By providing information on the services available and how these services are performing in the South West, the Ourhealth website helps patients and carers work with health and care professionals to improve their experiences and the experiences of others. Ourhealth will roll-out across the South of England by the end of December 2012, building on the pilot project in the South West. Read more »
Stars from the cast of This Morning are lining up to get involved and offer their support to this year’s Christmas charity campaign run by coastal fashion company, Seasalt. Read more »
We have begun work to develop an interactive map of memory services, cafés and groups in the South West. Read more »
This independent directory, developed by Andy Francis, enables anyone to locate a Memory café or Alzheimer’s café in the UK by region or county. Read more »
This guidance written by David Light and Jim Delves explains what a memory café is and offers tips on how to set up and deliver one. Read more »
A recent letter issued by Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia, notifies PCT Medical Directors of a proposed data collection exercise starting in May 2011, about the establishment of memory services, as part of a National Audit of Dementia Services. Read more »
Seasalt, a Cornwall family-run business, are asking knitters to knit to raise money for Memory Cafes across Devon and Cornwall. Read more »