Partnership in Healthcare Teams Provides Patient-Centred Care in Dementia

Carlo Lazzari

Centre for Healthcare and Medical Education, United Kingdom

Carlo Lazzari, 19 Castlemoat Place, Corporation Street, Taunton, TA1 4BB, United Kingdom.

Keywords: Dementia; Partnership; Care; Multidisciplinary; Policy

Abstract

Partnership in dementia care is becoming one of the primary goals of the actual healthcare system in the United Kingdom. Besides, as multidisciplinary teams are constantly involved in the care plans, it becomes vital to ensure that all people occupied in the care of patients with dementia (PwD) understand the requirements for collaboration and care planning. The current study will also serve as policy paper to implement a patient-centred approach to dementia care. Several constraints exist for a coordinated care planning and the sharing of expertise and skills within interprofessional teams. The primary limitations are linked to the nature of care of PwD which is complicated and long-term. In addition, there are different interfaces of teams that might have some difficulty in communicating data, plans, notes, as these teams are geographically unconnected, have a different philosophy of patient care, operate in an asynchronous matter, and work according to silos management strategies.

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