Henry SimmonsChief Executive

Alzheimer Scotland

Outline of presentation

• Explore the evolution of personalisation and dementia care

• Look back to 2008 and highlighting key challenges at that time

• Consider the approach and strategies we adopted to shift this culture

• Look at where we are in 2013

• Consider some issues for workshops

Background

• People with dementia and their families not part of SDS or personalisation agenda

• Stigma and negative attitudes

• Myth that nothing can be done about dementia

• Myth over capacity and choice

• Denial of basic human rights

• Not on Alzheimer Scotland agenda

Need for a new vision and a new conceptual construct of dementia

From this• Nothing you can do• Lacks capacity• In a care home• Dependant• Burden• Pressure

To this• Citizen• Active• Included• Self manager• Natural supports• Ability to plan• Means to be included

“Form follows Function” Building a new vision

Personalisation• Individuality• Choice• Power• Control• Self determination• Capacity• Value• Citizenship• Inclusion

BASW Basic values

• Human dignity and worth

• Social Justice• Service to humanity• Integrity• Competence

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)

States human rights are based on a “recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family” and “[a]ll human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights”.

Human Rights- a legal basis to personalisation?

The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), incorporated into domestic law through the Human Rights Act (1998), and the Scotland Act (1998)

• The right to take part• The right to a personal life• The right to live independently and be included • No exceptions

Personalisation/SDS is the form for delivering a human rights approach

Function and vision

Ensure that the human rights of people with dementia and their families are met within both their community and support arrangements

Form

• Introduction of person

centred care• Develops into

personalisation• Leads to legislation

and implementation SDS

Building the vision- internal and external

• Appointed Director of Personalisation• Developed internal strategic objective to share a

new vision around personalisation• With CPG developed a Charter of Rights and

Human Rights based approach• Developed a PDS pilot using person centred

planning basis• Produced research report “ Let’s get Personal”• Developed SG funded pilot in Ayrshire• Worked closely with SG to get Dementia on the

agenda

Gathering momentum• Internally every service has a personalisation

strategy• Charter of rights informs National Dementia

Strategy• New standards and skills framework underpinned by

human rights • PDS pilot evidences value of person centred

approach• Ayrshire pilot evidences effectiveness and demand

for SDS• SG increase investment in and place high priority on

dementia

Where are we now 2013?

Five Pillars of PDS

Our SDS infrastructure

• Advisors in 1. National role- Yvonne Stewart2. Glasgow3. Ayrshire and Dumfries4. Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire5. Perth and Dundee

• 90% of staff trained in personalisation• Every service has local plan in place

( still a way to go)

Where are we now in 2013?

• Dementia is embedded in SDS strategy and thinking

• Core partnership with the SG and bill team• Increased take up by around 150%• Now 244 people with dementia using SDS• We have a firm human rights focus leading

all policy• Dementia has not been left out but we

have so much still to do.

Some thoughts for the workshops?

• What are the current values and vision of health and social care?

• Do you think we are following a “form always follows function” process with regards the integration agenda?

• Do you agree that personalisation /SDS is the manifestation of human rights in a care system?

• Should a Human Rights Approach be the vision for an integrated system?