Co-designing a Dementia Portal for Warwickshire and Coventry

Learning points

•  Engage with people with dementia and their carers early in order to understand their needs and listen to what they say
• Engage with relevant stakeholders to ensure that the information is as accurate and high-quality as possible, and that all partners are signed up to shared aims and anticipated outcomes.
• Identify what information is already available and where the gaps are.
• Ensure that partners are signed up to signposting people to the Portal at specific points during their journey with dementia. For instance, the memory assessment service has given a commitment that they will provide leaflets about the Portal to people following a diagnosis.

This case study was written by Katie Herbert and Tony Robinson in February 2014.