Health news from the Lynn News, lynnnews.co.uk,
Published on the 13 July 2013
Officials say that the Dementia 2gether event, which takes place on Monday, has been organised in response to a high level of public concern in the borough about the condition and will help to influence service development.
Valerie Newton, the hospital’s deputy director of nursing and patient experience, said: “The aim of the event is to give local people current information on dementia and to give them an opportunity to discuss the experiences they have had in relation to dementia at the hospital.
“We will use this information to give us ideas about developing future services.”
Monday’s session, at the hospital’s conference room between 5.30 and 7.30pm, is the second in a series of events designed to give patients, their families and carers a platform to talk about their own experiences of the condition, obtain information and make suggestions about how services should be developed.
The meeting will include a presentation from the Norfolk and Suffolk Dementia Alliance about the current situation across the region and a question and answer session with experts from the NHS and the Alzheimer’s Society.
During the day there will also be information stands from agencies including Age UK and West Norfolk Carers and the chance to meet the hospital foundation trust’s governors.
People can book places by contacting the hospital’s patient and public involvement lead, Fiona Cutts, on 01553 613613, extension 2432, or by emailing fiona.cutts@qehkl.nhs.uk
