Dementia Training UK
Dementia Training for Health and Social Care Professionals
Practitioner-led dementia training for care staff, nurses, managers and organisations across the UK. Learn online with a certificate, or bring PMH in-house: our trainers travel nationwide to train your whole team, covering all three tiers of the Dementia Training Standards Framework.
19,700+
Professionals trained
Nationwide
In-house training across the UK
Since 1994
Pat Hobson working in dementia care
Tiers 1-3
Dementia Training Standards Framework
Dementia training courses
Two Ways to Train
Online dementia training
Structured online courses through the PMH Academy, including the 16-module Transformational Dementia Care programme built on the Unique Life, Unique World, Unique Environment model. Learners work at their own pace and receive a Certificate of Completion.
- Learn at your own pace
- Certificate of Completion
- Included with Gold, Platinum, Individual and Enterprise membership
In-house training for organisations
Expert-led dementia training delivered in person to your teams, wherever you are in the UK. PMH trainers travel nationwide, and training is tailored to your services, staff roles and improvement priorities. Suitable for care homes, nursing homes, NHS teams and other health and social care organisations.
- Delivered in-house anywhere in the UK
- Mapped to Framework Tiers 1, 2 and 3
- Price on request
Based in the Midlands? See dementia training in Birmingham and the West Midlands.
Dementia Training Standards Framework
Training Across All Three National Tiers
The national Dementia Training Standards Framework sets out what people working in health and social care should know and be able to do, at three levels. PMH dementia training covers all three framework tiers, so every member of your team can be trained at the level their role requires.
Framework Tier 1
Dementia awareness
Everyone working in health and social care, including staff who are not care workers, such as reception, housekeeping, kitchen and maintenance teams.
Framework Tier 2
Dementia skills and knowledge
Staff who work regularly and directly with people living with dementia, such as care workers, senior carers and nurses.
Framework Tier 3
Leadership in transforming dementia care
Managers, team leaders, dementia leads and those responsible for implementing and evaluating dementia training in their organisation.
Who it is for
Dementia Training for Healthcare Professionals
PMH dementia training is designed for professionals and organisations, from frontline care staff and nurses to managers, senior leaders and commissioners. Content and depth are matched to each role, so learning connects directly to the responsibilities people hold in practice.
Care staff
Foundational and advanced dementia care capability: the knowledge, empathy and practical skills to provide consistently person-led care.
Nurses
Dementia nursing capability across assessment, care planning, communication, behaviour support and family engagement.
Registered managers
The leadership understanding, reflective practice and governance skills to create and sustain dementia-capable services.
Clinical leads
Clinical leadership in dementia care, connecting medication management, end-of-life care and person-centred practice.
Senior leaders
Dementia care governance, quality assurance and the leadership behaviours that create person-led organisational cultures.
Commissioners
The knowledge and assurance frameworks to commission, evaluate and quality-assure dementia care services.
What the training covers
Building Real Dementia Care Capability
Need to change how dementia care works across your whole organisation, not only train staff? See PMH dementia care consultancy.
Understanding dementia
How different types of dementia affect cognition, perception, communication and behaviour, moving beyond awareness to practical understanding.
Person-led practice
Care led by the person's identity, history, preferences and rights, using Pat Hobson's Unique Life, Unique World, Unique Environment model.
Communication and relationships
Practical approaches to maintaining connection as verbal ability changes, including non-verbal communication and validation.
Distress and behaviour as communication
Recognising behaviour as an expression of unmet need, and responding to the cause rather than managing the symptom.
Leadership in dementia care
How leadership, supervision, governance and culture shape the daily experience of people living with dementia.
Dementia-friendly organisations
Environment, culture and operational practice that genuinely support people living with dementia and their families.
Who leads the training
Practitioner-Led, Not Generic
PMH training is led by Pat Hobson, an Independent Nurse Consultant and lecturer in nursing, dual qualified in mental health and general nursing, with an MSc in Gerontology. Pat has worked in dementia care since 1994, held senior roles across the NHS, private hospitals, charities and care homes, and is the author of Enabling People with Dementia: Understanding and Implementing Person-Centred Care, published by Springer.
She developed the Unique Life, Unique World, Unique Environment Model of Dementia Care and has presented at international dementia conferences. Pat leads PMH with Mark Hobson, Director and Lead Dementia Care Consultant, supported by a team of PMH trainers who deliver across the UK.
About Pat HobsonDementia training for care homes
Training for care home and nursing home teams, from awareness for every member of staff to skills for carers and leadership for managers.
Training for care homesLooking for help as a family carer?
PMH training is for professionals. If you are caring for a relative or friend, the Caregiver Hub has free guidance written for families.
Visit the Caregiver HubDementia training
Frequently Asked Questions
Organisations and teams
Request Dementia Training
Tell us about your organisation, how many staff you need to train and how you would like training delivered. PMH will come back to you to discuss your requirements and pricing.
Individual professional? See membership
Organisational pricing on request