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03 May
Lauren Laverne appointed ambassador for Music for Dementia 2020
BBC TV and radio presenter Lauren Laverne has been appointed as the ambassador for Music for Dementia 2020, a new campaign calling for music to be accessible to everyone living with dementia
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18 Apr
National Dementia Action Alliance Newsletter April
Our April newsletter includes a member achievement from Age UK, an interview with Helping Hands and reports from our recent event on dementia and prisons and webinar on sexual intimacy and older people
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17 Apr
5 minutes with Jayne Vale from Helping Hands
We caught up with Jayne Vale who is Dementia Specialist at Helping Hands. Jane works closely with healthcare professionals around the UK to provide advice and support, and also trains new carers in dementia awareness and how to be a great dementia carer.
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17 Apr
NDAA Member Achievements: Age UK
For our annual report 2018/19 we asked our members to submit an achievement relating to supporting people living with dementia and carers they were most proud of from 2018. This month we hear from Age UK.
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17 Apr
NDAA webinar on sexual intimacy & older people slides now available
On Thursday 28 March 2019, the NDAA were joined by Dr Dawne Garrett, Professional Lead - Older People and Dementia Care at the Royal College of Nursing, who led an engaging and informative webinar on sexual intimacy and older people.
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16 Apr
Royal College of Nursing introduce Aspects of Age: Exhibition
NDAA member the Royal College of Nursing have launched a new exhibition this month entitled 'Aspects of Age' which is free to attend and runs until 30 September 2019 at the RCN Library and Heritage Centre in London.
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12 Apr
NDAA co-hosts Addressing the Challenges of Dementia in Prisons event
On 28th March 2019 National Dementia Action Alliance (NDAA) and Alzheimer’s Society ran an event to look at supporting people affected by dementia in, and being released from, prison. The half-day event saw a range of delegates from both the prison and he
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08 Apr
The Dementia Manifesto: A revolution in how dementia is understood?
In this blog from NDAA member Toby Williamson Consultancy, Toby explains how his new book 'The Dementia Manifesto' aims to introduce a radical change of thinking where ‘dementia as life’ can not only be understood in more positive terms, but also as an es
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22 Mar
A blog from Shahid Mohammed of tide on the Dementia Dekh Bhaal project
This is a blog from NDAA member tide and Dementia Dekh Bhaal Project Manager, and former carer, Shahid Mohammed. The project was featured at the NDAA Annual Conference 2019 Shahid talks about the carers he has engaged with in Rochdale.
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22 Mar
National Dementia Action Alliance Newsletter March 2019
Our March newsletter includes a new feature of our member's achievements and a reminder about the webinar on sexual intimacy and older people which takes place next Thursday