- Given future resource constraints, there is a need to focus on the potential for reducing need for intensive support by investing in low-intensity, preventative interventions. (Personal Social Services Research Unit)
- More needs to be done to ensure that those most at risk of depression are made the focus of community initiatives and policy priorities.
- As the number and frailty of black and minority ethnic residents increases over the next ten years there will be a need to commission more services that are culturally and religiously appropriate.
As the number of people with dementia increases, in line with a growing older population, there will be a need for staff to be able to communicate with people and deliver care appropriately.