Thursday 1 October 2015

Talks 2015

Hi 
Our Make A Difference tour continues this year across the country .Last year I had the great privilege to speak at 187 events 
we are  truly inspired with over 7500   pledges we received  to date 
 We will be keeping in touch with individuals,Health Boards ,trusts,groups people who have already pledged to try and support encourage and help fulfill 
Looking forward to meeting more Difference Makers this year     
January 2015
·         14.01.15  Speaking at Carers Connect – Dixon Halls
·         23.01.15  6Cs Live Conference, NHS England
·         27.01.15  3 talks at Warrington Dementia Action Alliance Steering Group
·         28.01.15  National Conference and Graduation Event for Cohort 5 Dementia      Champions, Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

February 2015
·         03.02.15  Advanced Dementia Consultation Event - Irvine
·         09.02.15  Attending Dementia Programme Board
·         09.02.15  Manchester Police Carers Support Group 
·         10.02.15  Person-Centred Health & Care National Development Day with Dementia Carer Voices  Stand at the Beardmore Hotel & Conference Centre
·         12.02.15  Speaking for Care Companions in Sutton Coldfield 
·         16/17.02.15  3 talks at University Hospital Coventry   
·         19.02.15  Meeting with Cabinet Secretary at Scottish Parliament - Project Report
·         23.02.15  Speaking at King George Hospital, Illford
·         24.02.15  The Future Mental Health Conference in London, O2 Arena
·         25/26.02.15  Speaking at ALISS Project Workshop at Gathering S.E.C.C
·         26.02.15  Speaking at Dementia Friendly Bishopbriggs Academy

March 2015
·         02.03.15  Speaking at Cumbernauld College HND Students
·         04.03.15  Dementia Carer Voices stand at NHS Continuing Health Care Scotland, Glasgow
·         05.03.15  Supporting Carer Leadership Event Via EPIC
·         06.03.15  Speaking at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
·         10.03.15  Speaking at Seabank Care Home, Saltcoats
·         11.03.15  NHS Change Day, Derby
·         12.03.15  4 talks - NHS Tayside AHP Forum 
·         12.03.15  Speaking at Abertay University
·         13.03.15  Attending/Stand SSC Ambassadors Conference
·         16.03.15  2 Workshops at Asset Based Conference, Glasgow
·         18.03.15  On discussion panel for Focus on Dementia Conference
·         20.03.15  National Forum Mental Health at Warwick University
·         24.03.15  Speaking at ICO Conference Centre London – Morning
·         24.03.15  Speaking at Burton Hospital - Pledges the next steps – Afternoon
·         26.03.15  Stirling University, Highland Campus

·         26.03.15  RCN Highland Branch
·         330.05.15  Speaking at Self Management Story Telling Event, Dundee
·         1.03.15  Speaking at Masterclass End Of Life Care, NHS Forth Valley
April 2015
·         01.04.15  Speaking at Making Links Event in Mitchell Library
·         01.04.15  Cross Party Working Group on Dementia, Glasgow City Chambers
·         01.04.15  Speaking with Amanda Focus On Dementia at UWS  
·         07.04.15  Speaking at Pendine Park, Wrexham
·         08.04.15  Social Work Students GCU 
·         14..04.15 Speaking Hull 4 talks 
·         15.04.15  Speaking at 6Cs Conference, Sleaford 
·         16/17.04.15  Hospital Caterers Association National Conference , Glasgow Hilton
·         21.04.15  Speaking at Trust Dementia Conference at Midland Arts Centre, Birmingham
·         24.04.15  2 Talks – TEWY Country Durham, GP Surgeries
·         29.04.15  Raithgates Care Home in Kirkcaldy Fife Council 
May 2015
·          05.05.15  Dementia Programme Board – Edinburgh
·          07.05.15  Abersford care home Ardrossan 
·          10.05.15  Guest Aberdeen FC  with AVCO 
·          12.05.15  Royal Wolverhampton – Nurses Day
·          12.05.15  Speaking at Nursing Conference, Loughborough University 
·          14.05.14  Speaking at Hertfordshire International Nurses Day Conference
·          19.05.15  3 talks Bart’s health NHS Trust 
·           20.05.15  Hinchingbrooke  Hospital, Cambridge
·           21.05.15  Stafford county hospital
·           22.05.15  Speaking Blackpool Victoria Hospital Nurses Conference    
·           26.05.15  Speaking NHS Borders patient experience/stories
·           27.05.15  Speaking Larkhall Community Growers
·           28.05.15  Speaking at Competency update event, Edinburgh 
·           29.05.15  Speaking in Nairn 
June 2015
·         01.06.15  Speaking Napier house Glenrothes
·         03.06.15  Speaking HW Essex - Chelmsford
·         04.06.15  Speaking Broomfield Hospial Essex
·         05..06.15  Live web cast for Scottish Ambulance Service
·         08.06.15  Speaking Future-Focused Finance (morning)
·         08.06.15  Live radio guest Jeremy Vine show carers week launch (Mid-Day)
·         09.06.15  3 talks Nottingham University Hospitals
·         10.06.15  Speaking Wakefield  Shaping the future of dementia care

