality Admin
Support
• Linda Rice, Locality Manager
Locality Support Services
(Disabilities)
• Jean Stanage, Care Manager
• (4 weekly meetings.)

4. Partnership Board (Disability)
Local Health and Care Partnership (LHCP)
Locality Planning Group (LPG) NHS Young Onset Dementia Service
Dementia Focus Group

5. The Purpose Of The Group
• Create an Action Plan for the Partnership Board that focuses on
improving services in Coatbridge for Younger Adults who have a
diagnosis of Dementia.
• Improved Joint Working to create a better, faster and more
effective response when individuals have a sudden change in their
circumstances and condition.
• Improve Information and communication for individuals and carers
from point of diagnosis.
• Identify Training and Development Needs of staff within the
Locality.
• Identify joint development initiatives.

6. Health Team consists of:
• 1 part-time consultant psychiatrist
• 1 part-time clinical psychologist
• 1 senior charge nurse
• 1deputy charge nurse
• 1 support worker
• 1 part-time OT

7. Social Work Staffing
Senior Social Worker Locality Manager
Identified Care Manager Locality Leader
2 Support Workers
Service Objectives
• Initial Screening
• Community Care Assessment
• Welfare Benefits Check
• Outcome Plan

8. ACTION
• Establish Links With Partners
• Develop A Focus Group
• Agree Process and Route For Referral
• Identify Individuals Within Coatbridge
• Information/Communication
• Training Development
• New Developments

9. Training Development
• Consider different levels of development
needs of staff
• Plan and arrange information, training
sessions for staff.
• Link with others who have relevant expertise
to provide training.
• Link with Stirling University: Iris Murdoch
Centre to access further training as required

10. Other Developments
• Dementia Cafes – review existing good
practice. Consult with service users and carers.
• Advanced Statements/Living Wills – review
existing available information. Provide training
to staff, develop information session for carers.
• End Of Life Care – develop knowledge and
understanding of specialist care services that
facilitate palliative care, respite and provide
care at home.
• Assistive Technology – plan information
session for carers, staff.

11. Who Do We Know
• Identify service Users Within Coatbridge
who have a diagnosis with Dementia
• Consent To Share
• Agree Through 4 weekly discussion
priority actions for individual service users
• Individuals with Learning Disability to link
through Community Learning Disability
Team (CLDT).

12. Information
• Clarify what information people receive at first
point of contact.
• Provide information on the role of the Locality
Planning Group (LPG) and the Dementia Focus
Group and who can be contacted for advice
information.
• Provide Information pack.
• Ensure information pack is regularly updated.

13. CASE STUDY
{CAROLINE COATBRIDGE}
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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Thank You

14. North Lanarkshire Partnership
Dementia Demonstrator Site
Joe McElholm
Paul Callaghan

15. Background to the project
National dementia strategy 2010
• 5 challenges
• 2 key service delivery areas
• 8 specific actions

16. Integrated change initiatives
• early intervention
• carer support
• acute hospital
• post diagnosis support
• integrated day service outreach

17. Sharing learning
Underpinning concept of programme
• Local
• Demonstrator sites
• National

18. Evaluation
• Common measures
• Outcome focused approach
• Integrated Resource Framework

19. Resilience & Sustainability
• reshaping care for older people
• community engagement
• third sector partnership

21. Thank you for listening…..any questions