Tag: policy

Cure the care system? I wish

17/05/202118/05/2021 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

How ironic that in the week before Dementia Action Week, this year themed around social care reform, the latest Queen’s Speech yet again failed to provide detailed plans to address the issues that have plagued the care system for years.…

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

20/07/202019/08/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

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 BrittonD4Dementia

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 BrittonD4Dementia

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

24/06/201619/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia1 Comment on Care and support in the post-Brexit landscape

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 BrittonD4Dementia

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 BrittonD4Dementia

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

06/07/201521/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia2 Comments on Mind the gap

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 BrittonD4Dementia

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 BrittonD4Dementia

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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One million friends, but we need specialists too

02/03/201522/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

Like many people who have supported the Dementia Friends initiative, I was delighted to hear the announcement that the target of creating one million Dementia Friends was recently reached. Dementia Friends is the UK Government’s initiative, in partnership with the…

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£55 to diagnose dementia

10/11/201423/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

When the headlines first broke that GP’s in England are to be paid £55 to diagnose dementia, I have to admit I wasn’t surprised. Improving diagnosis rates has been the number one target since the 2009 National Dementia Strategy, and…

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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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