The Young Dementia Network has launched a survey to review the Network’s progress and develop the next Network strategy which will set out what the Young Dementia Network want to achieve from now until 2028.
The survey is anonymous and will take around 15 minutes to complete. You can participate here: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/youngdementianetworksurvey2025/. The survey closes on Friday 21st February 2025.
New data from the Health and Social Care Workforce Study conducted by King’s College London finds that 58.1% of workers reported feeling overwhelmed by increasing pressures resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. Phase 6 of the workforce survey, presenting results from 1,395 respondents during the period 25 November 2022 – 13 January 2023, found that social…
Highlighting key achievements in 2021-22, NAPA’s new Annual Impact Report shows that membership grew as the activities charity focused on a digital approach during the pandemic. The report details how this digital approach enabled 3,200 members – up 6% on the previous year – to introduce new ways of working, gain access to practice development…
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Care England chief executive Professor Martin Green has been appointed as an ambassador for Adopt a Grandparent as part of its drive to raise £100,000 to help combat loneliness among older people in care. Adopt a Grandparent was founded during the Covid-19 pandemic to promote intergenerational relationships at a time when many older people were…