A Northern Ireland dementia care company has secured a major NHS contract in England to deliver specialist training for frontline health and social care staff, according to the Belfast Telegraph.

6D Dementia, headquartered in Portrush, Co Londonderry, has been commissioned by NHS Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board to deliver a large-scale dementia training programme. Around 500 staff from hospitals, community services, local authorities and the voluntary sector will complete the training.

The contract arrives as dementia rates in the UK continue to rise. Approximately 982,000 people are currently living with the condition, a figure projected to exceed one million by 2030 and reach 1.4 million by 2040.

Founded by consultant clinical psychologist Dr Frances Duffy, 6D Dementia is one of only four companies accepted onto the Alzheimer's Society's Accelerator Programme.

"I believe this contract marks a proud moment for us as a company and for Northern Ireland's health innovation sector," said Dr Duffy, as it reinforces our ability to meet those priorities while developing commercially scalable, world-class, transformational healthcare solutions for use at home and for export.

The training programme includes online modules, care planning tools and face-to-face sessions. According to the company, it is designed to reduce crisis escalation, unnecessary hospital admissions and inappropriate use of antipsychotic medication.

Dr Duffy added that the ICB's decision to invest in specialist training represented a powerful endorsement of the programme's capacity to deliver measurable outcomes and cost savings for stretched health systems.

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