Monday, 5 September 2016

Is it World Alzheimer's Month, or World Dementia Month?

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I should begin this blog by saying I am fully supportive of awareness-raising initiatives aimed at educating, informing and supporting peopl...
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Monday, 22 August 2016

Driving, dementia, and doing the right thing

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Whenever dementia diagnosis is discussed, one of the major barriers that explains why people delay seeking a diagnosis is the fear of givin...
Monday, 8 August 2016

The dementia-friendly shopping experience

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One of the most extraordinary comments I heard in the wake of Alzheimer's Society launching their guide to becoming a dementia-friendly ...
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Monday, 25 July 2016

Reframing the reporting about violent older people in hospitals

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Recently the BBC ran a story that over 75's are responsible for 57% of physical assaults on NHS staff in hospitals . These assaults rang...
Monday, 11 July 2016

Co-production in health and social care - It really isn't rocket science

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Last week was the first ever National Co-production Week , identified on twitter as #CoProWeek. Organised by the Social Care Institute for E...
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Friday, 24 June 2016

Care and support in the post-Brexit landscape

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Mostly I love social media and its ability to give 'real time' reaction to news and events, but I have to say that I didn't enjo...
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Monday, 13 June 2016

Older carers - Isolated and forgotten

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Last week was Carers Week , an annual awareness raising campaign that highlights the vital role of people who care, unpaid, for family or fr...