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Race Equality Foundation survey: accessibility of services
This survey is part of a project by the Race Equality Foundation funded by the Health and Wellbeing Alliance, looking at the accessibility and acceptability of services which support Black, Asian and minority ethnic people with dementia coming out of hospital and...
NASP invites link workers to collaborate on new resources
NASP is working on portfolio resources for Social Prescribing Link Workers. The aim of the portfolio is to equip SPLWs with accessible and practical resources, and enable them to evidence and demonstrate capabilities as set in the competency framework to evidence...
Dementia Alliance International introduces new Design Special Interest Group
The aim of the DAI ED-SiG is to provide expert advice on design, and advocate for action by working together with global, regional and local partners. Currently, the group has 30 members from 4 continents – North America, Europe, Asia and Australia and is currently...
Arts4Dementia joins with Central Saint Martins to offer art course
The programme kicks off on 11th February 2022 and runs for eight Fridays, from 3 to 5pm. The sessions will start on zoom with the hope that, depending on government guidelines, the sessions may move to the site at Central Saint Martins in Kings Cross, London....
Report launched on delivering remote arts programmes for older adults
The report, ‘Discoveries in Distanced Arts: The work, wonder, and wear of remote creative programmes’, shares insights into how arts organisations can design and deliver remote programmes, based on experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic. Key findings were also...
New e-learning course launched by the Personalised Care Institute
Available on the PCI’s training hub, this 30 minute e-learning course also explores how Junior Doctors can implement change and transform the way in which care is delivered, so it is always centred around every individual. The training explains how a personalised care...
Make Your Move online fitness video series launched
Make Your Move offers 6 different physical activity sessions, covering dance, energy, balance, strength, boxing and mindfulness. The sessions are around 15 minutes long with a chance to take pauses throughout, and no specialist equipment needed. The videos offer three...
Music for Dementia invites you to join their campaign
Music for Dementia is a cross-sector campaign to make music a routine part of dementia care, which includes more than 200 organisations from the NHS, care sector, third sector and music sector plus thousands of individual supporters. Music for Dementia believes that...
Coalition for Personalised Care annual report launched
The Coalition for Personalised Care is the largest partnership of people and organisations in the country which comes together solely to focus on personalised health and care, incorporating a network of 47 partners. C4PC used the 2020 re-launch as an opportunity to...
Community Conversations: sharing health and care experiences
Around 700 people were involved in this Engage Britain project that started in Spring 2021, they included diverse members of the community including people with disabilities, long-term health conditions, those who draw on social care support and people who work in...
A.R.T.S. for Brain Health: new webinar series from Arts4Dementia
A.R.T.S. (Activities to Revitalise The Soul) for Brain Health is a free monthly webinar series which discusses the vital role of arts in protecting against cognitive decline and combating the isolating fears surrounding a dementia diagnosis. The first episode will be...
Carer calls for greater age-appropriate support for young onset dementia
According to the Alzheimer’s Society there are estimated to be at least 42,000 younger people with dementia in the UK, this figure accounts for more than 5% of all those with dementia. Steve, whose wife Julie was diagnosed with young onset dementia in her early 50s,...
The Personalised Care Institute offers free online Core Skills module to mark one year anniversary
The module takes 60 minutes to complete and all learners get a Certificate of Learning as proof of professional development. Dr Pauline Foreman, clinical director at the PCI, said: “Our latest research shows just how much personalised care helps patients which is why...
Call for abstract submissions – 35th Global Conference, Alzheimer’s Disease International
The 2022 conference, with the theme of New horizons in dementia: Building on hope, will look at progress and barriers, new developments and innovations across all 7-action areas of the WHO Global action plan on dementia. The conference will be a hybrid event,...
Personalisation in Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities – Report from TLAP
The aim of this TLAP project was to find examples of promising practice that demonstrate what good personalised community-based care and support looks like for people in ethnically diverse communities. This includes identifying the factors that support high quality...
Calling all innovators – Alzheimer’s Society Accelerator Programme
The programme is looking for people who have ideas for a product or service that will help change lives of people affected by dementia. The innovation could be a simple product that makes an everyday task easier for a person living with dementia, or perhaps an idea...
New research initiative on music and dementia launched
The aim of the study is to improve access to music participation and support, with the goal of enhancing quality of life of those living with dementia. Grace Meadows, Campaign Director at Music for Dementia, spoke about the project: “The launch of ‘Light up my life’...
National Academy for Social Prescribing launches second round of Learning Together programme
Participants in the programme will be offered a learning package tailored to their areas’ needs. Accessed over 2 hours a month in a flexible way, so people can learn at their own pace, participants will be able to take part in a series of online workshops and virtual...
Alzheimer’s Disease International invites you to get involved virtually this World Alzheimer’s Month
With disruption to dementia diagnosis due to the covid-19 pandemic, ADI is focusing on the importance of a timely diagnosis and the warning signs of dementia. This September they are asking people to get involved virtually to help spread the word. Whether it be...
Music for Dementia marks World Alzheimer’s month with #powerof30 campaign
The campaign aims to get people living with dementia benefitting from the power that music has to promote and support wellbeing. Christopher Eccleston, who’s memoir focused on the actor’s late father Ronnie’s living with dementia says: “Music has the power to...
New programme aims to boost innovation in social prescribing
The programme is designed to bring together national organisations to share resources, skills and experience between themselves and local organisations, aiming to increase opportunities for people impacted by health inequalities and COVID-19 to access social...