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For information on how to become an Admiral Nurse or to commission an Admiral Nurse service Visit the Admiral Nurse Academy website

Create a buzz with the Bee Inspired Dementia Care Programme

Dementia UK is delighted to to be working in partnership with Jackie Pool Associates Ltd to deliver the Bee Inspired Dementia Care Leadership Programme.

The Bee Inspired Dementia Care Leadership Programme was created by Jackie Pool Associated Ltd to help support the lead for Dementia Care and other senior team members to create a buzz in their dementia care setting with excellent and ethical dementia care.

The programme currently consists of the following components:

• Three date Bee Inspired Leadership Course

• Bee Inspired Dementia Care Toolbox

• Mentorship of Bee Inspired Dementia Care Lead Practitioner

More information about the programme

Remembering family carers of people with dementia

44% of people know or have known someone with dementia. These are the staggering findings from a recent Yougov survey by the Alzheimer's Society.

This Dementia Awareness Week (20 - 26 May 2012) Dementia UK is highlighting the importance of supporting family carers of people with dementia who sometimes struggle to cope with the impact of dementia and the effect that it can have on relationships, family finances and the carer's own health.

Our Admiral Nurses are here to help.

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