Dementia Commissioners Network

Bernie Flaherty

Nerida Burnie

Co-chair: Dr Nerida Burnie, GP and Dementia Champion for Kingston CCG

Co-chair: Bernie Flaherty, DASS, Bi-borough Executive Director of ASC and Health

Membership: This network is open to dementia leads in Local Authorities, Clinical Commissioning Groups and NHS England (London region)

Key Aims for 2020/21

• Evaluate Memory Service Provision across London
• Explore use of NICE guidance within commissioning cycles
• Increase awareness of dementia through our weekly SingAlong every Friday from 11:00 – 11:10 via Zoom
• Promote Dementia Action Alliances
• Share best practice and provide real life examples of innovative dementia commissioning where services have been redesigned.
• Support a pathway approach to commissioning across both health and social care.

Resources

• Alzheimer’s Society
• Dementia Evidence Toolkit
• Dementia Strategic Clinical Network – NHS
• NICE resources on dementia
• Skills for Care has developed a number of dementia resources and qualifications to support those who care for people with dementia
• A brutally honest film Living with Dementia reminds us that while dementia causes the loss of some abilities, people’s feelings remain intact

Recent News

Future meetings and events