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’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 become a consultant with NCF Consult. NCF Consult is available to both NCF members and non-members and includes a range of consultants who offer expert advice for social care providers. You can find my NCF Consult profile here: https://www.nationalcareforum.org.uk/ncf_team/beth-britton/ Find out more about NCF Consult here: https://www.nationalcareforum.org.uk/projects/ncf-consult/
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…
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 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…
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…
Having been a judge for the 2024 Markel 3rd Sector Care Awards, I was delighted to be asked back as a judge again for the 2025 awards. It was wonderful being at the Awards today to see all the finalists celebrated and the winners pick up their awards. So much inspirational work and wonderful individuals,…
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…
I’m delighted to be shortlisted as a finalist at tonight’s Women Achieving Greatness in Social Care (WAGS) awards in the ‘Talent Development’ category. The promotional material for the awards says: “Over 85% of the social care workforce is female. Many of these hard working, dedicated and talented women juggle the challenges of family life with their…
It’s been fantastic to have the opportunity to present twice during UK Dementia Congress 2024. On Tuesday 26 November I shared the stage with Nicola Payne, MacIntyre’s Best Practice Manager for Health and Families, as we presented: ‘One Size Doesn’t Fit All : Bespoke Learning Disabilities support when living with Dementia’. Brilliant to be in…
I’ve very much enjoyed speaking at today’s National Care Forum (NCF) Communities of Practice for Dementia. I shared information about how to work well with families to improve outcomes for people supported. Many thanks to Liz and Valeriia for inviting me.
It has been wonderful to visit Alzheimer’s Support at The Old Silk Works Club in Wiltshire today with Liz Jones from the National Care Forum (NCF). Alzheimer’s Support were one of the winners at the Markel 3rd Sector Care Awards that I judged and NCF sponsored. It was fantastic to meet some of their Club…
As part of my ongoing work with MacIntyre as their Dementia Consultant, I am proud to have supported the MacIntyre Health Team to create their first Dementia Pathway document. This comprehensive document provides MacIntyre services with a clear 3-step Pathway of dementia support which includes bespoke interventions for services to ensure staff have the skills…
I’m looking forward to speaking at ‘Words Matter: Redefining Language in Dementia Care’, the first of KYN’s Dementia Action Week Programme of Events on Monday 13 May at 12 noon. I’ll be on a panel with Professor Martin Green from Care England and Tom Owen from My Home Life. The panel will be chaired by…
Having been a judge for this year’s Markel 3rd Sector Care Awards, I loved being at the 10th anniversary of the Awards today to see all the finalists celebrated and the winners pick up their awards. So much inspirational work and wonderful individuals, teams and projects being celebrated. Many thanks to Lisa Werthman and her…
A huge thank you to the Home Instead Norfolk teams for hosting me for a 2-hour dementia workshop last weekend. We covered supporting people at home as their dementia advances, how to support people who have lost sexual inhibitions and good practice ideas for optimising care. I had some fantastic feedback, including: …
Last month I recorded a series of films with Gemma Clay, Founder and CEO of care tech start up, Sweet Pea Care, to support Sweet Pea’s mission to inform and educate families who are navigating the challenges of supporting ageing, disabled or unwell relatives. The films are now live on Sweet Pea’s Care Hubs and…
I was delighted to be shortlisted as a finalist for last night’s Social Care Leadership Awards in the ‘Dementia Care Leader’ Category. It was fantastic to have the opportunity to network with professionals in the social care sector and meet friends old and new.
