Profiling compassionate practice

This compendium brings together a selection of some of the many positive developments and practices initiated to improve the quality of dementia care in hospitals across the South West of England.

We have organised the initiatives within the compendium into the 8 Standards for dementia care in hospital care and by topic as below.

Sharing what works

Developments may be small-scale or hospital-wide, the important factors are that they show what can be done in a small period of time and often with little or no extra resources, and that many of the developments or practices can be replicated.

Enthusiasm and creativity

“The range of initiatives is impressive and demonstrates the enthusiasm, commitment and creativity of dementia clinical leads, dementia champions and their colleagues.”

Alison Moon, Chief Nurse, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Regional Champion, Dementia Care in Hospital.