Wye Valley NHS Trust

Dementia champions

Dementia champions are members of staff who have additional responsibility for the following:

To promote the wellbeing of dementia patients staying at our hospitals.
To provide current, evidence based advice and support to the dementia patients on the ward.
To ensure that the care of people with dementia across the Trust is standardised, evidence based and in line with best practice guidelines

To provide advice and support to carers, family members and friends of the dementia patient.
To ensure that patients and carers can access a variety of resources and information regarding dementia, and are signposted accordingly to appropriate community services and support groups.
To assist in reviewing the patient and carer experience during their stay at the Trust.

To raise awareness, share information and empower other members of staff and multi-displinary teams, regarding dementia and caring for dementia patients.
To challenge poor practice appropriately.
To provide on-going advice and support to our colleagues.
Encourage staff to utilise the forget me not symbol, ‘this is me’.
To ensure that all new documentation, policies and procedures are disseminated and embedded in the ward in a timely manner.
To promote multidisciplinary team working for patients with dementia.