title: Make the strategy a reality.
abstract: The National Dementia Strategy was published in February 2009 with the intention that dementia would be a national priority. Yet a year on, services for people with dementia still do not provide value for money. This is the unsatisfactory conclusion of the National Audit Office ( 2010 ) report into implementation of the strategy ( page 8 ). The Department of Health is criticised, with a call for stronger leadership and joined up working between health and social care services for people with dementia.