| Purpose of group |
| To raise the profile and awareness within Trusts
of role of NI Dementia Forum and its importance
in practice Development |
| To identify and determine areas of best practice
and developments in dementia care throughout Northern
Ireland |
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| Key objectives |
| Produce and publish a comprehensive Directory
of Dementia Services for the Dementia Forum website |
| Collate and disseminate practice development initiatives |
| Organised workshop on Mental Capacity and Consent |
| Set up Special Interest Group for practitioners
with an Interest in Supported Housing for People
with Dementia |
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| Summary of the outcome of the
work completed |
| The Forum funded a Capacity and Consent Workshop
facilitated by Rosemary Wilson at Knockbracken Healthcare
Park on 8/06/06 - eighty delegates attended |
| The first meeting of the Special Interest Group
was held on 27/09/06 during which the Terms of Reference
for the group were agreed |
| Directory of Dementia Services completed for publication
on website |
| Information on Practice Development initiatives
collected and passed to Communication Group for
editing |
