A Quality Improvement Framework for Dementia Post-Diagnostic Support in Scotland

Healthcare Improvement Scotland offers a Quality Improvement Framework for Dementia Post-Diagnostic Support . The framework consists of a service self-assessment tool which establishes the required criteria for high-quality post-diagnostic support for people living with dementia, and the recommended underlying policies, principles, rights, and standards. The framework supports post-diagnostic support practitioners and service managers, with consideration of where a service generates results that people with dementia experience due to good post-diagnostic support. Also considered is where certain aspects could be enhanced, and here a more transparent business case is needed to guarantee the service has suitable operational resources. The framework's advantages include tools to investigate how well post-diagnostic support services ensure positive outcomes for people with dementia and their caregivers, improve local decision-making to ensure staff have the skills and resources required to deliver high-quality post-diagnostic support, motivate service improvement, and offer a quality assurance system for post-diagnostic support.