Bradford University are looking for people with a role in or awareness of adult social care planning, provision, management or commissioning to help develop recommendations to improve social care for people with young onset dementia as part of their DYNAMIC Study.
Find out more and complete the DYNAMIC survey here: https://bradford.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/social-care-planning-and-provision-for-people-with-young-o-2
The Dementia Trust has launched their Disruption Awards. The awards recognise the work of ‘Bold thinkers, passionate groups, and visionary organisations to #MakeChangeHappen.’ Grants of up to £10,000 are on offer, and the organisers are looking to fund 2-3 organisations, partnerships or projects. Find out more about the Disruption Awards here: https://dementiatrust.org/disruption-awards/what-are-the-disruption-awards Applications for Stage…
Registration is now open for the Alzheimer’s Society Annual Conference, which returns for 2023 during Dementia Action Week. The conference will put a spotlight on making dementia a priority locally, bringing together local leaders in dementia from across the UK to share best practice and challenges, and progress towards aims and ambitions in diagnosis and…
There have been mixed reactions across health and care to the government’s decision to scrap plans for individual conditions like dementia and replace them with a combined Major Conditions Strategy (see JDC Newsletter, 2 February). Last year the government promised 10-year plans for various individual conditions, including dementia, cancer and mental health, but in January…
For those wondering how to create an actively used garden for a care setting, a new handbook by seasoned garden writers Debbie Carroll and Mark Rendell may be the answer. A Designer’s Handbook for Creating Actively Used Care Setting Gardens is part of the writing duo’s “Why don’t we go into the garden” series and…
Older people with dementia are missing out on vital talking therapies that could significantly improve their lives, according to the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Taking the opportunity of World Alzheimer’s Day (21 September) to highlight the problem, BACP warned that depression was often confused with dementia and that the depression was wrongly…
Interested in workforce development for creative arts, health and wellbeing practice? Keen to join the discussion on training needs, particularly in arts and dementia? Have views on best practice and what you would want to find inside an arts and dementia practice handbook? Then do join a FREE Webinar on Thursday March 3 from 10am…