I was was delighted to be invited back by Consultus Care and Nursing to speak at their latest ‘Planning for Care’ event today. This free event, held in Sevenoaks in Kent, was aimed at providing information and advice for families. My thanks to Andy, Claire, Peter and all of the Consultus team for inviting me.…
I’m honoured to have been the latest guest on The Care Social Podcast, hosted by Barry Price from QCS. We talked about my dad, my work and some of the current issues in dementia care and wider health and social care. Listen to the podcast here: https://www.qcs.co.uk/the-care-social-podcast-ep-20-from-daughter-to-campaigner-beth-brittons-fight-for-better-dementia-care/
I’m excited to share ‘Facts verses Myths – Understanding Dementia’. This is the full-length version of a film series I made for ChiSquare Labs, a UK-based life sciences and health tech company. You can view the full-length film (4:07 mins) here: https://uk.chisquarelabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/MYTH-VS-FACT-F-L-Video-CHISQUARE-LABS-1.mp4 The films have also been shared as bitesize versions on LinkedIn as follows:…
I’ve very much enjoyed speaking at today’s National Care Forum (NCF) Communities of Practice for Dementia. I shared information about improving wellbeing for people living with dementia. Many thanks to Laurie and Liz for inviting me.
I’ve been interviewed by Christina from Dementia Help magazine. The interview is entitled, ‘From daughter to campaigner: How dementia changed everything’. You can read the interview here (Pages 30-33): https://dementiahelpuk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/dementia-help-magazine-issue-7.pdf My thanks go to Christina for interviewing me.
I was delighted to deliver a workshop for Sensio today to increase their UK-staff team’s knowledge of dementia. We covered topics including types, symptoms and experiences of dementia, how perception can change when a person has dementia and how to communicate well with a person who has dementia. Included in the workshop was the voice…
As part of my roles with Dementia Community I host monthly webinars. We have an exciting programme in 2025, including speakers from July-December on the following topics: Alleviating social isolation through intergenerational connections Designing inclusive environments for people living with dementia Music & Dementia: The UK’s First Centre of Excellence Click, Swipe, Smile: Assistive technology…
I was honoured to be invited to deliver a presentation at today’s Consultus Care and Nursing ‘Planning for Care’ event. The event, which was free and open to all, was held in Sevenoaks in Kent and was attended by people with personal experiences of care and professionals working in care. My thanks to Andy, Claire,…
I am so incredibly happy to be made an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours list 2025 for Services to People with Dementia and to their Carers. This really encapsulates what I’ve tried to do since my dad died in 2012, when I wrote about my quest to provide support and advice to those faced…
It was lovely to be invited to the opening of Thrive‘s Sanctuary Garden in Battersea Park, London today. Hearing from Arun (client) and Neriman (carer to her mum with dementia) about their experiences of being involved with the garden was a particular highlight, as was exploring the gardens themselves and hearing more about the therapeutic benefits…
I was pleased to be able to support TIDE – Together in Dementia Everyday today – during Carers Week 2025 – as a panelist for their webinar: ‘Making Shared Care a Reality: Outcomes & Recommendations for Dementia Care’. This webinar showcased TIDE’s ‘Making Shared Care a Reality’ report, which you can read here: https://www.tide.uk.net/making-shared-care-a-reality/. Shared…
As an Ambassador for BRACE I am always keen to support their work, so it was wonderful to attend and speak at today’s ‘Let’s Talk Dementia’ event in Bristol. Let’s Talk Dementia is a free, public information event (run as a collaboration by BRACE, Alive Activities and Bristol Dementia Action Alliance) that offers attendees the chance…
I was delighted to be invited by Care Talk to join an esteemed panel of experts for their Dementia Care Roundtable event today entitled, ‘Collaborating for Change: Shaping the Future of Dementia Care’. We debated key issues affecting people with dementia and their families/unpaid carers/care partners, as well as challenges impacting services and professionals working…
I am immensely proud to have been commissioned and now delivered a comprehensive resource for Home Instead Norfolk to run Community Dementia Awareness Sessions. The resources is focused on post-diagnostic support and includes in-depth sessions on how to make a person’s environment enabling for them, how to communicate effectively and how to begin life story…
I was delighted to be invited back as a speaker for today’s The Alzheimer’s and Dementia Show. The description of my session, entitled ‘Wellbeing and Dementia – There’s no need to reinvent the wheel!’ was: How do you take a simple wellbeing structure, created in 2008, and use it to enhance dementia support in 2025?…
I’ve been privileged to work with MacIntyre to support their Dementia Special Interest Groups (DSIGs) since October 2013. I think I’ve now attend 30+ of these inspiring and informative meetings (here is an example from 2015), which in recent years I’ve co-hosted with Nicola Payne, MacIntyre’s Best Practice Manager for Health and Families. The MacIntyre…
Yesterday I chaired a panel at the LaingBuisson Innovation in Care Summit, which took place at Etihad Stadium, Manchester. The title of our session was: ‘Driving Innovation in Dementia Care’ and I was joined by: Giles Wilmore – Manchester Camerata Vivien Ziwocha – Boergog Care George Rook – Activist and Campaigner Jennifer Bray – University…
As part of my roles with Dementia Community I host monthly webinars. We have an exciting programme coming up in 2025, including speakers from January-June on the following topics: Holidaying with dementia Ask an Admiral Nurse Changing the cultural approach to care with Namaste Care International Understanding the impact of sight loss for people living…
Yesterday I was part of a roundtable discussion, hosted by PainChek, to explore the importance of maintaining independence for people living with dementia. Drew Hunt from PainChek hosted the roundtable, with Chris Norris, who lives with dementia, Professor Martin Green from Care England, Hannah Millar from Orchard Care Homes, Louis Holmes from North Central London…
Today marks the 1 year anniversary of my curation of the Dementia Community News Feed. This is part of the work I undertake for Dementia Community as their Communication Support. So far over 400 news items that I’ve researched and written have been published and I look forward to sharing many more in the future.…
