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.
Having met Dementia Dialogues Podcast Host Natalie Carter at the Alzheimer’s and Dementia Show, I was honoured to be invited to be one of Natalie’s podcast guests. We talked about wellbeing, my dad, my work and more, and I shared some tips and advice. Listen to the podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0lTLFR1u8xkIOCyS7d1uyO?si=iAGeYBhKQWeFnPry7uTdFw&nd=1&dlsi=85e927b491b34f14
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 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 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…
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…
As part of my roles with Dementia Community I host monthly webinars, which today has included hosting my first Open Space webinar. Dementia Community Open Space webinars are a chance to network with Dementia Community members, share work, ideas, projects and future plans relating to dementia care and support, and find out more about Dementia…
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 DSIG’s…
I was honoured to join Barbara Stephens today to jointly MC the 14th National Dementia Care Awards in Sheffield. It’s been a wonderful day celebrating the best in dementia care and support. Huge congratulations to all the finalists and winners, all of whom are listed here: https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/events/national-dementia-care-awards A shout-out to the Dementia Community team too…
I was delighted to join a panel at today’s first Person Centred Software Customer Engagement Conference. Chaired by Hannah Millar of Orchard Care, I was joined by a person living with dementia (not named at the person’s request) and Lucy O’Flaherty, CEO of Columbia Aged Care in Australia. We discussed: ‘Understanding the person behind the…
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.
