Organisational space for partnership and sustainability: lessons from the implementation of the National Dementia Strategy for England

Clarke, Charlotte, Keyes, Sarah, Wilkinson, Heather, Alexjuk, Jo, Wilcockson, Jane, Robinson, Louise, Corner, Lynne and Cattan, Mima (2014) Organisational space for partnership and sustainability: lessons from the implementation of the National Dementia Strategy for England. Health & Social Care in the Community, 22 (6). pp. 634-645. ISSN 0966-0410

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Abstract

National policy initiatives are faced with challenges in their partnership development and sustainability. The National Dementia Strategy for England recommended Dementia Adviser (DA) and Peer Support Network (PSN) services and 40 demonstration sites were established. In this paper, we report on the national evaluation of these demonstration sites, with specific reference to aspects of organisational development. The research used a mixed-methods design with three main strands: (i) activity and outcome monitoring; (ii) organisational surveys and collaborative discussion; (iii) in-depth case studies in eight of the 40 sites. This paper focuses primarily on three rounds of organisational surveys distributed to all 40 demonstration sites over a period of 21 months and interviews in the case studies. Data identify the significance of infrastructure within immediate services as well as the position of services within the external infrastructure of the wider health and social care landscape. Partnership – both internally and externally – was key to establishing and sustaining services that flourished. When working well, DAs and PSNs acted as a link between services and people with dementia at the same time as filling gaps in existing support, providing information, advice and interpersonal support that was tailored to individual needs and circumstances. In conclusion, to achieve the full potential and sustainability of services requires them to be in an organisational space that allows them to work in partnership and collaboration with other services, and that values their distinct knowledge of their communities.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Published online ahead of print 22-9-2014.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	dementia, Dementia Advisers, organisational development, peer support, strategy, susainability
Subjects:	B900 Others in Subjects allied to Medicine
Department:	Faculties > Health and Life Sciences > Nursing, Midwifery and Health
Depositing User:	Paul Burns
Date Deposited:	02 Oct 2014 15:36
Last Modified:	12 Oct 2019 15:27
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/17689

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