Interview with Emily Holzhausen, Carers UK
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGpBKiAu9Ss[/youtube]
Interview conducted with Emily Holzhausen, Director of Policy and Public Affairs, Carers UK. Emily discussed the rising costs of dementia particularly in relation to unpaid family carers, particularly hidden costs and social costs. This interview took place at a debate hosted by The International Longevity Centre (ILC-UK) with the Actuarial Profession, and supported by Pfizer titled: The Future Economic, Health and Social Care Costs of Dementia.
Facing Dementia Together Project
Facing Dementia Together Project – Thoughts from Renfrewshire
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8d4hfCFDeo[/youtube]
This video was made in a day care centre for people with dementia and their carers and reflects the thoughts and lives of those experiencing various issues relating to diagnosis, post-diagnosis and daily life living with dementia
Show changes, mental health chiefs are told
Show changes, mental health chiefs are told
9:00am Thursday 14th April 2011
MENTAL health chiefs have been asked to show they have made improvements following the death of two patients.
Bosses from Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Bolton Hospital have been called to provide assurances that lessons have been learned.
It comes after an inquest into the death of Mark Dakin concluded he was let down by the “gross failure”
of staff.
