title: Pledges on dementia care.
abstract: As we approach the end of the year, dementia remains high on the political agenda with 45 organisations, including the RCN and the Department of Health (DH), signing the National Dementia Declaration ( page 5 ). The individual pledges make clear what they intend to do by 2014 to improve the lives of people with dementia and their families. Most significantly, the DH has committed to cut the use of antipsychotic medication - the so-called 'chemical cosh'.