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‘Old’ normal, ‘new’ normal or time to make a ‘better’ normal?

20/07/202019/08/2020 Beth BrittonD4DementiaLeave a Comment on ‘Old’ normal, ‘new’ normal or time to make a ‘better’ normal?

For the last four months I’ve written about different aspects of the coronavirus pandemic. For July, I want to think about life post-lockdown and pose these questions: What do we REALLY want ‘normal’ life to look like now? Is a…

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Family carers and the coronavirus pandemic

22/06/202026/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4DementiaLeave a Comment on Family carers and the coronavirus pandemic

For the last three months I’ve written about different aspects of the coronavirus pandemic. For June, I want to think about how family carers have been affected by lockdown and the ongoing coronavirus crisis. The pandemic has raised so many…

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It could be you

10/06/201911/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4DementiaLeave a Comment on It could be you

With over 200 blogs on D4Dementia, some of them now 7 years old, I’ve decided to spend my 2019 year of blogging by re-visiting some of the topics I’ve covered previously, throwing fresh light on why they remain relevant, and…

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Co-production in health and social care – It really isn’t rocket science

11/07/201619/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia1 Comment on Co-production in health and social care – It really isn’t rocket science

Last week was the first ever National Co-production Week, identified on twitter as #CoProWeek. Organised by the Social Care Institute for Excellence, the creation of this awareness raising week marks an important milestone in recognising that if you work in health or…

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Care and support in the post-Brexit landscape

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Mostly I love social media and its ability to give ‘real time’ reaction to news and events, but I have to say that I didn’t enjoy the negativity I saw this morning following the decision of the majority of the…

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Playing the numbers game

31/08/201520/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4DementiaLeave a Comment on Playing the numbers game

I write this blog on the cusp of September which is the 4th World Alzheimer’s Month, a yearly international campaign to raise awareness and challenge stigma. There have been announcements in August around prevalence that have kept dementia in the…

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Why don’t we listen to people with dementia?

20/07/201521/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4DementiaLeave a Comment on Why don’t we listen to people with dementia?

Before I get into the substance behind the title I’ve chosen for this blog post, I first want to acknowledge that there are organisations who do listen to people with dementia, and organisations exclusively made up of people with dementia…

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Mind the gap

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Dementia making the headlines isn’t anything new and today’s make for fairly depressing, albeit highly predictable, reading. Anyone currently involved in dementia care in the UK, be that as a person with dementia, a family member supporting/caring for a person…

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Focus on carers

08/06/201521/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4DementiaLeave a Comment on Focus on carers

Today sees the start of the annual Carers Week, an important campaign to help raise the profile and needs of carers in the UK and celebrate the vital contribution they make to society. This year’s theme is ‘Carer Friendly Communities’,…

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Taking stock

27/04/201522/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4DementiaLeave a Comment on Taking stock

Last weekend marked the 3rd anniversary of my dad’s death. Alongside remembering that immensely sad day, it also prompted a lot of reflection, both personally about dad’s life and the gap he has left behind, but also more generally about…

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