Living Well with Dementia - Devon County Council

Objective 13: An informed and effective workforce for people with dementia.
All health and social care staff involved in the care of people who may have dementia to have the necessary skills to provide the best quality of
care in the roles and settings where they work. To be achieved by effective basic training and continuous professional and vocational
development in dementia.
Overview of Approach:
This objective shall be delivered through workforce development teams who will produce strategy documents followed by implementation plans (joint
where appropriate). Progress shall be reported by the Responsible officer.
Responsible Officer: Piers Tetley
Project Manager/Lead Delivery Officer: Katy Kerley
NDS requirement Devon position Action required Lead Start/end RAG
- DH workforce
strategies to take on
board the implications of
the dementia strategy
- DH to work with
representatives of all
bodies involved in
professional and
vocational training and
continuing professional
development to reach
agreement on the core
competencies required
in dementia care
- These bodies to
consider how to adapt
their current curricula
and requirements to
include these core
competencies in pre-
and post-qualification
and occupational
training
(ACS)Mental Capacity Act training has been
provided since March 2007 to health and social
care staff working in the statutory and PVI
sectors in Devon and Torbay. The Act is
relevant to service users who have, or may, a
dementia which affects their ability to make
decisions.
In 2006, managers of ACS residential homes
and day centres were provided with “Managing
Quality Dementia Care” training. The training
was 3 days in duration and was delivered by
Dementia Voice.
Since 2008, Dementia Care Awareness
training has been provided to ACS frontline
care staff working in older people’s services.
The 1-day training is course is delivered by a
former ACS manager.
Since the end of 2007, dementia awareness
training has been included in 4 induction
programmes for staff employed in the Raid
Equipment and Minor
Adaptations Service (REMAS). This training
Whole system work force strategy
required
Training strategy to support
implementation of Joint
Commissioning strategy and NDS
From April 2009, Mental Capacity
Act Training will cease as a discrete
activity and will be incorporated in
Safeguarding Adults training.
Workforce
leads via PT
with SHA /DH
support
ongoing
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