We have published guidance to support commissioners to better understand workforce planning and development issues that may impact staff working with people with dementia and their carers and families.
The guidance was written by Diane Bardsley in consultation with the Regional Dementia Workforce Network and the Regional Service Commissioners Network.
The guidance is supported by a checklist comprised of questions which are linked to web pages containing supporting information and resources.
The guidance is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. You may use and adapt the content of the workbook for non-commercial purposes providing you attribute it to the authors and publisher.
- Introduction
- The role of commissioners in the workforce planning process
- Commissioning for quality, safety and better outcomes
- Dementia workforce planning model
- Commissioners’ checklist – dementia services and workforce issues
- Dementia Care Pathway
- Qualities and competencies of the dementia workforce
- Dementia workforce core principles
- Competency framework
- Dementia learning and education opportunities
- Ambition
- NICE Quality Statement
- References