As the external consultant for MacIntyre’s Dementia Project, I wrote 11 Changed Behaviour booklets, some of which have now been made available on their website. The booklets support the Changed Behaviour eBook that I wrote as part of MacIntyre’s Wellbeing for Life Toolkit. The booklets look at different ‘behaviours’ as they may be described (words like ‘aggression’…
MacIntyre, my longest-serving consultancy client of 5+ years, have published a case study on one of the roundtable training days I have facilitated for their staff . You can read the case study here: https://www.macintyrecharity.org/our-approach/resources/reducing-the-risk-of-falls-case-study-roundtable-event/ During the session staff learnt about: Factors that contribute to falls for people with a learning disability How falls impact…
Today one of my consultancy clients, MacIntyre, have published a guide to running roundtable training days with staff that they co-produced with me. You can read the guide here: https://www.macintyrecharity.org/our-expertise/resources/roundtables-best-practice-guide/ The roundtable format was originally developed by MacIntyre’s Dementia Project team, in conjunction with me, as a way of bringing staff together in regional locations,…
Thank you to the Oxfordshire Association of Care Providers (OACP) for asking me to share an example of my consultancy work for Issue 4 of their ‘Talking Care’ magazine. I chose to focus on my work with a Christadephian Care Home in Coventry, under the title ‘Improvement for all-time, not just crisis-time’. The feature includes…
As a member of the guideline committee for the NICE/SCIE guidance ‘Social care of older people with multiple long-term conditions’ I welcome today’s publication of the guidance. Publication marks the end of a lengthy and thorough process where as a committee member I used both my personal experiences as a former carer to my father,…
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…
After supporting Care Home Open Day 2014 by visiting the care home that provided outstanding end-of-life care for my father, I was honoured to be invited to visit Nightingale House in South London for Care Home Open Day 2015. Had a lovely afternoon at Nightingale House supporting #CHOD2015 #carehomeopenday -Thank u @NGHHammerson @HelenS_CEO pic.twitter.com/1GVALo2fga —…
Following my presentation at the annual Bucks New University Safeguarding Conference, I have received the following feedback letter: My thanks go to the team at Bucks New University who put such a successful conference together. It was a privilage to share the platform with so many outstanding speakers.
Earlier this year I was fortunate to have the opportunity to shadow a CQC inspection of a 60-bed care home. An article detailing my experiences has now been published by The Guardian Social Care Network, and can be found here: http://www.theguardian.com/social-care-network/2015/may/14/good-care-but-carelessness-what-i-found-from-shadowing-a-cqc-inspection Commenting on this, Andrea Sutcliffe, Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care at the Care…
Following on from the film I made for Care England last year, I have today been filming a studio debate with ITN Productions for Care England. The panel comprised of Professor Martin Green OBE, Angela Rippon OBE, Matthew Bolton from Citizens UK and myself. The debate was chaired by broadcaster Bridgid Nzekwu. The full recording…
Today I have been filming for Arc Seven Communications for their new Arc Seven TV channel. The filming focused on social care, care providers and communcations, as well as some current ‘issues of the day’, including the forthcoming General Election. You can find out more about Arc Seven here: http://www.arcseven.co.uk/ Films released so far: 26 March:…
My interview with David Brindle is in today’s Guardian and online here: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jul/30/beth-britton-care-homes-not-police-states-dementia-blogger @bethyb1886 what a great interview Beth, well done you & @guardian – we’re very lucky to work with you @CareQualityComm — Andrea Sutcliffe (@Crouchendtiger7) July 30, 2014 Go read @bethyb1886‘s interview in today’s @guardian, she talks about her exps of care homes…
I am delighted to announce that I am a member of the NICE/SCIE Guidance Development Group for the social care of older people with multiple long-term conditions. @bethyb1886 Good to see you after the first GDG meeting on older people with LTC @SCIE_socialcare. You have great expce to bring @NICEcomms — Carolyn Denne (@Mayaustin) January…
