Scotland's National Dementia Strategy
Scottish Government, 2010

A strategy which set the direction of travel by pronouncing five key challenges to be tackled across health and social services.

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Scotland's National Dementia Strategy 2013-2016
Scottish Government, 2013

This national strategy builds on progress from the first and sets out key themes and priorities for 2013-2016.

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Promoting Excellence
Scottish Government, 2011

A framework for all health and social service staff working with people with dementia, their families and carers.

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Standards of Care for Dementia in Scotland
Scottish Government, 2011

These standards relate to everyone with a diagnosis of dementia in Scotland regardless of where they live, their age, the supports they receive or the severity of their illness. This includes younger people, people with a learning disability and people with rare types of dementia. They apply to people living in their own homes, care homes or hospitals, especially general hospitals. For all the standards, there is guidance about how they can be measured. This is a starting point for understanding the policy context for dementia with links to extensive range of resources signposted within.

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Informed about Dementia

A DVD which provides basic knowledge and skills for the whole health and social service workforce. Available to view or download on the NHS Scotland Knowledge Network.

You can also view the videos on youtube by chapter:

• Chapter 1 Understanding dementia
• Chapter 2 Common signs and symptoms, individual needs and aspirations, counteracting stigma
• Chapter 3 Feelings and behaviour, and the impact of the environment
• Chapter 4 Quality of life and person centred approaches
• Chapter 5 Risk enablement and rights-based approaches, and involving communities
• Chapter 6 Putting learning into practice

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Dementia Skilled - Improving Practice (PDF)

A resource which provides information and learning at the "skilled" level of practice. The primary use of this resource is to up-skill health and social service workers who provide direct support to people living with dementia. Existing familiarity with Dementia Skilled is recommended for inspectors using this web resource.

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Guidance for assessors, educators, trainers and managers (PDF)

This resource was designed to support relevant professionals to use the Dementia Skilled resource with frontline staff

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Promoting psychological wellbeing for people with dementia and their carers (PDF)

An enhanced practice resource to build on the understanding of dementia from a psychological perspective

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Promoting Excellence in supporting people through a diagnosis of dementia (PDF)

An enhanced practice resource which focuses on the key knowledge and skills needed to support people with dementia, their families and carers before, during and after diagnosis.

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Other useful resources

Promoting Excellence website

The Promoting Excellence website provides free access to all SSSC and NES learning resources in electronic format.

The Promoting Excellence website is a great starting point for you to develop knowledge and understanding about dementia and source additional materials which are current and have been quality assured for the social services and health sector.

Find the Promoting Excellence website at:

• Social Services Knowledge Scotland
• Knowledge Network

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Dementia Managed Knowledge Network

The Dementia MKN is a website providing access to resources and information which support the development of knowledge and skills. Anyone working in social services or health roles can apply to join the Dementia MKN. You will need an NHS ATHENS account. You will find instructions on the homepage of the Dementia MKN.