·         17.06.15  Speaking at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
·         15.06.15  Speaking at I Care Conference, University of Bedfordshire, Luton
·         19.06.15  Speaking at Nursing Conference, Oxleas
·         18.06.15  Scottish Ambulance Academy
·         22.06.15  Scottish Ambulance Academy
·         23.06.15  Speaking  NHS Scotland conference workshop   12:30-13.30
·         24.06.15  Speaking NHS Scotland conference workshop 11:30-.12.30
·         24.06.15  On Couch session at NHS Scotland Conference
·         26.06.15  Speaking Cameron House Inverness
·         25.06.15  ALLAINCE Scotland Conference
·         29.06.15  Speaking GHA housing support workers
July 2015
·         01.07.15  East Riding Carers Celebration
04.07.15  Kingsmill Care Home Inverness
·         07.07.15  Social Workers Barrhead Health and Care Centre
·         09.07.15  Speaking Newcastle Transforming Participation Forum
·         17th,24th,30th,31st Darlington hospital 
·         22.07.15  Canterbury University
·         27.07.15  Speaking  in Arran
·         28.06.15  Nursing workshop Hatfield


August 2015
·         03.08.15  Darlington Hospital
·         04.08.15  East Ren CHCP
·         04.08.15  Possil park Health Centre
·         07.08.15  Long term Conditions - Public Health NHSGG 
·         12.08.15  Annam Cara 
·         26.08.15 SW Clarckston Town Hall 

September 2015
·         2-4.09.15 Alzheimer Europe Conference
·         07.09.15  South Teesside Hospital
·         08.09.15  NHS Fife
·         10.09.15  Preston University
·         16.09.15  University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Trust
·         17.09.15  Speaking UWS Paisley Campus 2 talks
·         18.09.15  Speaking UWS Ayr Campus 2 talks
·         21.09.15  Speaking Sunshine House Wigan
·         22.06.15  Speaking Bereavement Conference 
·         23.09.15  Talks with Ben #Valumaker 

·         24.0915  Speaking UWS Hamilton Campus 2 talks
·         25.09.15  Speaking HFMA South West Branch Executive Committee
·         28.09.15  QNI Annual Conference 
·         29.09.15  Masters in healthcare leadership East of England 

October 2015
·         1-2.10.15  IN-MINDD POLICYMAKERS’ SYMPOSIUM ON DEMENTIA RISK REDUCTION
·         05.10.15  Huddersfield University 
·         06.1015   Scottish Ambulance Association at GCU
·         07.10.15  Speaking to Physiotherapists in Aberdeen
·         09.10.15  GCU Nursing Students
·         10.10.15  Chester Plus Mental Health Awareness
·         12th,13th 14th & 15th  11 talks Tour with HW Essex 
·         16.10.15  UWS Dumfries Campus 
·         19.10.15 Aberdeen Ambulance
·         20.10.15  MH Team Largs
·         21.10.15  3 talks Round Table Blackpool Hospital 
·         22.10.15  Speaking Always Events London
·         23.10.15  Speaking HMFA The Eastern Branch Annual Conference 
·         26.10.15  Stirling University
·         29.10.15 Royal Edinburgh Infirmary  
·         30.10.15  Scottish Ambulance Service Inverness


