iSPACE Resources

  Introduction

We have completed working across Hampshire, Dorset, IOW and South Wiltshire to spread this initiative. The timing and detail of the process involved in becoming a DF surgery differs from surgery to surgery, but there are some basic steps that are undertaken. These involve staff training, patient and carer engagement, links to the voluntary sector in the locality, an environmental audit, dementia-focussed care planning, and completion of tools (such as ‘This is Me’) to support the person with dementia and their carer. The above is based on the iSPACE tool Creating Dementia Friendly Surgeries

Wessex AHSN Targets                   Achieved to date     In progress     Target %

By May 2017 157 surgeries                       145                          12                 50%

Total surgeries 323 surgeries

The findings from year one have been as follows -

• Implementing iSPACE led to a 16% increase in dementia diagnosis rates in surveyed surgeries
  
• 1000 staff were trained in 2016
  
• 6% reduction in clinical consultations in surveyed surgeries
  
• 70% increase in memory screening in surveyed surgeries
  
• 26% increase in carer identification in surveyed surgeries
  
• Focus groups reporting positive experiences in primary care with a comment from a carer - Acceptance and support from friends and family. Increasing awareness of our needs in society as a whole
  

This data comprises the final monthly report for Wessex CCGs, setting out the surgeries that have completed the steps to become dementia friendly (DF) and those in the process of completing this work. This work is being mainstreamed to Wessex CCGs early in July 2017 and the final report of the project has been widely shared.

You can also now view the special webinar, which helps explain how to implement iSPACE and what the AHSN's learning was from the project. This video is below and to the right of this page.

NB There is a minor erratum at the start of the talk. The three delivery models in Nottinghamshire relate to the spread of a dementia friendly toolkit developed during the iSPACE pilot in Derbyshire.

Process

iSPACE Dementia Friendly Audit Toolkit from WessexAHSN 

Tollerford Surgery: Completed iSPACE Audit Tool (April 2017) from WessexAHSN

Notes on iSPACE Implementation: and what the AHSN can do to help. from WessexAHSN

The role of the dementia champion: iSPACE Dementia Friendly GP Practices from WessexAHSN

Dementia GP Guidance by Dr A Burns from WessexAHSN

Dementia Diagnosis Checklist for GPs from WessexAHSN

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 Training

Attendance certificate for dementia training from WessexAHSN

Case studies from WessexAHSN

Dementia advice information leaflet - Portswood Solent Surgery from WessexAHSN

Dementia awareness for surgeries - Dorset from WessexAHSN

Dementia awareness for surgeries - Wiltshire from WessexAHSN

Dementia awareness for surgeries - Hants from WessexAHSN

Pre and Post evaluation feedback form from WessexAHSN

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 Helpful Resources

Alzheimer's Society: 'This Is Me' Booklet from WessexAHSN

Bridgemary GP Surgery Living with Dementia Noticeboard from WessexAHSN

Communicating with someone with Dementia from WessexAHSN

Consultation Poster - Littledown Surgery from WessexAHSN

Cowplain GP Surgery Being Aware of Dementia Noticeboard from WessexAHSN

Deep: Guide to Collecting the Views of People with Dementia from WessexAHSN

Rowner GP Surgery Being Aware of Dementia Noticeboard from WessexAHSN

Thoughts about Dementia - completed example from WessexAHSN

Thoughts about Dementia - blank template from WessexAHSN

What is your experience of using GP services? from WessexAHSN

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 Evaluation

iSPACE Dementia Friendly GP Surgeries - Summary Report Nov 2017 from Wessex AHSN

iSPACE Summary Evaluation Report April 2015 from WessexAHSN

Report to CCGs About Progress of iSPACE v1 April 2017 from WessexAHSN

iSPACE Progress Report to CCGs July 2017 from WessexAHSN

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User and Carer Input

iSPACE Dementia Care FAQs from WessexAHSN

iSPACE Dementia Care Letter from WessexAHSN

Feedback Summary Document from the South Hants DEEP Group from WessexAHSN

Voices From the North Dorset DEEP Focus Group Meeting 2016 from WessexAHSN

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 Newsletters

Wessex AHSN iSPACE Newsletter Autumn 2016 from WessexAHSN

Wessex AHSN iSPACE Newsletter Winter 2016 from WessexAHSN

Wessex AHSN iSPACE Newsletter Spring 2017 from WessexAHSN

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