Dementia-friendly award

ByJDCteam

A Chelmsford hospital run by eye surgery specialists SpaMedica has won a “Working to Become Dementia Friendly” award from Alzheimer’s Society.

The hospital has worked closely with the Society and the award follows implementation of SpaMedica’s dementia action plan across all 46 of its UK hospitals.  Measures include dedicated noticeboards, posters and booklets for patients and carers, as well as forms of tactile and sensory stimulation.

Simon Shepherd, SpaMedica’s chief operating officer, said: “Patient care is our biggest priority, and our teams work consistently to ensure that our patients with dementia and their carers feel looked after and respected from their very first contact with us.”

Similar Posts

  • Contribute to The Geller Commission Call for Evidence 

    ByJDCteam

    The Geller Commission, a consultation to reduce unwarranted or avoidable dementia-related hospital occupancy in England, is seeking views on its consultation questions around in-patient stays for people with dementia.   The Call for Evidence focuses on three areas: Pre-admission, Integration and care planning, and Simplification. There are 15 questions in total, and the consultation closes at 11:59pm…

  • Care home energy costs

    ByJDCteam

    Residential care homes have urged the government to protect them from massive rises in energy costs. The National Care Forum (NCF), which represents social care providers, said they were facing price rises of 400% for gas and electricity that were “totally unaffordable”.  Vic Rayner, NCF CEO, added: “This is causing immense pressure for social care…

  • Social care work

    ByJDCteam

    Around 390,000 people left their social care jobs in 2022/23 and around a third of them left the sector altogether, says Skills for Care in its annual State of Social Care report. In spite of the numbers leaving the sector, vacancy rates fell to 9.9% from 10.6% the previous year, although the reduced figure still…

  • Wembley scores dementia friendly first

    ByJDCteam

    Wembley Stadium has become the first UK football stadium to be declared dementia friendly, the result of a partnership between the Football Association and Alzheimer’s Society.  Public-facing staff such as matchday stewards have received special training, accessibility has been improved, and the website gives clearer information about services useful to people with dementia.  The FA…

  • Focus on food

    ByJDCteam

    Nutrition and Hydration Week (March 13-19) has seen some care homes seize the opportunity to promote a good diet for their residents, with both Nellsar and Royal Star & Garter being among the care home groups taking part. At Nellsar, a group of 13 care homes in the south-east of England, a week-long campaign encouraged…

  • APPG on social care needs

    ByJDCteam

    The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Dementia is investigating what people affected by dementia want from the social care workforce so that they can live well.  MPs and Peers on the APPG are particularly keen to explore specialist needs of people with dementia and what the barriers are to accessing care tailored to these needs….