NHS England-Alzheimer Europe joint guide on intercultural dementia care for health and care workers

The number of people living with dementia from an ethnic minority background is expected to double by 2026 and currently, people from ethnic minority communities often face delays in dementia diagnosis, barriers to services and there is insufficient culturally competent dementia care available. Working in partnership with Alzheimer Europe, NHS England (NHSE) has published a guide aiming to improve care for people living with dementia from an ethnic minority background.
NHSE hopes this new resource will help raise awareness of the challenges people from ethnic minority communities face when accessing dementia care and help narrow the health inequalities gap. It was launched during Dementia Action Week 2023 (15 to 23 May 2023).