RCHT Dementia Care Policy - the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust ...

6. Standards and Practice
6.1. Hospital Standards of Dementia Care
8. Appropriate
training and
workforce
development
1. Respect,
dignity and
appropriate care
2. Agreed
assessment,
admission and
discharge
processes with a
needs specific
care plan
5. Nutrition and
hydration needs
are well met
7. Ensure quality
of care at the end
of life
3. Access to a
specialist older
people’s s mental
health liaison
service
4. A dementia
friendly hospital
environment;
minimising
moves
6. Promote the
contribution of
volunteers
Established at the end of 2010 the Southwest Region launched eight standards for
general hospital to meet to demonstrate delivery of the National Dementia Strategy
and NICE guidance. These are:
Respect, dignity and appropriate care
Agreed assessment admission and discharge processes with a needs
specific care plan
Access to a specialist older peoples mental health liaison service
A dementia friendly hospital environment minimising moves
Nutrition and hydration needs are well met
Promote the contribution of volunteers
Ensure quality of care at the end of life
And overarching all these is: Appropriate training and workforce development
6.2. The standards call for specific requirements to be set out in policy, they are:
6.2.1. Vulnerable people with dementia or delirium should not be moved
between wards between the hours of 8pm and 8am unless required for
specifically justified care or treatment, due to the detrimental; effect it can have
upon the individual (moves at mealtimes and medication times should also be
avoided where possible). Organisational performance is tracked using the
Dementia Care Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), DATIX incident reports are
encouraged so rational behind such moves can be explored and reported.
6.2.2. In line with the Standards it is good practice to identify through
hospital systems patient with dementia. plans to have this information available
on PAS and in their health records is progressing. Currently all patient with
dementia or MCI should be ‘flagged’ on the interactive SWiftPlus boards with
the ‘forget-me-knot’ symbol.
6.2.3. Carer involvement is essential throughout the hospital journey of their
person. Information and support needs to be appropriately offered and
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