Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire Nigel Atkinson has presented the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service to Dementia-friendly Alton.
The ceremony took place at Alton Community Centre, the home of the Memory Lane Club, earlier in December. It was rescheduled from September following the death of the Queen.
Care Networx, a technology company, has signed a deal with NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) to bring a new carers app to 250,000 unpaid carers in West Yorkshire. Launching in early 2025, the carers app will provide proactive support to unpaid carers and help streamline care processes. From uploading important health and legal files, to helping manage…
Dementia Diaries, a project run by Innovations in Dementia, has made a renewed call for people living with dementia to become Dementia Diarists. Wayne has made this film to promote Dementia Diaries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTsfd1bDpek You can find out more about Dementia Diaries here: https://dementiadiaries.org
Tributes have been pouring in for Baroness Sally Greengross, a former director general of Age Concern and a tireless champion for older people, who died on 23 June. Baroness Greengross chaired the all party parliamentary group (APPG) on dementia, doing much to raise the profile of dementia and put it on the political agenda. “It’s…
The Centre for Dementia Research at Leeds Beckett University are offering a fully funded PhD to research the experiences and support needs of social care staff in the management of long-term conditions alongside dementia. It is funded by the NIHR Three Schools Dementia Research programme, and is aimed at individuals looking to develop a career…
Care England – supported by Ally Cares – has published a white paper entitled: ‘The Sleep Gap: The Overlooked Factor Costing Lives, Time and Trust in Care’. The white paper features research and data that shows many care home residents are getting fewer than five hours of uninterrupted sleep per night, and links this poor…
Skills for Care has launched a new campaign entitled ‘Learning and Development Matters’ that will run throughout January and February 2025. The campaign, hashtagged #KeepLearning, is intended to promote the benefits of learning and development for the social care workforce at all levels and raise awareness about opportunities for ongoing learning. It continues the work…