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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-02-05more like thismore than 2024-02-05
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Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care remove filter
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Dementia: Voluntary Work more like this
house id 1 more like this
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make it her policy to encourage the NHS to train volunteers to (a) help dementia patients in hospital with eating and (b) otherwise support them. more like this
tabling member constituency Chipping Barnet remove filter
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Theresa Villiers more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-02-22more like thismore than 2024-02-22
answer text <p>We want all relevant staff and volunteers to have received appropriate training to provide high quality care to people with dementia, whether in hospital or in the community.</p><p>Individual trusts are responsible for ensuring their staff and volunteers are trained to carry out their role. Volunteers supporting the delivery of clinical care receive training when they join and will only engage in activities within their role-specific training and qualifications. They will perform tasks within safeguarding guidelines with clinical staff at hand to support.</p><p>There are a variety of resources available on the NHS England E-learning for Health platform, including a programme on dementia care, designed to enhance the training and education of the health and social care workforce.</p><p>Guidance on dementia care in hospital is referenced in The Dementia Care Pathway: Full implementation guidance, and signals that commissioners should continue to actively engage in local system leadership. An improvement agenda should be developed jointly with key partners, including healthcare providers, social care, local government, and the voluntary and independent sectors.</p>
answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent more like this
answering member printed Helen Whately more like this
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answering member
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label Biography information for Helen Whately more like this
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label Biography information for Theresa Villiers more like this