Following on from MacIntyre’s successful application to the Department of Health for support from the Innovation Fund, I am looking forward to working with them as their external consultant to develop ground-breaking new resources to support people with a learning disability and dementia (or who are at risk of developing dementia) through their ‘Dementia Project’.…
Having worked with ICHOM (International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement) throughout most of 2015 on the creation of their ‘Standard Set for Dementia’, I am pleased that this work has now been published and can be found here. I was joined in the creation of this ‘Standard Set’ by people who are living with dementia, leading…
Following on from my involvement in the G8 Dementia Summit, I became a member of the Department of Health’s Dementia Post-Diagnostic Support Working Group. As a group we have today published a joint declaration across government, health, social care and the third sector to deliver better quality services to people with dementia. You can read…
I was honoured to be asked to compère the launch event today for two upcoming Jessica Kingsley publications – ‘Living better with dementia’ by Shibley Rahman and ‘What the hell happened to my brain?’ by Kate Swaffer. I wrote one of the three forewords to ‘Living better with dementia’, alongside contributions from Chris Roberts and…
I am delighted to announce that I have become a member of the Advisory Board for Engage and Create. It’s #CarersWeek Perfect time to announce the wonderful @bethyb1886 is now part of @engageandcreate Advisory Board. Welcome to the team Beth — Rachel Mortimer (@engageandcreate) June 10, 2015 Engage & Create is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated…
Today the ‘Dementia Words Matter’ Call to Action has been launched at the Quarterly DAA Meeting. The Call to Action, being made in association with DEEP (Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project), calls upon those who sign up to ‘Check’, ‘Change’ and ‘Challenge’ the words they and their organisation use when talking about dementia. As a…
Delighted to have been involved in the 24th Alzheimer Europe Conference held in Glasgow. I co-presented with one of my consultancy clients, Emma Killick of MacIntyre, on 21 October 2014 in Parallel Session P11: Dementia and intellectual disability. Emma and I presented on ‘Meeting the challenge of dementia amongst an ageing learning disability population –…
Following on from last December’s G8 Dementia Summit, the UK has been hosting the first of the legacy events. I was delighted to be invited to attend both the reception on the 18th of June and the conference event on the 19th to hear about the plans for the future and the progress that has…
Today Public Health England launched their Mental Health, Dementia and Neurology Intelligence Networks (MHDNIN). As a member of the Expert Reference Group for the Dementia Intelligence Network (DIN), I spoke on a panel of people with personal experiences of services to specifically address how the DIN can increase the understanding of dementia through producing reliable…
I have been interviewed by Donald Delmohamed from MacIntyre’s ‘The Mag’ about the consultancy work I am undertaking with MacIntyre, looking at care and support for people with learning disabilities who are ageing and, for some individuals, developing dementia.
Really pleased to have raised some much needed funds for Dementia UK with our ‘Time for a Cuppa’ tea party today. @bethyb1886 Thank you so much for both your incredible baking (&eating) efforts 🙂 We really appreciate your support for more #AdmiralNurses — Time for a Cuppa (@TFACuppa) March 3, 2014 In the UK there…
I’m honoured that my work is featured in Shibley Rahman’s groundbreaking book ‘Living well with dementia’ (Pages 111-112). You can purchase ‘Living well with dementia’ here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Living-Well-Dementia-Importance-Environment/dp/1908911972/ref=la_B0034PUJPO_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1394629564&sr=1-1
I am featured in Best Magazine’s ‘Dementia Special’ – 4 February 2014, Issue 4. On sale today.
Myself, along with the other people who featured in the G8 Dementia Summit films, were the guests of Prime Minister David Cameron this afternoon. The aim of the roundtable discussion was to enable the Prime Minster to continue to develop his understanding of some of the issues faced by those who have been directly affected…
Today I attended the first ever G8 Dementia Summit, held at Lancaster House in London. @bethyb1886 Your beautiful film about you and your Dad has got me covering up tears in the front row of the Summit. Thank you! #G8dementia — Jon Rouse (@JonRouseGM) December 11, 2013 @bethyb1886: plea for research into therapeutic interventions not…
In addition to the film I made for the Department of Health, I also contributed to these two films shown at today’s G8 Dementia Summit:
I am honoured to share the film I made for the Department of Health that will be shown at the G8 Dementia Summit on 11 December 2013. MT @AnnaHepburnDH: Why does the #G8dementia summit matter? Watch @bethyb1886 talking about her dad to find out – http://t.co/xLzYyGXCDh — Department of Health and Social Care (@DHSCgovuk) December…
Today I have been in London filming for the G8 Dementia Summit. Extremely excited to meet @bethyb1886 in person, filming for #G8dementia – read her great piece for @GdnSocialCare – http://t.co/Xtc5XwBFX2 — Anna Hepburn (@AnnaHepburnDHSC) November 18, 2013 The edited film, featuring carers and people with dementia, will be shown at the first ever G8…
Today I joined other key figures within the dementia world to advise the UK Government on strategy for the first ever G8 Dementia Summit. I attended 10 Downing Street today to discuss the opportunities & challenges for the #G8 #Dementia Summit in December pic.twitter.com/N76KAXRUAr — Beth Britton (@bethyb1886) September 24, 2013 The Summit aims to…
I’m proud to have completed my first Memory Walk for Alzheimer’s Society. The finish!!! 10km #MemoryWalk for @alzheimerssoc pic.twitter.com/kND6EfHNzM — Beth Britton (@bethyb1886) September 21, 2013 I’m also pleased to have exceeded my fundraising target. Many thanks to everyone who donated for my walk. My hope is that the money I’ve raised, along with the thousands…
