Join NASP’s Social Prescribing Innovation Network

Alzheimer’s Society has produced advice on Ramadan for family carers and they people they care for.  In a blog on its website, the charity sets out what Ramadan is, how it is observed by Muslims, the role of spiritual fasting, how to have a dementia-friendly Ramadan, and the role of social events taking place during…

The National Activity Provides Association (NAPA) has launched its Standards of Practice for Activity Providers and Quality Indicators for Activity Provision.   NAPA’s Standards of Practice for Activity Providers outlines best practices and expectations for professionals working in the field of activities, while NAPA’s Quality Indicators for Activity Provision provide measurable benchmarks for assessing the effectiveness…

Skills for Care has dedicated April to Celebrating Social Care, their yearly campaign to highlight the great work being done in the sector. Skills for Care has run this campaign every year since 2022, and encourage participation from across the social care sector.   You can find out more and get involved here:  https://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/news-and-events/Spotlight-on/CelebratingSocialCare.aspx

The Chief Medical Officer’s Annual Report for 2024 has been published, this year focusing on Health in Cities.  In his report, Prof. Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England, looks at a range of health challenges in urban areas including health inequalities and deprivation. Dementia is mentioned most notably with the link to air pollution,…

Rachael Litherland has been interviewed by Dr Miranda Melcher about the book she co-wrote with Philly Hare: ‘People with Dementia at the Heart of Research – Co-Producing Research through The Dementia Enquirers Model.’  Rachael talks about her work with Innovations in Dementia and goes into detail about book.  You can listen to the interview here: https://newbooksnetwork.com/people-with-dementia-at-the-heart-of-research

Social services directors said local council services were reeling from a staffing crisis at the start of the year caused by a combination of the omicron variant and long-standing recruitment and retention problems.  While the impact of the omicron variant is now subsiding, local authority social care services are unlikely to have recovered fully from…