As a National Member of the Dementia Action Alliance (DAA), I am honoured to have joined their Post-Diagnostic Support Call to Action Focus Group. This Focus Group is made up of DAA members from different backgrounds who have come together to help advise the DAA secretariat on the planning and delivery of this extremely important…
I am delighted to have become a member of the Department of Health’s Independent Advisory Group on Carers. I have enjoyed an excellent working relationship with the Department of Health in different capacities, including in relation to the G8 Dementia Summit, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support and the Standing Commission on Carers, and this new…
With the EU Referendum result dominating the news agenda, here is a roundup of the coverage I have contributed: D4Dementia – ‘Care and support in the post-Brexit landscape’: http://d4dementia.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/care-and-support-in-post-brexit.html Always good, this blog from @bethyb1886 is excellent on ageism, voter turnout & #socialcare post brexit https://t.co/ul2o8irbJ6 — Jo Moriarty (@Aspirantdiva) June 26, 2016 Nursing Older…
I’m delighted to announce that D4Dementia is 4 years old today. Happy 4th Birthday 🎈🎂🎈@bethyb1886 ‘s blog. Always worth reading https://t.co/1rZ1B8Lk7S — Jo Moriarty (@Aspirantdiva) May 20, 2016 A fitting way to round up Friday for #DAW2016 happy 4th birthday 🎂 🎂🎂🎂 to @bethyb1886 https://t.co/gYulE8HdQJ — DementiaPartnerships (@dementiapartner) May 20, 2016 I really appreciate all…
As a National Member of the Dementia Action Alliance (DAA), I am honoured to have joined their Communications Advisory Group. The 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 organisations across England to take practical actions to enable people…
Today I have submitted my response to the Department of Health’s consultation on the new Carers Strategy. The strategy is due to be published by the end of 2016, and will follow on from the previous Carers Strategy. The deadline for submissions has been extended to 31 July 2016. You can contribute your views here:…
Following on from MacIntyre’s successful application to the Department of Health for support from the Innovation Fund, I am looking forward to working with them as their external consultant to develop ground-breaking new resources to support people with a learning disability and dementia (or who are at risk of developing dementia) through their ‘Dementia Project’.…
I am delighted to annouce that I am part of the panel for the Carers Trust ‘Care Act for Carers: One Year On Commission’. Find out more about the Commission here. Chairing the panel is Rt Hon Professor Paul Burstow FRSA. You can read the biographies of my fellow panelists and advisors here. As a…
Having worked with ICHOM (International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement) throughout most of 2015 on the creation of their ‘Standard Set for Dementia’, I am pleased that this work has now been published and can be found here. I was joined in the creation of this ‘Standard Set’ by people who are living with dementia, leading…
As a National Member of the Dementia Action Alliance (DAA), my work is featured in the DAA Annual Report 2015/16 (Page 46). You can read the report here (PDF). The 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 organisations…
Following on from my involvement in the G8 Dementia Summit, I became a member of the Department of Health’s Dementia Post-Diagnostic Support Working Group. As a group we have today published a joint declaration across government, health, social care and the third sector to deliver better quality services to people with dementia. You can read…
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,…
I am a National Member of the Dementia Action Alliance (DAA), which requires the periodical updating of my action plan. You can read my newly updated action plan here. The 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 organisations…
Today Arc Seven Communications have released a short film featuring Care England’s Professor Martin Green and myself talking about the importance of social media in care. Social Media for Care from Arc Seven. You can find out more about Arc Seven here: http://www.arcseven.co.uk/
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 was honoured to be asked to compère the launch event today for two upcoming Jessica Kingsley publications – ‘Living better with dementia’ by Shibley Rahman and ‘What the hell happened to my brain?’ by Kate Swaffer. I wrote one of the three forewords to ‘Living better with dementia’, alongside contributions from Chris Roberts and…
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.
I am delighted to announce that I have become a member of the Advisory Board for Engage and Create. It’s #CarersWeek Perfect time to announce the wonderful @bethyb1886 is now part of @engageandcreate Advisory Board. Welcome to the team Beth — Rachel Mortimer (@engageandcreate) June 10, 2015 Engage & Create is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated…
As part of my ongoing work with MacIntyre, I was privilaged to interview Chris Roberts, a gentleman living with dementia, and his wife Jayne at MacIntyre’s latest meeting of their pioneering Dementia Special Interest Group. As ever, Chris and Jayne were fantastically engaging speakers, and extremely candid in describing their experiences of living with dementia.…
