New dementia hub launches to bring joy and support to families

NHS Forth Valley part of new project to improve care for the 1m people in UK with dementia

Health staff in Forth Valley are part of a project designed to support independent living and enhance the quality of life for the one million people in the UK living with dementia.

New dementia hub launches to bring joy and support to families

Happy Days space offers drop ins memory cafés and advice for healthy ageing

Make Time For A Cuppa To Help Families Facing Dementia

Share Post Share Email Dementia UK is running its 16th annual ‘Time for a Cuppa’ event to raise funds for families affected by dementia By the time you’ve boiled your kettle, another person will have developed dementia. It’s a huge and growing health crisis – one in two of us will be affected by the condition in our lifetime. This May, Dementia UK, the specialist dementia nursing charity, is inviting the nation…

Dementia UK offer tips for hosting a successful Time for a Cuppa event

Between 1st and 8th May, Dementia UK will be encouraging people across the country to get together to host a Time for a Cuppa event to help support families affected by dementia. This will be the 16th Time for a Cuppa fundraiser and ahead of it the charity have provided some tips on making the event fully dementia-inclusive whether it takes place at home, at work, or in care homes. Hannah Gardner, Consultant Admiral Nurse for Children and Young …

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Scottish health board joins research group to leverage new technologies to improve dementia care

A Scottish health board is joining a university-led research network in a bid to leverage new technologies to improve dementia care. NHS Forth Valley is to become part of a new three-year project to support independent living and enhance the quality of life for people living with dementia. The £2million CONSOLIDATE network led by Herriot-Watt university brings together a number of NHS Boards, universities and charities, carers and community orga…