The dementia care strategy is a plan for how everyone in health and social care will work together at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to improve the lives of people with dementia and those who look after them.
The risk of getting dementia increases with age, and the number of people being diagnosed with dementia is rising within the United Kingdom. The number of people with dementia in the UK is predicted to increase to over 2 million by 2035.
We at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are committed to improving patient experience and delivering improvements in clinical outcomes. In doing so we recognise that people with dementia admitted to hospital have longer lengths of stay (on average twice the length of stay) and are likely to be readmitted. As a result, we need to ensure we have systems, processes, and a skilled workforce competent in dementia care in place to meet the needs of people with dementia and improve their health and wellbeing.
