CQC announce development of a cross-sector dementia strategy 

ByJDCteam

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has announced that it is beginning the development of a dementia strategy. 

CQC say this will be a cross-sector strategy that will be shaped by a central question – how can CQC use its role to improve the experience of using health and social care services for people living with dementia and their carers? 

Read more here: https://www.caremanagementmatters.co.uk/feature/inside-cqc-dementia-strategy/ 

You can share your thoughts, experiences, ambitions and innovations for the CQC dementia strategy by emailing: dementiastrategy@cqc.org.uk   

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