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The Dementia HIT:Who we are and what we
do
Dr Liz Coulthard
Think back to 2012
Dementia HIT
Think back to 2012
Dementia HIT
• Driving Improvement in Health and Care
• Creating Dementia Friendly Communities
• Improving Dementia Research
Dementia HIT
• Driving Improvement in Health and Care
• Creating Dementia Friendly Communities
• Improving Dementia Research
Dementia HIT
Dementia HIT
Dementia HIT
BHP Aims• To maximise Bristol’s health research
• To transform the understanding,prevention and treatment of key healthproblems in Bristol.
Dementia HIT
Health Integration Teams (HITs)
HITs are cross-organisational and interdisciplinary groups set up to harness research, innovation, education, healthcare and prevention strengths to improve health outcomes.
Why a Dementia HIT?
• Draw together several initiative across Bristol
• Primary care diagnosis pilot
• Recommissioning of services planned
• Expert health service researchers
• Opportunity to translate world-class laboratory research into clinical trials
Dementia HIT
Dementia HIT
Dementia HIT
Dementia HIT
Dementia HIT
• We aim to deliver the best quality of life for people and families living with dementia through-
• Dementia friendly communities• Excellent services based on highest quality evidence• World-class research
Dementia HIT
• We aim to deliver the best quality of life for people and families living with dementia through-
• 5 workstreams– Transforming care for people living with dementia– Developing world-class dementia research– Education that delivers – Dementia-friendly communities– Patient and public involvement
Dementia HIT
• Progress– Increased diagnosis rates– New Bristol Dementia Partnership– HIT is now strategic driver for dementia care– Public and patient involvement in research– Pilot projects of dementia friendly communities– Increased research opportunities for patients– Memory Research Register– Population survey to be repeated
Dementia HIT
• Future– Rapid, early, accurate diagnosis followed by
targeted, effective treatment based on high quality research
– Communities that understand and adapt to allow full integration of people affected by dementia
Dementia HIT
Dementia HIT
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Dementia HIT
