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New opportunities within the community for people living with dementia and their families.

admin — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 17:13:23 +0000

There are new projects to enhance the wellbeing of those with dementia and their carers. To find out how their quality of life can be improved, visit our ‘New Ventures’ section on the ‘Events’ page.

‘We all have a story and cannot be understood without it’

admin — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:23:40 +0000

‘Stories in dementia care: we all have a story and cannot be understood without it. Life story work typically involves helping people to make a record of some aspects of their life, most often in a book or template, although more creative approaches do exist, including the use of IT and stop frame animation. Increasingly, life story work is being promoted as an important tool for enhancing person-centred dementia care’. To find out more, follow this link to read an article from the Guardian newspaper.

Dementia services in Harrogate and District gain Regional Award for Innovation

admin — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 10:17:25 +0000

Congratulations to the dementia services in Harrogate and District which have been awarded the Yorkshire and Humber Dementia Quality Award, for the innovative approach that the local NHS has taken to make improvements for patients, their families and carers.

The Harrogate and Rural District Clinical Commissioning Group and Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV) are working together to improve local detection, diagnosis and aftercare services for people with dementia, their families and carers. The award is in recognition of the way that the two organisations have worked with local GP practices to streamline the way patients with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia receive their routine reviews. For further details of the award, click here.