Resources
The aim of this page is to provide Dementia Services Collaborative teams with a range of resources to assist them in their Collaborative activity. Additional support and advice is also available from local Project Managers and the Regional Project Coordinator.If you find any of the following links do not work, please contact us.
Dementia Services Collaborative Handbook
Full Collaborative Handbook (pdf)
Including background to DSC, Key facts about dementia services, Introduction to Collaborative Methodology.
Dementia Services Collaborative Stage 1 Report, "Much Done, Much More to Do!" (pdf)
PDSA resources
Blank PDSA template (word document)
Examples of Positive Practice
Providing examples of completed PDSAs and work in progress.
Dementia Services Collaborative Data Collection Tools
GP Questionnaire (pdf)
Carers Questionnaire (pdf)
Case Note Audit (pdf)
Why not search the Journal of Dementia Care for ideas - articles available by topic, date or author, dating back to its first publication in 1993.
Useful key documents
Older people's mental health is Everybody's Business
Click on the link above to visit the National Older People's Site. Here you will find useful information as well as the new service delivery guide, Everybody's Business
Dementia North (2005)
Listen to Us; Involving People with dementia in planning and developing services
Social Services Inspectorate (November 2003)
Improving Older Peoples Services: An overview of performance
Association of Directors of Social Services (October 2003)
All our tomorrows: Inverting the triangle of care
Department of Health (October 2003)
Guidance on the minimum contents for protocols for the care and management of older people with mental health problems
Commission for Health Improvement (September 2003)
Investigation into matters arising from care on Rowan Ward, Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust
Audit Commission (February 2002)
Forget Me Not 2002: Developing Mental Health Services for Older People in England
Department of Health (March 2001)
National Services Framework for Older People
Commission for Health Improvement (November 2000)
Investigation into the North Lakeland Healthcare NHS Trust. Report to the Secretary of State for Health
Audit Commission (January 2000)
Forget Me Not: Mental Health Services for Older People
