What is it about?
This paper reports findings from an audit of dementia care training in two counties in the UK. The audit included NHS Trusts, local authorities, clinical commissioning groups and health and social care organisations involved in commissioning and providing dementia education and training.
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Why is it important?
People with dementia require care at home, in care homes and in hospitals, which has implications for the current and future workforce in health and social care.
Perspectives
Dementia training that goes beyond awareness raising includes specific knowledge and competencies. There exists the potential to link such knowledge and competencies to qualifying curricula that can offer staff the opportunity to attain a recognised qualification in dementia care.
Dr Andrea Mayrhofer
University of Hertfordshire
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This page is a summary of: Workforce development in dementia care through education and training: an audit of two counties, The Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice, May 2016, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/jmhtep-04-2015-0015.
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