In 2009, the Department of Health launched the first ever national dementia strategy. Since then we have worked towards a local version of this strategy.
The Stockport Dementia Strategy 2017/20 (PDF 2Mb) builds on our first dementia strategy published in 2010. It also builds on the 5 themes of the Dementia Well Pathway including relevant NICE guidance.
The new strategy highlights the achievements made so far in dementia care in Stockport, sets out our vision for 2020 and identifies key achievements by which the overall strategy will be measured.
New elements to the strategy are:
- dementia prevention
- creating dementia friendly communities
We'd like to take the opportunity to thank everybody who contributed to this document. This strategy is the result of the joint effort of people with dementia, their carers, staff and volunteers of health and social care organisations and of third sector organisations.