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Author Care Inspectorate
Resource Type Care Inspectorate programmes & publications

Reducing stress and distress improvement programme

We invite applications from hospital and care home teams to take part in the 2026 Focus on Dementia: Reducing Stress and Distress Improvement Programme.
 
The programme is a collaboration between us, Healthcare Improvement Scotland and NHS Education for Scotland.
 
The programme will support teams to plan and implement improvement activity within their service area to better support people living with dementia who experience stress and distress.
 
Participating teams will complete a 12-month improvement programme. Teams will be supported via online group learning sessions and one-to-one coaching. The improvement programme will be delivered in two cohorts starting in April and July 2026. We would encourage multiple applications from each NHS board.
 
Further information and the application form is available can be found here. We are running an online information session to provide more details.
 
The date is Monday, 19 January 2026. Register here.

 

Participating care homes by cohort

Care home by cohort

 

Resources

Resources have been developed to accompany this program. The change package is one of the documents supporting teams on this quality improvement programme.

Progress update October 2025 - Focus on Dementia: Reducing stress and distress

Progress update September 2025 - Focus on Dementia: Reducing stress and distress

Self-evaluation tool for reducing stress and distress for people living with dementia - This tool sets out what is expected from high-quality, person-centred care to enable good outcomes for people living with dementia and their care partners. It enables staff, managers and leaders in care home services and hospitals to identify areas of good practice and areas for improvement.

The change package is one of the other documents supporting teams on this quality improvement programme.

 

 

Contact us

For further information, please contact Maureen Cossar, Mental Health Nurse, Senior Improvement Adviser (focus on dementia), Health and Social Care Improvement Team, Care Inspectorate, on Maureen.Cossar@careinspectorate.gov.scot. 

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