title: Improving the care of people with dementia in hospital.
abstract: The Dementia Champions Programme was set up in NHS Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, to equip nurses with the skills and knowledge to improve the care of people with dementia in hospital. Nurses who complete the programme are known as dementia champions. This article describes the multi-faceted, educational approach to improving the care of adults with dementia.
authors.affiliation: University of the West of Scotland, Dumfries. anna.waugh@uws.ac.uk
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Waugh
authors.forename: Glenn
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marland
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003704:Dementia / Q000451:nursing*; D006126:Group Processes; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom