In this guest blog, Dementia UK’s Practice and Professional Development Lead, Rachel Thompson, tells us about some of challenges reading poses to people ...
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Latest news - Dementia UK
St Oswald’s Hospice Launches Admiral Nurse Service
We have partnered with St Oswald’s Hospice, Newcastle upon Tyne, to provide a specialist dementia nurse to better support people with dementia and their ...
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What dementia means in the 21st Century
A blog post by our Director of Clinical Services, Paul Edwards....
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Our top film suggestions for people with dementia
We've put together a list of film suggestions for families with a relative with dementia....
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Teesside Hospice officially launch their new Admiral Nurse Service
Teesside Hospice and Dementia UK have joined forces to develop a new Admiral Nurse Service which has been enabled through a generous donation from Venator....
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Sally’s story
The nurses on the Helpline told me exactly what we needed to do to take things forward. They gave us the confidence as a family to push harder to get Doris ...
Read moreAdmiral Nurse Emma’s story
The most important thing about being an Admiral Nurse for me is to understand what people are going through and to get to the root of what is bothering them....
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The Challenges of Living with Both a Diagnosis of Cancer and Dementia
For this year’s World Cancer Day, we spoke to Admiral Nurse, Debby Veigas, around the challenges that caring for someone with dementia and cancer brings....
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Admiral Nurse Service Launched at Swindon’s Great Western Hospital
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has introduced two new Admiral Nursing posts to provide specialist support to people with dementia and their carers...
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Gardening with dementia
Maintaining physical activity, cognitive function and social interaction, all helps someone who has dementia to remain stimulated, feel valued and helpful....
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