Scotland's National Dementia Strategy

This is the national plan of Scotland.

Scotland's National Dementia Strategy (PDF)

Summary of policy elements

The 18 areas of policy were identified and refined by a group of Alzheimer policy experts. Because every plan is constructed differently, the chart gives a quick way to find the location in each plan of the main policy recommendations in each topic.

Scotland
1. Awareness Raising  
2. Dementia Training Yes
3. Diagnosis Yes
4. Access to Treatment  
5. Care Coordination Yes
6. Caregiver Assessment  
7. Changes in Physician Practice/Procedure Yes
8. Quality Care Recommendation Yes
9. Legal Ethical Issues/Rights Yes
10. Risk Factors & Prevention  
11. Improved Data  
12. Research Funding  
13. Budget for Family Assistance  
14. Family Caregiver Support Policies  
15. Pilot Projects Yes
16. Special Populations  
17. Policy Office Yes
18. Intergovernmental Policies  

 

Implementation

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