I’ve been supporting Dementia Carers Count ‘Every Small Step’ challenge for the past five days. Dementia Carers Count provide fantastic training and support services for carers of people with dementia, and I regularly signpost to their work. Many thanks to everyone who supported me, and please do visit https://dementiacarers.org.uk to find out more about this…
It has been an honour today to speak at a one-hour online event for BRACE, a dementia research charity that I am an ambassador for. I talked about my dad’s life with dementia, how our experiences have shaped my work and what good care looks like. Thank you BRACE! @bethyb1886 sharing her personal journey of…
As part of my ongoing commitment to the work of my longest serving client, MacIntyre, I’ve been supporting their Memories and Miles this year with some of my family. Due to COVID-19, MacIntyre are asking that people wishing to participate in Memories and Miles do so in their local area to keep these events safe…
I’m delighted to announce that D4Dementia is 8 years old today! My blog also has a new home – http://www.d4dementia.com đŁA super exciting day for me! â My D4Dementia blog is 8 years old todayđ â It now has a brand new homeđĄhttps://t.co/hk4wRUYOW8 AND â My May blog is live – ‘Living with #dementia – It’s not postponed’…
As a Member of the National Dementia Action Alliance (NDAA), my work is featured in the NDAA Annual Report 2019/20 (Page 62). You can read the report here (PDF). The National Dementia Action Alliance is a movement with one simple aim: to bring about a society-wide response to dementia. It encourages and supports communities and…
I’ve been interviewed by Insequa Ltd, where I was asked: 1) What would you like the new governmentâs response to dementia care to be? 2) What are we getting right in dementia care? 3) Demographics determine that the ageing population in the UK will rise considerably in the coming generation. This will align with an…
Following my speech at the National Care Forum (NCF) Managers Conference on 4 November 2019, I want to thank all of the delegates who’ve contacted me following my speech to say how much they enjoyed it and share how it has inspired them. I’m delighted to have received feedback saying how ‘inspirational’, ‘thought provoking’, ‘powerful’…
Having immensely enjoyed working with MacIntyre as their external consultant for their 3-year ‘Dementia Project’, I am delighted to see their one-year-on report published. ‘Improving Dementia Support for People With a Learning Disability’ charts the award-winning Department of Health and Social Care funded ‘Dementia Project’, and explains how it successfully raised awareness of learning disability and…
As a Member of the National Dementia Action Alliance (NDAA), my work is featured in the NDAA Annual Report 2018/19 (Page 28). You can read the report here (PDF). The National Dementia Action Alliance is a movement with one simple aim: to bring about a society-wide response to dementia. It encourages and supports communities and…
As the external consultant for MacIntyreâs 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 âbehavioursâ as they may be described (words like âaggressionâ…
As the external consultant for MacIntyre’s Dementia Project, I’m delighted to share links to the eBooks from the Wellbeing for Life Toolkit that MacIntyre are now making available on their website. I have written – in whole or in part – many of these resources, as well as reviewing/revising all of the resources for MacIntyre…
I’m delighted to announce that D4Dementia is 7 years old today. To celebrate I’ve published a special blog that includes the results of a reader survey I’ve conducted over the past month. As Dementia Action Week #DAW2019 begins, my D4Dementia blog is 7 years old! A post to celebrate 7 years of blogging about #dementia…
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 MacIntyreâs Dementia Project team, in conjunction with me, as a way of bringing staff together in regional locations,…
I’ve been interviewed by the Daily Sparkle, all about my dad and the work I do now. You can read the interview here:Â http://www.dailysparkle.co.uk/interview-beth-britton/Â My thanks go to the team at the Daily Sparkle for interviewing me.
As part of their series of dementia-related content to support UK Dementia Action Week 2018, one of my consultancy clients, MacIntyre, have interviewed me about my work on their groundbreaking Wellbeing for Life toolkit. You can read the interview here:Â https://www.macintyrecharity.org/news-blogs/macintyres-wellbeing-for-life-toolkit/ In the interview I talk about how I wrote content, and reviewed the entire Wellbeing…
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…
I’m delighted to announce that D4Dementia is 6 years old today. Today is the 6th birthday of my D4Dementia blog đđđ This is where it all began https://t.co/4p4e8SyYub pic.twitter.com/v0PAfj7zwb â Beth Britton (@bethyb1886) May 20, 2018 I really appreciate all the amazing support that has enabled D4Dementia to become one of the foremost dementia blogs…
Following today’s webinar for the Dementia Action Alliance (DAA) presented by Sarah Ormston, MacIntyre’s Specialist Health Advisor and Dementia Project Manager and myself, the slides (without audio) are now available on the DAA website for anyone who wasn’t able to join the webinar live. You can find the slides here. Entitled ‘Learning Disabilities and Dementia…
Today one of my consultancy clients, MacIntyre, have published a guide on poly pharmacy that they co-produced with me. You can read the guide here: https://www.macintyrecharity.org/our-expertise/resources/poly-pharmacy-a-guide-for-staff/ This resource, which is aimed at social care staff but offers useful information for everyone, supports the national STOMP campaign: Stop the Over Medication of People with a Learning…
