Article Enriching the care of patients with dementia in acute settings? The Dementia Champions Programme in Scotland Pauline Banks University of the West of Scotland, UK Anna Waugh University of the West of Scotland, UK Jenny Henderson Alzheimer Scotland, Dumfries, UK Barbara Sharp Alzheimer Scotland, Glasgow, UK Margaret Brown University of the West of Scotland, UK Joanne Oliver University of the West of Scotland, UK Glenn Marland University of the West of Scotland, UK Abstract Admission to hospital has been found to have a negative impact on people with dementia. The Scottish Dementia Champions programme was developed to prepare health and social service Dementia Champions working in acute settings as Change Agents. The programme was initially delivered to a cohort of 100 health professionals via blended learning, and comprised five study days, a half day spent in a local community setting, and e-learning. In order to complete the programme and graduate, participants were required to complete and submit reports relating to three work-based activities. Corresponding author: Pauline Banks, School of Health Nursing and Midwifery, Hamilton Campus, University of the West of Scotland, Hamilton, Scotland ML3 0JB, UK. Email: pauline.banks@uws.ac.uk Dementia 2014, Vol. 13(6) 717–736 ! The Author(s) 2013 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/1471301213485084 dem.sagepub.com at University of the West of Scotland on December 19, 2014 dem.sagepub.com Downloaded from