November 2015 
·         02.11.15  Speaking NHS Fife learning session 
·         03.11.15  2 talks Elgin for Council
·         04.11.15  Durham District Nurses
·         05.11.15  Speaking Shrewsbury 
·         06.11.15  Speaking ACAP Nurses Conference
·         10.11.15  Moray College, Elgin
·         11.11.15  2 talks Elgin for Council
·         11.11.15  Gartnavel Diabetic Patients Group
·         13.11.15  Event with Tony Fisher and head of social work, Ayr  
·         16.11.15  Glasgow University
·         18.11.15  Speaking Age UK Annual. Conference 
·         19.11.15  Speaking Clips Conference 
·         20.11.15  Health Education West Midlands NHS
·         24.11.15  Marie Curie End of Life Care Conference
·         25.11.15  Carers Conference East London 



·         26.11.15  RCN Birmingham 
·         27.11.15  Healthcare Support Worker Conference Oxleas
·         30.11.15  County Durham

December 2015 
·         1.12.15-2.12.15 Chief Nursing Officer Summit Birmingham
·         7.12.15 2 talks Nottingham Citycare
·         8.12.15 West Lothian College
·         9.12.15 4 talks NHS Forth Valley
·         10.12.15 Inspiring Learning Event Dunblane Hydro
21.12.15 Cumbernauld College 








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Make a difference 2014 


            20.01.14  Letters, Life and Love Stories Concert    
·         21.01.14  Spoke at Peace Hospice, Watford    
·         22.01.14  Spoke at 6C's Live Event, London   
·         27.01.14  Spoke at Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham   
·         28.01.14  Spoke at BCDA dignity event, Birmingham 

·         03.02.14  University of Edinburgh - Nursing Students  
·         04.02.14  Stow College - Health and Social Care Students   
·         05.02.14  St Andrew's Hospice - Airdrie   
·         06.02.14  Presentation to Crosshouse Hospital NHSaaa  
·         06.02.14  University of Abertay    
·         17.02.14  Royal College of Nursing  
·         18.02.14  8 Pillar Test Sites Learning Session 1   
·         19.02.14  NHS Fife - Dementia Champions   
·         20.02.14  University of Edinburgh - MSC Integrated Service Improvement  
·         24.02.14  NHS Highland Palliative Care Event  
·         25.02.14 NHS Grampian/ Robert Gordon University NHS Grampian - Presentation  to board and 4 talks at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary to medical students in ARI.
·         26.02.14  NHS Grampian / Robert Gordon University - Moray College Elgin and Acorn Centre Inverurie
·         27.02.14  NHS Grampian / Robert Gordon University – 4 talks to nursing students  

·         03.03.14  NHS England Expo Manchester
·         04.03.14   NHS England Expo Manchester
·         05.03.14  Inverary Talk - Caring Connections and the focus is on creating a person centred network in Argyll and Bute, across health, social care and third sector  
·         07.03.14  Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh   
·         11.03.14  Senior Charge Nurses event – Beardmore Conference Centre   
·         12.03.14  Monklands Hospital, Airdrie  
·         17.03.14  Reid Kerr Collage Nursing Students
·         17.03.14  NHSGGC Tour Western Infirmary 3rd Floor Function Suite 1-2pm and 2.30-3.30pm (2 talks)
·         18.03.14  NHSGGC Tour Inverclyde Royal IRH Education Centre Upstairs 1-2pm and 2.30-3.30pm (2 talks)
·         19.03.14  Year 1 addiction sessions - Glasgow Caledonian University   
·         20.03.14  NHSGGC Tour Royal Alexandria Hospital Medical Education Lecture Theatre 1-2pm and 2.30-3.30pm (2 talks)
·         21.03.14  Gartnavel General Hospital Lecture Theatre Post Graduate Centre 1-2pm and 2.30-3.30pm (2 talks)
·         24.03.14  NHSGGC Tour Western Infirmary 3rd Floor Function Suite 1-2pm and 2.30-3.30pm (2 talks)
·         26.03.14  Dementia Post-Diagnostic Support HEAT Target Event - Beardmore Conference Centre   
·         28.03.14  James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough   



·         31.03.14  NHSGGC Tour Royal Alexandria Hospital Lecture Theatre 2 1-2pm and 2.30-3.30pm (2 talks)   

