Improving Dementia Services in England - BGS Comment

BGS Press Statement on: ‘Improving dementia services in England’, National Audit Office Interim Report, 14 January 2010 Professor Peter Passmore, BGS Dementia Lead said: “We welcome this report, pointing out as it does the importance of dementia and the need to implement the dementia strategy where possible. We are also concerned that clarity around implementation is less than ideal. We would welcome efforts to ensure that commissioners and those who are charged with planning are given the necessary “clout” to ensure that due priority is given to the strategy and that resources are accounted for in the way that they were intended.” For a copy of the report visit: http://www.nao.org.uk/publications/0910/improving_dementia_services.aspx For more information, contact Iona-Jane Harris T: 020 7608 8573 or 07766 227724 Notes to Editors 1. The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) is a membership association of doctors, nurses, therapists, scientists and others with a particular interest in the care of the frail older person and in promoting better health in old age. 2. The BGS strives to promote better understanding of the healthcare needs of older people and to share examples of best practice to ensure that older patients are treated with dignity and respect by all clinical staff they come into contact with. 3. The BGS welcomes any healthcare professional with a particular interest in the care of older people to join the society and to benefit from its collective expertise.

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