As a carer rep for MSNAP, I had the opportunity to speak at the 2023 Annual Forum. I collaborated with Allie Singer, who is an Advanced Clinical Practitioner with Barnsley Memory Services and a fellow MSNAP Peer Reviewer, to talk about our experiences of being part of peer review teams and why this is such…
As a carer rep for MSNAP, I had the opportunity to speak at the 2022 Annual Forum. I invited Masood Qureshi (Maq) to speak alongside me. Maq is living with dementia and works with me as an Expert by Experience in my role as an Associate Trainer for 3Spirit Training. We spoke about the value…
I’ve expanded my training portfolio by becoming an Associate Trainer for 3Spirit UK Training and Consultancy. 3Spirit are a Skills for Care Centre of Excellence and they hold the Social Enterprise Mark. I have worked with 3Spirit previously, collaborating on a free equal opportunities infographic and reviewing their dementia apprenticeships. I am initially delivering 3Spirit’s Tier…
Following a collaboration with Caroline Bartle from 3SpiritUK, please find below a free infographic that supports health and care services to practice equal opportunities. My thanks go to Caroline for the opportunity to collaborate on this resource. 3SpiritUK have produced numerous free infographics – follow this link to find out more: https://www.3spirituk.com/free-infographic/
I’ve made an 8-minute film for Doctors.net.uk, all about the power of using personal experiences to transform dementia care in health settings. Doctors.net.uk is a membership network of thousands of doctors, and most of their content is only available to their membership. However, the Doctors.net.uk team have kindly uploaded my film to YouTube for everyone…
Following my presentation at the RCN/Care England ‘All together now: breaking the rules!’ Conference, I have received the following feedback: My thanks go to the teams at the RCN and Care England, alongside the pioneer of the event, Irene Gray, who put such a successful conference together. It was a privilage to share the platform…
I have enjoyed a successful morning training GP’s, with excellent early feedback on my training session. One of the GP’s in my training session, Dr Martin Brunet, has since gone on to write this article, published by The Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/11222003/Dementia-I-dont-want-a-55-bribe-to-diagnose-patients.html In the article, Dr Brunet says: “Get someone like the fabulous dementia campaigner Beth Britton to…
Further to my recent visit to Birmingham City Hospital’s Nuclear Department, GE Healthcare have published this story: ‘The Little Known Role of Nuclear Medicine in Diagnosis of Dementia’ – http://newsroom.gehealthcare.com/the-little-known-role-of-nuclear-medicine-in-diagnosis-of-dementia/ At the end of the visit I made this short film, discussing what I had seen and experienced: Many thanks to Birmingham City Hospital, Dr…
I am delighted to have been approved to be a Memory Services National Accreditation Programme (MSNAP) Peer Reviewer. The Royal College of Psychiatrists run MSNAP, working with services to assure and improve the quality of memory services for people with memory problems / dementia and their carers. You can find out more about MSNAP here:…
I spoke at this year’s NHS Health and Care Innovation Expo in Manchester alongside Professor June Andrews and Professor Alistair Burns. The title of our session was ‘Are we doing enough for people living with dementia?’. During my time at Expo I was delighted to meet with people who are living with dementia, past and…
