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The Consultant Admiral Nurses
The Consultant Admiral Nurse (CAN) team provide clinical consultation to all services, from the funding/design phase through to supporting newly appointed Admiral Nurses and established teams. The CAN team works across all stages of the Common Business Process (CBP), which provides a clear and linear progression for project/service development and maintenance.
The team is managed by the Senior Consultant Admiral Nurse (SCAN), who leads on the clinical support for services at a national level.
The CAN team are sub-divided into UK-wide speciality roles, with CAN’s leading on a given area of specialist knowledge and expertise:
- Young onset dementia
- Social care
- Primary care
- End of life
- Community services
- Diverse and underserved
- Acute Care
The specialist areas led by the CAN team directly align to the Dementia UK 2020-2025 strategic priorities, which aim to ensure that high quality dementia care is more accessible to more people, in more ways…
The 2020-25 strategy focuses on five key areas of development:
- Community
- Hospitals
- Helpline
- Workplaces
- Specialisms
Meet the Consultant Admiral Nurse team
Find out more about the Consultant Admiral Nurse team and how to contact them