Guidance

Common core principles for supporting people with dementia

A guide to training the social care and health workforce.

Documents

Download Common core principles for supporting people with dementia: a guide to training the social care and health workforce (file replaced June 2011)

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Details

The ‘Common core principles for supporting people with dementia’ have been produced jointly by Skills for Care and Skills for Health. They can be used to support workforce development for any member of staff, in any health or social care setting, working with people at any stage of dementia. They can also be used to inform the content of curricula and training courses.

Updates to this page

Published 9 June 2011

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