Dementia project is shortlisted for prize
A project to improve the experience of people with dementia who require hospital care in NHS Forth Valley has been shortlisted in Scotland’s Dementia Awards.
The project, which is a finalist in the Acute Care category, focuses on increasing the number of patients transferred to inpatient wards before 8pm and reducing the number of moves between different wards after patients have been admitted.
Achieving a significant and sustained improvement in both of these areas is said to have resulted in positive patient, carer and staff experiences.
Scotland’s Dementia Awards, a partnership between Alzheimer Scotland, NHS Education for Scotland, NHS Health Scotland and the Scottish Social Services Council, sets out to celebrate and recognise projects and the people behind them going the extra mile to support people living with dementia and their families.
Nicola Wood, NHS Forth Valley’s team leader for liaison psychiatry, said:“We are delighted to be named as finalists. This has been an exciting project involving many teams across Forth Valley Royal Hospital working together to achieve a shared goal for people with dementia. The project team are proud of the impact this has had on the experience of local patient and carers and local staff have also reported increased satisfaction in delivering care.”
Winners will be announced on World Alzheimer’s Day, September 21.