Today I have had the privilege of meeting inspirational Australian Kate Swaffer. Our #dementiachallengers lunch @KateSwaffer pic.twitter.com/9H7Qhn6XT3 — Beth Britton (@bethyb1886) August 11, 2013 Kate is living with young-onset dementia and has pioneered the formation of the Alzheimer’s Australia Dementia Advisory Committee. This group, comprising of 12 people who are living with dementia, aims to…
I have been accepted as a national member of the UK Dementia Action Alliance (DAA) You can read my action plan here: https://nationaldementiaaction.org.uk/members/beth-britton/action-plan/ The Dementia Action Alliance is made up of numerous organisations committed to transforming the quality of life of people living with dementia in the UK and the millions of people who care…
Today I took part in a ‘Timely Diagnosis of Dementia’ meeting jointly hosted by NHS England and the BMA. Picture of @Minghowriter @nursemaiden @ABurns1907 & me from Wednesday’s ‘Timely diagnosis of dementia’ meeting pic.twitter.com/1sRHTMEQPO — Beth Britton (@bethyb1886) June 7, 2013 The meeting brought together people who are living with dementia, past and present carers,…
My D4Dementia blog is one year old today. It’s been 1 year today since I started my blog http://t.co/nxl3h6WFby This is where it all began: http://t.co/6Vlt4Qih66 #talkdementia — Beth Britton (@bethyb1886) May 20, 2013 I began the blog to provide support and advice to those faced with similar situations, inform and educate the wider population,…
I am delighted to announce that I have completed my Dementia Friends Champions training. The idea of the training is to enable Dementia Friends Champions to help people understand what it’s like to live with dementia and the actions they can take in their communities to make them more dementia friendly. The ambition is to…
I’m really pleased to have raised some much needed funds for Dementia UK with our ‘Time for a Cuppa’ tea party today. Our #timeforacuppa tea party in aid of @dementiauk pic.twitter.com/Vnn5FLh71E — Beth Britton (@bethyb1886) March 2, 2013 Currently there are an estimated 800,000 people diagnosed with dementia in the UK. This means there is…
I’m very proud to have been a finalist in tonight’s Roses Media Awards less than 6 months after I began my D4Dementia blog. At the #Roses2012 pic.twitter.com/SFY5VaTC — Beth Britton (@bethyb1886) November 8, 2012 D4Dementia was shortlisted in the ‘Best coverage of issues around dementia and/or social care (Barchester special award)’ category alongside the BBC,…
