Mandate dementia training for police, health & social care staff — 7 signatures. Status: open.
Legally require all police, health and social care staff, many of whom may have to interact with people with dementia, to have regular, practical dementia training, which includes training to spot distress, de-escalate situations and only use force as a last resort.
Currently, dementia training is not a legal requirement for all police, health and social care staff. Learning disability and autism training is a legal duty and we believe dementia training should too, so no one suffering from dementia experiences mistreatment.
View this petition on the official UK Parliament website