EMDC to present Dementia workshop at 18th European Social Services Conference

January 18th, 2010 by Jonathon King

We are pleased to announce that our Dementia lead, Jill Guild will be jointly presenting a “Living Well with Dementia” workshop at the upcoming 18th European Social Services Conference in Barcelona on 21-23rd June 2010. The event will be an opportunity to present the East Midland’s vision for “Living Well with Dementia” and the innovative [...]

Categories: Dementia, NHS, NHS East Midlands

Dementia Services News – DH Weekly round-up 15/01/2010

January 15th, 2010 by Jonathon King

1. NAO report Improving Dementia Services in England. Published 14 Jan 2010: http://www.nao.org.uk/publications/0910/improving_dementia_services.aspx   2. Michael Parkinson’s My year as National Dignity Ambassador report: www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_110973 A model of ‘easy read’. 3. Older people and personal budgets guidance http://www.dhcarenetworks.org.uk/Personalisation/Topics/Browse/Olderpeople/?parent=2736?ld=7085 4. New resources on DH Care Networks Dementia website: Research on end of life care and dementia: [...]

Categories: Dementia, Department of Health, Mental health, NHS