Tag Archives: Norfolk

Dementia care ideas in Norfolk and Suffolk could benefit from £420,000 fund

October 7, 2011   Alzheimer’s, Carers, dementia, Norfolk

Anyone in Norfolk and Suffolk can apply. It could be an individual looking after a dementia sufferer or someone working in health care

 

By DONNA-LOUISE BISHOP, Reporter Thursday, October 6, 2011
12.58 PM

A total of £420,000 in funding is being made available during next year under a new scheme to help people battling with dementia in Norfolk and Suffolk.

A new initiative, the Norfolk and Suffolk Dementia Alliance, is asking applicants to apply for funding which could see their idea or organisation benefit from as much as £70,000.

Up to six applications could be successful, three in the first round in January and three more next July.

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Chloe Smith MP met with Professor Peter Passmore to discuss dementia

October 6, 2011   Alzheimer’s, dementia, Norfolk, Older care

CHLOE SMITH MP CHAMPIONS IMPROVED DEMENTIA CARE FOR NORWICH NORTH

In advance of World Alzheimer’s Day (21st September), Norwich North MP, Chloe Smith is calling on local health services to help improve standards of care in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) by following the latest advice from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) on drug treatment.

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Do you want to learn how to use the internet?

October 5, 2011   Carers, disability, internet, Norfolk
Free IT lessons in Norwich
Please note Baseline is going to be running two Go-On IT Session’s every Friday 1st session from 3-4pm and second session from 4-5pm the programe will be running from Friday the 7th October through to early March 2012. The sessions are aimed at beginners and cover all the basics from turning on a computer and learning how to use a mouse to getting online and setting up an email address.
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