Tuesday, 5 September 2017

Thank you 80,000 people, Thank you for the 14,804 Personal Pledges

Thank you 80,000 people, Thank you for the  14,000 personal pledges







  The Dementia Carer Voices team would like to say a massive thank you to everyone who has made a pledge as part of the ‘You Can Make a Difference’ campaign and we are absolutely delighted to have received more than   14,804 pledges! This is an incredible milestone, and is only possible due to the commitment and compassion from everyone who has attended a talk or read about the campaign and made a promise to make a positive difference in the lives of people with dementia and their carers.
The team have been taking the ‘You Can Make a Difference’ campaign to 550 talks to date, reaching over 80,000, staff and students throughout the UK to highlight that no matter what their role, everyone working in Health and Social Care Services has the potential to transform the lives and experiences of people with dementia and their carers, often in seemingly small ways. 
The talks involve Project Engagement Lead, Tommy Whitelaw, sharing his own personal experiences from caring for his late mum, Joan, and the experiences of others who have written to him since he went on tour in 2011. The campaign allows staff the opportunity to reflect on these personal stories and make a pledge based on one key message or action that they will take away and apply to their everyday practice to make a difference. 





Irene Oldfather, Director, the ALLIANCE said:
 “This work reaches out and touches the hearts of many people, not least Health and Social Care students and professionals. These interactions are an ideal opportunity for staff to pause and reflect on what is really important to the people in their care.  Make a pledge, make a difference.”


Tommy Whitelaw, Dementia Carer Voices Project Engagement Lead, said: 
“Carers tell us that a little bit of time, listening and understanding can make an unimaginable difference during what can be a very difficult and lonely journey. The pledges that we have received have been truly inspiring, and we’re looking forward to working with people and seeing those pledges fulfilled.”
How you can make a pledge We launched the ‘You Can Make a Difference’ Campaign in February  2014 and it has been so inspiring to see it grow. The campaign  has really shown the difference that every single person can make, no matter how small it may seem. If you have been inspired to make a pledge , please get in touch and email us your pledge at dementiacarervoices@alliance-scotland.org.uk.
 Your response has been truly inspiring, so from all of us here – thank you. We really can all make a difference. Stay tuned for the rest of 2017, which is shaping up to be a good year ðŸ™‚

       You can meet every person and read every pledge via the links below 

You can read  Case Studies on the different ways people are putting pledges into practice at the link HERE                  


September 2017

August 2017

July 2017

June 2017 


May 2017 


April 2017

March 2017







February 2017
20/02/17 Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust add personal pledges


November 2016
October 2016

August 2016
July 2016

May 2016
April 2016
March 2016
09/03/16 Hairmyers Hospital create their own pledge tree!
22/03/16 Bolton pledges to make a difference!
24/03/16 Hampshire Hospital Trust pledges!
31/03/16 184 pledges from University of Central Lancashire


February 2016
Bolton pledges to make a difference! https://dementiacarervoices.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/bolton-pledges-to-make-a-difference/ via  
January 2016



                               2015
           

December 2015
November 2015
October 2015
September 2015
August 2015
July 2015
June 2015
May 2015
April 2015
March 2015
February 2015
January 2015

December 2014
15/16.12.14 Norfolk and Suffolk

November 2014
03.11.14 Online pledges
07.11.14 Burton Hospital
13.11.14  Pledges of the week
24.11.14 The Retreat York
October 2014
13.10.14 More Pledges
27-30.10.14 NHS Highland Tour
September 2014
01.09.14  Teesside University
August 2014
July 2014
June 2014
3/4.06.14 NHS Conference
27.06.14 BCDA Birmingham
May 2014 
April 2014
(08 -10).04.14 NHS Dumfries & Galloway 
March 2014
February 2014
19.02.14 NHS Fife
January 2014
            We began the campaign by asking 
              “What does caring mean to you?”

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invited to join the GFT Movie Memories Steering Group.

