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Grant-Aided places on training and education courses

You could benefit from free* or grant-aided training which will improve your level of dementia care and provide you with key person-centred skills. Places apply to services in Northern Ireland and are limited so apply now to make the most of generous DHPSS and Atlantic Philanthropies funding.
 

Government initiatives focus on the need for good quality early interventions following diagnosis.

Apply now for this course and you could secure a free* or grant-aided place. Download the course flyer

Sign up for this innovative programme that cascades dementia trainng through the care home and hospital setting. This will optomise the value of trainng for your team and help them to maximise a shared ethos of care.

Book now to secure a free* or grant-aided place at our facilitator training event in Belfast on 5 and 6 October.
Visit our education and training pages for more courses. * Applies in Northern Ireland only
 
The International Dementia Excellence Awards – Apply Now!
20 October 2010, Excel, London
 
Do you know someone who demonstrates excellence in their practice? Nominate them, or yourself, for the International Dementia Excellence Awards. Awards nominations close on 20 August so don’t wait!
The IDEA awards celebrate innovation and good practice. They are designed to recognise organisations and individuals who have worked to improve the quality of life of people with dementia.
 
Nominations for the following categories are now being invited:
 
1. Pleasure of Eating - granted by La Fondation Médéric     Alzheimer
2. Good Nights - granted by La Fondation Médéric Alzheimer
3. Nurse of the Year - sponsored by the Royal College of Nursing
4. Team of the Year - sponsored by NHS Kensington and Chelsea
5. Unsung Hero - sponsored by NatWest
6. Dementia Design Innovation of the Year
7. Volunteer of the Year

Nominate now. Full details of the awards categories and nomination criteria are available at www.ideawards.com which will be presented at the awards dinner at ‘Coming of Age’, the DSDC’s 4th international conference. For more information, please contact Jemma Galbraith Conference Manager, 01786467740.

 

Click here to download the easy read version 'Improving Dementia Services in Northern Ireland - A Regional Strategy'

Click here to download full version

The draft document ‘Improving Dementia Services in Northern Ireland – A Regional Strategy’ has just been published. This is your opportunity to discuss this report that will shape the future of dementia services.

 Download the new look Dementia Now - hot topic: memory clinics 

The Northern Ireland office of the Dementia Services Development Centre has received grants from the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety and The Atlantic Philanthropies. The grants of £1.2M, over a period of 3 years will provide a dementia centre with specific resources including education & training, consultancy, library/information services and research that aim to improve the lives of people with dementia, their carers and families, with particular emphasis on provision within Northern Ireland.

The DSDC Northern Ireland office is an operational service of the Dementia Services Development Centre, University of Stirling. The centre exists to improve peoples’ understanding and knowledge of dementia. The University of Stirling is proud of the international reputation that the Dementia Services Development Centre has grown over the last two decades and is delighted to have the opportunity of continuing to work in strong partnership with Northern Ireland Government and The Atlantic Philanthropies to support people with dementia in NI.

Our work brings us into contact with staff in health, social care, housing, voluntary, public and private sectors. We write and publish practice guides and training packages, in addition to offering consultancy and an information service about the latest thinking in dementia care. We undertake research into ways of improving the quality of life of those with dementia and their cares, and will undertake NI specific research as part of the extension of this pilot.

 Download Dementia Perspective: Northern Ireland in Focus - Spring 2010

 

Download Dementia Perspective: Northern Ireland in Focus - Winter 2009 Edition