biostudies-literatureSpencer EAlzheimer's Societye0317811https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11952246biostudies-literatureUnknown20(3)<h4>Background</h4>There are 900,000 people with dementia in England and Wales. Existing models of post-diagnostic support are unsustainable and unaffordable. The PriDem programme developed a new model of primary care-based dementia care, whereby a Clinical Dementia Lead (CDL) would facilitate systems-level change.<h4>Aim</h4>To assess barriers and facilitators to implementation of the PriDem intervention.<h4>Methods</h4>7 general practices participated in a qualitative process evaluation, as part of the mixed-methods feasibility and implementation study. Practices were located within 4 Primary Care Networks in the North East and South East of England. 26 healthcare professionals, 14 people with dementia and 16 carers linked to participating general practices participated in semi-structurePloS oneDelivering systems-level change to improve post-diagnostic dementia support: Qualitative findings from the PriDem study.PMC11952246544006Wilcock JGriffiths SPriDem Study project teamFlanagan KD'Andrea FWalters KRait GRobinson LHevink MPoole MSpencer EfalseDelivering systems-level change to improve post-diagnostic dementia support: Qualitative findings from the PriDem study.<h4>Background</h4>There are 900,000 people with dementia in England and Wales. Existing models of post-diagnostic support are unsustainable and unaffordable. The PriDem programme developed a new model of primary care-based dementia care, whereby a Clinical Dementia Lead (CDL) would facilitate systems-level change.<h4>Aim</h4>To assess barriers and facilitators to implementation of the PriDem intervention.<h4>Methods</h4>7 general practices participated in a qualitative process evaluation, as part of the mixed-methods feasibility and implementation study. Practices were located within 4 Primary Care Networks in the North East and South East of England. 26 healthcare professionals, 14 people with dementia and 16 carers linked to participating general practices participated in semi-structure2025-01-01T00:00:00Z20252025-07-11T03:03:45.37Z2025-07-11T03:03:45.37ZS-EPMC119522464015340610.1371/journal.pone.0317811