·         01.04.14  NHSGGC Tour Gartnavel General Hospital Boardroom 1-2pm and 2.30-3.30pm (2 talks)   
·         02.04.14. NHSGGC Tour Western Infirmary 3rd Floor Function Suite 1-2pm and 2.30-3.30pm (2 talks)
·         03.04.14  OT forum East Renfrewshire (morning)
·         08.04.14  NHSD&G Tour - Waverly Medical Centre Open session x2 and Palmerston Football Club Closed Session (Invite only)
·         09.04.14 NHSD&G Tour - Conference Room Crichton Hall Open session x2 and Alzheimer Scotland Resource Centre, Gordon Street meet and greet with lunch.
·         10.04.14  NHSD&G Tour - Tribunal Room Midpark Hospital Open session, Conference room Crichton Hall Session with dementia champions and Howgill Centre, Treastaigh, Annan Open session
·         10.04.14 Masterclass Caledonian University
·         21.04.14 Maple Villa Livingston Dementia unit for challenging behaviours
·         22.04.14 speaking Sandywells NHSGG staff conference 
·         24.04.14 Speaking opening of Dementia Friendly Kent 
·         28.04.14  NHSGGC Tour Glasgow Royal Infirmary Boardroom 1-2pm and 2.30-3.30pm (2 talks)    
·         29.04.14. NHSGGC Tour Victoria Infirmary Practice Development Classroom 1-2pm and 2.30-3.30pm (2 talks)  
·         30.04.14. NHSGGC Tour Vale of Leven MR1 1-2pm and 2.30-3.30pm (2 talks)

·         01.05.14 Speaking Sunshine House Wigan
·         06.05.14 Hosting Webinar NHS England Leeds International Nurses week  
·         06.05.14  NHSGGC Tour  Glasgow Royal Infirmary Boardroom 1-2pm and 2.30-3.30pm (2 talks)    
·         07.05.14 Speaking Care Inspectorate Conference  
·         08.05.14 NHS Borders Dementia Awareness Event  
·         09.05.14  NHSAA Crosshouse Hospital 
·         12.04.14 Carers Dementia Support Group Edinburgh
·         13.05.14 Unveiling plague at Heartlands Hospital Birmingham
·         14.05.14  Scottish Practice Nurse Association Conference – Perth
·         15.05.14  NHSAA Ayr Hospital
·         19.05.14  ALLIANCE Annual Conference – Pollock Halls Edinburgh
·         20.05.14  Speaking at University of Abertay
·         22.05.14  NHSAA Crosshouse Hospital
·         22.05.14  Ardeer Centre, Stevenson - Care at Home Frontline staff event
·         27.05.14  NHSAA Ayr Hospital
·         27.05.14  Person Centred Care Conference – Make a difference stand 
·         28.05.14  Person Centred Care Conference – Make a difference stand 
·         20.05.14  Speaking at Moray College – 8 pillars Launch

·         03.06.14  Speaking at County Hall – Irvine for North Ayrshire Council
·         03.06.14  NHS Annual Conference - attending
·         04.06.14  NHS Annual Conference – attending
·         05.06.14  Speaking at Voluntary Action South Ayrshire Conference
·         06.06.14  NHSGGC Podiatry Development Day
·         10.06.14  Speaking at SG dementia event
·         11.06.14  NHSAA Ayr Hospital 
·         12.06.14  Brooksby Medical Centre, Largs - North Ayrshire Council Staff and carers
·         13.06.14  Central Borders Conference
·         17.06.14  Speaking to Birmingham Social Workers Seminar
·         18.06.14  Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust and Rowley Regis Hospital
·         18.06.14  Salford University – Nursing and Social Work Students 
·         19.06.14 Meeting Cabinet Secretary for Health Parliament 
·         19.06.14 NHSAA Crosshouse Hospital
·         20.06.14  Speaking at Southern General - NHSGGC
·         20.06.14  NHSAA Ayr Hospital 
·         25.06.14  Speaking at COSLA Event  - Link worker project
·         25.06.2014 Speaking at Care Inspectorate, Administration Staff
·         26.06.14  NHSAA Ayr Hospital
·         26.06.14  Speaking at Beardmore conference centre – Facing the future together 
·         27.06.14  Speaking in Birmingham – Masterclass to Social care sector via BCDA
·         30.06.14  NHSAA Crosshouse Hospital


