David Truswell
Dementia Alliance for Culture and Ethnicity, UK
Biography
David Truswell has worked in community based mental health services in the UK for over thirty years developing services for people with complex care needs and enduring mental health problems in a career spanning the voluntary sector, local authority services, and the NHS at a senior level. He has two Master’s level degrees, including a distinction level MBA. From 2009 – 2011, he was the Dementia Implementation Lead for Commissioning Support for London, working with commissioners across London to improve dementia services. He is currently Executive Director of the Dementia Alliance for Culture and Ethnicity (www.demace.com) a UK social enterprise developed by local and national voluntary organisations working with dementia and is an independent Writer and Researcher on dementia support and services for Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. His book on the subject is due for publication in February 2019. He is also the Director of somefreshthinking Ltd., a healthcare consultancy working on service redesign and change management in health and social care services.
Abstract
Abstract : The impact of dementia on UK Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities