Dementia Strategy for Scotland

Your views on standards for care

The Scottish Government has asked the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland to facilitate the development of standards for care as set out in the Dementia Strategy. These standards will cover all stages of the dementia journey and will apply across all care settings.

This work is being taken forward by a steering group with an independent chair, Professor Mary Marshall. The steering group has a wide membership that includes people with dementia, carers, Alzheimer Scotland and the Mental Welfare Commission amongst many others.

The steering group would like to invite anyone with an experience of dementia as a person diagnosed, a family member, carer or as a health, social care or housing professional or as a service provider, to attend one of the events taking place across Scotland in February 2011

Consultation events dates and locations

All events will be half day and will run from 10.00am- 12.30pm

4 Feb 2011 - Glasgow Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
2 Sauchiehall Street
Glasgow
G2 3NY

8 Feb 2011 - EdinburghApex International Hotel,
31-35 Grassmarket, Edinburgh

EH1 2HSE

11 Feb 2011 - Dundee Discovery Point

Discovery Quay
Dundee
DD1 4XA

18 Feb 2011 - InvernessRamada Jarvis Hotel
Church St
Inverness

IV1 1DX

To register to take part in one of the events please complete the following and return by Monday 31 Jan 2011. Please note -you will receive confirmation if you have a place at the event.

Further information is available on the Mental Welfare Commission website-

Dementia strategy standards

Consultation events
Programme

9.30amRegistration: Tea/coffee

10.00amWelcome and Introduction: Professor Mary Marshall, Independent Steering Group Chair

10.15amDeveloping the Standards: Alison Thomson, Nursing Officer, The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

10.30amYour views on the standards - round table discussions

12 .00pmBrief feedback from each discussion group

12.20pmNext Steps – Alison Thomson

12.30pmThanks and Close

Registration

To register please complete and email/ post or fax a booking slip to:

Ben Lukins

The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

Thistle House, 91 Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh

EH12 5HE

Tel: 0131 313 8776Fax: 0131 313 8778

Dementia Standards: Consultation event

Booking slip

Please tick one event you wish to attend:

4Feb 2011 / Glasgow
8 Feb 2011 / Edinburgh
11 Feb 2011 / Dundee
18 Feb 2011 / Inverness

Name:

Title/Job title and Organisation (if relevant):

Postal address:

Telephone:Fax:

Email:

If you wish to be seated next to your relative, carer or support worker please insert their name here

Registration to be linked with:

Name:

If you have any individual needs relating to communication, sight, hearing, mobility please let us know.

Booking slips must be returned by Monday 31 Jan 2011