04.06.05.02. What are the expectations of different stakeholders in relation to the guidelines? | New Zealand

04.06.05.02. What are the expectations of different stakeholders in relation to the guidelines? | New Zealand

16 Sep 2022

Ministry of Health

Following the release of the framework in 2013, the Ministry of Health expectation was that DHBs would use it as a guide to develop and implement their own dementia care pathways in collaboration with primary health and community care sectors.

DHB expectation of the regional guidelines is to facilitate the ability of the primary care sector to diagnose and manage dementia to reduce burden specialist care and to streamline progress through the system.

Primary care expectations centred around guidelines for the assessment and management of dementia and when to refer to specialist care services.