·         01.07.14  Attending Cuppa Club – Albany Centre
·         02.07.14  Dementia CafĆ© with Croy, Ayrshire
·         03.07.14  Speaking #BeGoodBeSocial Scotland's third sector social media gathering
·         08.07.14  North Wales Dementia Tweet-up Conference
·         09.07.14 Speaking Essex Lloyds launch   
·         15.07.14 Sunflower Dementia Gardens, Wrexham Hospital
·         23.07.14 Speaking at Carr Gomm Community Event Argyll and Bute
·         24.07.14 Person Centred Talks with Person Centred Greater Glasgow and Clyde
·         28.07.14 Cuppa Club, Glasgow
·         30.07.14 Dementia Conference Warrington Hospital


·         07.08.14 Speaking to Occupational Therapy Team South Ayrshire
·         11.08.14  Speaking Crosshouse Hospital NHSAA
·         12.08.14 Attending Promoting Excellence Board

·         15.08.14  Speaking at Ayr Hosptial NHSAA
·         20.08.14 Speaking at Quarriers Bridge of Weir Event
·         26.08.14 Speaking at North Ayrshire Council for Tony Fisher 
·         27.08.14  Speaking at Drumchapel Hospital 
·         29.08.14  Session for Social Media for Social Good in Glasgow
·         29.08.14  The Crossreach Dementia Ambassadors Conference in Perth


·         1.09.14 Speaking at Teeside University, Nursing students
·         09.09.14  NHS Highland Tour – Belford Hospital Fort William
·         16.09.14 Speaking Glasgow University, Nursing Students
·         17.09.14 Speaking at Warrick University
·         18.09.14  Speaking at Burton Hospital, Burton on Trent
·         19.09.14 University West of Scotland Ayr; 2 talks
·         26.09.14 Hertfordshire University


·         01.10.14 Speaking Ailsa Hospital, Ayrshire
·         03.10.14 End of Life Care Event, City Hospital Birmingham
·         04.10.14  Portobello Book Festival
·         7-9 10 14 DCV Exhibition stand at SG
·         08.10.14  6Cs Live Conference in Birmingham NHS England
·         10.10.14 Lanarkshire Acute Care for Older People
·         14.10.14 Hope CafĆ© Lanarkshire
·         15.1014   Abertay University 
·         20.10.14  Speaking at City Hospital Birmingham
·         21.10.14  Filming Make a Difference Film with NHSAA
·         22.10.14  Filming find your voice at the ALLIANCE
·         23.10.14  Speaking at Dundee University
·         24.10.14  2 events – Social workers in Warrington
·         27-30.10.14  NHS Highland Tour – 12 Talks
·         31.10.14  HMFA Scotland Conference in Perth
·         31.10.14  Citizens Advice Direct AGM (Evening)


·         03.11.14  Sunderland City Hospital - Planning for your future care conference 
·         07.11.14. Speaking at Burton Hospital
·         12.11.14  Wolverhampton End of Life Care Conference
·         13.11.14  NHS Western Isles Tour (Moved to Feb)
·         17.11.14  Speaking to Glasgow University Nursing Students
·         19/11/14  NHS Tayside Podiatrist Conference  
·         20.11.14  Derbyshire NHS Trust End of Life Conference (Moved to December)
·         21.11.14  Speaking to Nursing Students Hertfordshire University
·         24.11.14  Speaking at Retreat in York
·         26.11.14  Protected Learning Time GP Practices, Murrayfield



·         02.12.14  NHSGGC Learning Session
·         02.12.14  General Practice Conference in Lothian 
·         04.12.14  Derbyshire NHS Trust End of Life Conference
·         05.12.14  Cohort13 Senior Charge Nurse Conference
·         05.12.14  Social Media for Social Good Event
·         11.12.14  Speaking at North Cumbria Hospital
·         15 +16.12.14  5 talks for Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Trusts 
Thanks for reading my blog, You can now view my 8 short flims here! http://tommy-on-tour-2011.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/my-mums-name-was-joan-this-is-our-story.html

Thanks for reading my blog, You can now view my 8 short flims here! http://tommy-on-tour-2011.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/my-mums-name-was-joan-this-is-our-story.html
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