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However, delivery in primary care is inconsistent, and many practitioners lack dementia-specific communication training. Existing evidence focuses on single roles or settings, leaving a gap in understanding how communication operates across the primary care workforce.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Aims<\/jats:title>\n To identify what helps and hinders effective communication for integrated dementia care planning and determine the support and training needs of the wider primary care workforce.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n Semi-structured interviews \u2013 11 people with dementia, 13 family carers, and 19 primary care practitioners from diverse roles, exploring experiences of care planning conversations. Reflexive thematic analysis<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n Three themes were developed, progressing from micro-level communication practices (Theme 1: Beyond the tick-box), through triadic dynamics (Theme 2: Balancing voices in the conversation), to organisational influences (Theme 3: From silos to meaningful shared care planning). Time and Conversation as intervention cut across all themes, shaping trust and disclosure. Participants reported reliance on tick box approaches, inconsistent preparation, and uncertainty about care plan purpose and ownership. Non-clinical roles were commonly viewed as well placed to support meaningful conversations, but were often described as constrained by unclear remit and weak integration.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n A persistent gap remains between policy ambitions and everyday practice. Time-pressured, checklist-driven encounters and fragmented systems undermine shared decision-making. 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