Combined Healthcare colleagues helped to spotlight Stoke-on-Trent’s pioneering dementia care services, as the city received a special visit from representatives from Baroness Casey’s Independent Commission on Adult Social Care last month.
Colleagues from the Trust joined representatives from Alzheimer’s Society and Dougie Mac, at a special event led by Stoke-on-Trent City Council, to share information on a range of new services the organisations are delivering in partnership to support people with dementia in Stoke-on-Trent.
Dr Rebecca Chubb, Consultant Psychiatrist at North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust, showcased the Trust’s dementia partnership working and pathways during the visit, which took place at Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s Marrow House, in Longton – the home of the Trust’s Eaves Memory Clinic.
Dr Chubb presented an overview of the Trust’s memory services, which have the highest diagnostic rates in the Midlands, and explained how the Trust works with its partner organisations to ensure people with dementia get a timely diagnosis and the best post-diagnostic support possible. Dr Chubb also discussed the future of memory services and the new treatments for dementia that may be seen in the near future.
The visit forms part of the work taking place through Baroness Casey’s Independent Commission on Adult Social Care, a commission requested by The Prime Minister with the aim of recommending how to reform the adult social care system to establish a national care service.
The other Stoke-on-Trent based services showcased at the event focus on new models of care, early intervention and making local communities more sustainable and inclusive for people with dementia.
