Social Care & Local Partnerships Programme

Sarah Restall – Dignity Lead

Department of Health South East

Dignity In Care

Dignity Champions Learning Together

South East Region

14th July 2009

Dignity

• The person’s experience

• Quality of services

• Links in with all that we do

Social Care & Local Partnerships Programme

The National Context

• Links with all policies

• Impact analysis

• Improved sharing of ideas from practice

• Same sex accommodation

• Website update

• Ambassador report

Regional Context• Linkages across all policies

• Increased No. of Dignity Champions

• Local networks & sustainability

• Sharing ideas from practice

• Dignity and safety

• Support for Champions

Aims of the Day

• Sharing ideas / success stories

• Take away new ideas

• Growing the South East Dignity Network

• Consider achievements to date

• Plan for the future - local sustainability