Author Archives: wendy
Action needed on training for dementia carers
13 October 2014 Last updated at 00:04 BST
BBC Inside Out examines the weaknesses in the quality of training and care on offer to people with dementia in care homes and hospitals.
Norwich-based mental health art group
The Well Artists – exhibition at The Forum October 12-16
Catherine Morris-Gretton Saturday, October 11, 2014
12:31 PM
A Norwich-based art group for people living with mental ill-health is holding an exhibition at The Forum in the city from tomorrow.
The Well formed in 2006 to provide support and development for artists in Norfolk living with mental distress and now has a membership of about 14 people.
Carers – Being the connection in communication
Guest blog by matthew mckenzie
@mmckenz11
A blog for carers of mental health – Welcome back to another blog post from a fellow carer.
I would like you to check out the following scenario.
Just imaging this. Here we have a patient who talks to the doctor, the doctor sometimes struggles to understand the patient, then the doctor contacts the mental health consultant, the mental health consultant then contacts the care coordinator, the care coordinator contacts the patient, the patient then contacts an advocate and the advocate contacts the doctor, the doctor contacts the social worker who in turn speaks to the care coordinator who then is too busy to contact the patient who in turn does not contact anyone for a long time sinking futher into relapse.
