New Zealand Framework For Dementia Care

In November 2013, the New Zealand Ministry of Health released a report outlining collaborative approaches to dementia. The Ministry of Health led a national project in partnership with district health boards (DHBs), non-governmental organizations, people with dementia, and other groups across the country to create a national framework to guide the development of these pathways. The framework aims to provide the person with dementia with the services they need, from diagnosis to the end of life stage. The framework encourages different health and social services to work together to provide people with integrated care. It emphasizes services that take . . .