NZ Dementia framework:

The framework notes that one of its purposes is to provide “a guide that district health boards (DHBs) can use as they work with primary, secondary, and community health and social support services (including social, information, emergency and housing) to develop clear, consistent, well-resourced and easily accessible dementia care pathways.”

Throughout the document, there are references to the need to link in with other services e.g., with primary care for risk reduction strategies, drug and alcohol services for addiction and dementia support, palliative care services for end-of-life care, or with specialist mental health for management of BPSD or depression and anxiety in the person with dementia or their carers.

Dementia Action Plan:

The dementia plan states it is intended to fit within the second Healthy Ageing Strategy Action Plan and that it also links to, and supports, other strategies and plans including:

• Better Later Life – He Oranga Kaumātua 2019-2034 which sets out the actions needed for New Zealand to embrace the opportunities that an ageing population and longevity brings.
• The Carers’ Strategy 2008 and the Carers’ Strategy Action Plan which provides resources and support to support care partners. The 2019 to 2023 Action Plan is currently out for consultation.
• The New Zealand Disability Strategy 2016 which has a vision for New Zealand as “a non-disabling society – a place where disabled people have an equal opportunity to achieve their goals and aspirations, and all of New Zealand works together to make this happen”.
• Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction 2018 which provided advice to Government about changes needed to the system.

In the action plan, it also outlines the need to work between and across organisations to achieve the desired outcomes.