A £2m research programme into the care of people with dementia in Northern Ireland is
It is one of the outcomes of the strategy, Improving Dementia Services in Northern Ireland, which was published in 2011.
The research will focus on dementia care-related topics that Health and Social Care staff, patients, carers, and researchers have identified as important from a list already identified by the Alzheimer's Society and the James Lind Alliance.
The topics include quality and co-ordination of care; management of symptoms and behaviour; information and communication; and staff training.
The programme will bring together teams from local universities, Health and Social Care (HSC) trusts and the voluntary sector with the aim of improving the way people with dementia in Northern Ireland and their families are cared for in the future.
This is an important project that will help to achieve the main aims of the dementia strategy, which are to help promote a greater public understanding of how dementia impacts people's lives, to allow people with dementia to live well as valued members of society through patient-centred care and to enable people with dementia to influence the way in which services are planned and delivered.
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