The learning programmes and resources on this site will support you to gain the knowledge and skills within the Promoting Excellence framework in order to support people with dementia and their families and carers to have the best quality of life possible.
You will not be able to access the range of resources on this site unless you have a TURAS learn account.
If you do not have a TURAS account, registration is easy, please click this link to register on Turas
Welcome to the dementia learning site
Welcome to the Once for Scotland Dementia learning site.
This site hosts a suite of learning resources aligned to the Promoting Excellence framework 2021. The framework outlines the knowledge and skills all health and social care workers require to support individuals living with dementia and their unpaid carers.
The knowledge and skills outlined at each level follow on from each other. For example, workers who operate at Dementia Enhanced Level would also have the knowledge and skills, attitudes and behaviours described at the Informed and Skills Levels.
Click here to learn more about the Structure of the Framework including the different levels, Informed, skilled, enhanced and expertise.
Please click on the icons below to take you to the resources available at each of the levels of Promoting Excellence 2021
Click here to learn more about Supporting your learning.
If you have any comments or wish information on particular topic, please contact the NES Dementia Team on nes.dementiateam@nhs.scot
Dementia Standards: Supporting Change Tool
This tool has been developed from key social policy documents and standards which are listed at the end of this document. It is designed to facilitate change and improvements in services and practice against the Standards of Care for Dementia in Scotland (Scottish Government 2011) and Quality of Life Outcome Indicators set out in Promoting Excellence: A framework for all health and social services staff working with people with dementia, their families and carers (Scottish Government 2011).
The tool has 4 primary functions:
- To support services to implement the Standards of Care for Dementia in Scotland
- To support staff to carry out an evaluation against Promoting Excellence Quality of Life Outcome Indicators and elements of good practice
- To support action planning in key elements of improving care and support
- To support the preparation of facilitators to disseminate training based on the Dementia Skilled – Improving Practice learning resource (NES/SSSC 2012)
Resource:
Webinars
Below you can find a number of previsouly recorded Webinars for your viewing, this section will be updated following a new webinar.
Recorded Webinars
Latest Developments
We are delighted to introduce our new Fundamentals of skilled practice in dementia training programme.
This interactive, two-day, in- person training programme has been developed by Public Services Delivery Scotland, Dementia Team in response to feedback from the workforce. It is designed for the health and social care workforce who have direct and/or substantial contact with people with dementia who are living at the Increasing Help and Support stage of the dementia journey. The training programme provides the knowledge, skills and confidence to deliver high-quality, person-centred care to improve outcomes for people living with dementia and their care partners.
Click here to find out more about the programme.
Are you working at the Enhanced or Expertise level of the Promoting Excellence Framework, with experience of facilitating learning and education? If so, and you would be interested in becoming a facilitator for this programme, click here for more information on the application process.