Forgive me for the slightly self-absorbed post. Blogging by its nature can be the epitome of self-absorption but I attempted to write with a look to the wider world, particularly in the sector I know best, social care. I put this in the past tense as this will be the last post I write. When […]
The Department of Health has, today, launched the Dementia Friends scheme. It’s a lovely scheme to promote greater awareness of Dementia by recruiting an army of volunteers. These volunteers will be trained to have an ‘understanding of dementia’ As the website itself says, if you become a ‘Dementia Friend’ We’ll equip you with an understanding […]
I can’t help it but I’m somewhat unimpressed and uninspired by claims that Castlebeck’s transformation is nearly complete (As reported by The Guardian). I’m sure Mr Sullivan has done a sterling job in dragging the remains of homes such as Winterbourne View towards acceptable standards but the very fact that such poor standards of care are […]
Working in dementia services at the ‘frontline’ I often consider what messages I’d feed back to the local and national policy makers if I ever had the opportunity. Of course, I don’t have these opportunities as I’m not a manager so I thought I’d imagine I were at an important meeting with Norman Lamb, the […]
Today, September 21st 2012 is World Alzheimer’s Day. The purpose of World Alzheimer’s Day is to raise awareness particularly of Alzheimer’s which the more common type of dementia. I have a particular interest in Alzheimer’s and dementia. I think there can be a drive in policy to both marginalise those who have dementias and to […]
Today is the start of Dementia Awareness Week. The Alzheimer’s Society are running a campaign ‘Remember the Person’ which is a good byline, if only it could be remembered. In the wave of headlines talking of ‘dementia timebombs’ and ‘care crises’ its unsurprising that the presentation of ageing and dementias (although important to note that […]
Today the government has announced an increase in funding for dementia research, indeed, the figures given by the BBC talks about raising the money put into dementia research from £26.6m to £66.6m by 2015. Great news, really it is. I think it’s essential that there is a focus on dementia and what can prevent and […]
The case in the Court of Appeal of two nurses dismissed for their role in the unlawful restraint of a patient with dementia seems an interesting case study in judicial empathy. Its citation is Crawford & Anor v Suffolk Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust [2012] EWCA Civ 138 (17 February 2012), but I’m going to […]
Yesterday, I was engaged in a (very brief) discussion on Twitter about this article in the Guardian on Wednesday which highlights a case where direct payments were used fraudulently with tragic consequences. The thrust of the discussion was that while there will always be isolated incidences of potential abuse and criminal actions, highlighting the method […]
We’ve seen a lot of discussion over the past week or so about the ‘problems’ created by older people who sometimes remain in hospital when there are no appropriate and suitable services in the community to assist in their rehabilitation goal – which is callously referred to in policy-making ivory towers as ‘bed blocking’ – […]
January 11, 2013 by ermintrude2
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