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Amour

17/03/201426/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia1 Comment on Amour

There is something universal about the language of love. Across the world we may have many different words for it but the meaning remains the same, and most importantly of all the endless ways of demonstrating it transcend barriers. There…

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Reaching for the stars

21/09/201327/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

It seems very appropriate that today, on World Alzheimer’s Day and Dementia Awareness Day (DAD), I’m doing a Memory Walk for Alzheimer’s Society, hoping that memories of my dad will give me lots of inspiration and strength for the 10km. Sometimes…

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Sense and simplicity

14/11/201202/07/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia1 Comment on Sense and simplicity

One of the many positive things to come out of the increase in dementia awareness is the focus on how we provide the best possible care for people living with dementia. The importance of training for everyone involved in dementia…

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So how much do you know about dementia?

15/09/201206/07/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia5 Comments on So how much do you know about dementia?

Awareness is something that is talked about extensively in healthcare. In fact it is fair to say that those of us working in this field are pretty much obsessed by it. Days or weeks designed to highlight particular conditions are…

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What makes a dementia friendly community?

01/08/201202/07/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

When I last wrote about the UK’s dementia challenge I said that we needed to make our country a place where people who are living with dementia can lead the lives they deserve to, rather than the ones foisted upon…

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Ending the ‘chemical cosh’

18/07/201202/07/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia2 Comments on Ending the ‘chemical cosh’

One of the things I feel most passionately about in dementia care is the inappropriate use of antipsychotic medications.  For many years these have been commonplace when doctors, nurses and care professionals have sought to quell the symptoms of dementia…

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Dementia – You can’t catch it!

22/05/201202/07/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia6 Comments on Dementia – You can’t catch it!

Stigma is one of the biggest problems currently facing those battling against dementia. Fear of the big D easily rivals fear of the big C, but whilst cancer campaigners have made massive strides in helping society face up to that…

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I'm an award-winning content creator, consultant, campaigner and speaker, trainer and mentor, specialising in ageing, health & social care. Until 2012 I was a carer to my dad who had vascular dementia for approximately the last 19 years of his life. I aim to provide support and advice to those faced with similar situations, inform and educate care professionals and the wider population, promote debate and create improvements in dementia care.

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  • What makes everything ok? 28/11/2022
  • Women’s raw deal on dementia 31/10/2022

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