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Dementia Action Week (#DAW2021) May 17th – May 23rd 2021

Dementia Action Week is a national event that sees organisations and the public coming together to take action to improve the lives of people affected by dementia. The number of people living with dementia in the UK is expected to grow rapidly over the next several decades.

Globally, the numbers of people affected by dementia will increase to 152m in 2050, a 204% increase.

The National Dementia Action Plan for Wales (2018) sets out the Welsh Government’s commitment to promoting the rights, dignity and autonomy of people living with dementia and the people who care for them. As an established Regional Dementia Board, we have refreshed our local action plan to drive forward improvements against the 6 key aims of the National Plan. These aims are:

  1. Risk Reduction and Delaying Onset
  2. Raising Awareness and Understanding
  3. Recognition and Identification
  4. Assessment and Diagnosis
  5. Living as well as possible, for as long as possible with dementia
  6. The need for increased support

Between the 17th and 23rd of May, to support Dementia Action Week 2021 a series of short films will be published on social media, with each day focussing on an individual priority aim. Within the films, staff from Aneurin Bevan University Health Board and partner organisations pledge to take action to improve the lives of people living with dementia and their carers.

Take a look at the following short films which show pledges of support from our staff, our Executive Team and our partner organisations.
 
This week we are supporting Dementia Action Week by pledging to take action to improve the lives of people living with dementia and their carers.
 
Take a look at the following short films which show pledges of support from our staff, our Executive Team and our partner organisations.
 

Day 6

Peter Carr, Executive Director of Therapies and Health Science pledges to support people living with dementia, to have access when needed to services from allied health services following diagnosis no matter where they live.
 
 
 
The need for increased support
 
 
 
Karen Newman, Assistant Director of Communications and Engagement pledges to communicate and publish accessible information that raises understanding awareness of dementia and promotes lifestyle choices to improve the well-being of people with dementia, carers and the wider population.
 
 
 

Day 5 

Leanne Watkins, Director of Operations pledges to work with teams and partners to review transition pathways to ensure supportive and seamless transfers of care.
 
 
 
Living as well as possible, for as long as possible with dementia
 
 
 
Nicola Prygodzicz, Executive Director of Planning, Digital and IT pledges to consider the way the Health Board offers and conducts appointments maximising opportunities for people and carers to access digital appointments.
 
 
 

Day 4

James Calvert, Executive Medical Director pledges to work closely with consultants, hospital doctors and GP’s to increase dementia diagnostic rates so that people living with dementia and their carers’ are able to access the right support at the right time.
 
 
 
Ensure best practice in developing and operating dementia referral and care pathways
 
 
 
Rhiannon Jones, Executive Director of Nursing at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, pledges to support the development and implementation of a Dementia Friendly Hospital Charter across all our wards to improve people’s experience of care.
 
 
 

Day 3

Geraint Evans, Executive Director for Workforce & Organisational Development pledges to enhance learning and development so that all staff, of all disciplines, at all levels implement person centred dementia care in daily practice.
 
 
 
Recognition and Identification
 
 
 

Day 2

Judith Paget, Chief Executive pledges to work with all our partners in health, social care, voluntary and independent sectors to influence and drive forward Dementia Accredited Communities, aimed at supporting people living with dementia and their carers.
 
 
 
Raising Awarenesss and Understanding
 
 
 

Day 1

Glyn Jones, Executive Director of Finance & Performance pledges to work with clinical teams and partners to undertake a review of commissioned services across the Dementia Pathway to make sure these services proactively support people living with dementia.
 
 
 
 
What people living with dementia and carers told us...
 
 
 
Sarah Aitken, Executive Director of Public Health pledges to consider the local population needs assessment and support the development of new and innovative services that meet the needs of people living with dementia and their carers.