Interprofessional aspects of the dignity in care program in Wales

Abstract

Wales is one of constituent countries of the UK and a Dignity in Care Program was launched in 2007. In this retrospective thematic review paper, interprofessional aspects are considered in the 6 training events, 3 listening events and 22 small projects delivered within the program. While there was good professional engagement with the program, the actual impact on health and social care service provision is difficult to evidence. One of the future challenges in Wales might be to develop a prospective performance management system for dignity in care which measures impact rather than proxy measures of engagement.

Keywords::

• Case study
• health services research
• interprofessional collaboration
• narrative analysis