Dementia Carer Voices Director Irene Oldfather and UK Project Lead, Tommy Whitelaw have been invited to join the  GFT Movie Memories Steering Group.
Thanks to Jodie Wilkinson, Public Engagement Coordinator for the invitation.  The first meeting will take place in October and meet 3 times a year there after.
You can find some more information below about the launch of the Movie Memories programme.
In September 2016, Glasgow Film Theatre, in partnership with the Dundasvale Community Involvement Group, held a Movie Memories Event at Dundasvale Residents Hall. With a focus on accessibility and bringing people together, a pop-up screening of the Gene Kelly classic was held, complete with a movie memories handling kit, kindly loaned from Glasgow Museums.
Following on from the success of this event, GFT is delighted to announce the award of funding from Life Changes Trust to launch a monthly dementia friendly cinema programme, Movie Memories. The programme is designed especially for people experiencing early to mid stages of dementia, their carers and / or families.
Many people with a diagnosis of dementia fear that they will no longer be socially welcome, and stop taking part in activities they enjoy. The Movie Memories programme looks to address this with inclusive and friendly screenings, dementia friendly venue and dementia aware staff and volunteers. People living with dementia will also play a central role in how the project develops. Movie Memories will present classic and contemporary film screenings alongside a programme of multi-arts entertainment based at GFT, with events planned for select other venues.
The programme aims to reach over 1,700 people living with dementia, as well as their carers and families, so that they can do something together and create meaningful memories.
A steering group will be established to guide the programme and Dementia Ambassadors will play an important role in delivering the project.
The Movie Memories programme will launch with a special screening of the 1949 Ealing classic Whisky Galore! at GFT on Thursday 19 October in partnership with Luminate, Scotland’s creative ageing festival.
GFT: Movie Memories Day at Dundasvale Hall – Singin’ in the rain, 16th September 2016








Thanks once again to Jodie and the team for inviting Dementia Carer Voices onto the group and look forward to meeting in October.


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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Monday, 4 September 2017

visiting Healthcare Improvement Scotland In Glasgow and Edinburgh

8th September sees Dementia Carer Voices, Tommy and Laura, visiting Healthcare Improvement Scotland In Glasgow and Edinburgh branches.
The Focus on Dementia teams will be launching a pledge tree in the staff rooms for people to make a pledge to make a difference over the month of September.
Tommy`s presentation will focus on the pledges, the tools being used in Scotland, the new publication and reflect on Healthcare Improvement Scotland`s values, which are:
  • Care and compassion;
  • Dignity and respect;
  • Openness, honesty and responsibility;
  • Quality and teamwork.
You can now view Healthcare Improvement Scotland’s strategy for supporting better care in Scotland: 2017–2022, which was published last week.
We would like to thank the Focus on Demetnia Team and the wider Healthcare Improvement Scotland collegaues for their support and look forward to watching the pledge trees grow.

Team DCV ðŸ™‚ 



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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Friday, 1 September 2017

Older People in Acute Care Improvement Programme Delirium Video Links


                                     



Older People in Acute Care Improvement Programme
Delirium Video Links

The Older People’s Acute Care team has created a series of 3 videos to complement existing work on delirium care. The videos could be used in a variety of ways to continue to raise awareness of the importance of listening to family membersand to further engage a range of partners. The videos highlight three individual stories told by women of their mothers’ experience of delirium. Links to these stories are below:

Delirium: a daughter's perspective

Lynne’s Story (1:49)

Adrienne’s Story (2:31)

Sandra’s Story (2:28)

In addition key messages from all three stories are reflected in separate brief video clips focused on First Signs, Causes, Experiencing Delirium and Help & Reassurance.

These shorter segments could be used for teaching sessions, to generate discussion as part of presentations and at conferences and exhibitions to match the needs of individual audiences. Links to these videos are below:

First Signs of Delirium

1:58 full length - https://healthcareimprovementscotland.wistia.com/medias/xzb0epujq4
0:19 short - https://healthcareimprovementscotland.wistia.com/medias/1q3slh7fxv
0:12 short - https://healthcareimprovementscotland.wistia.com/medias/3ocvce5vvg

Causes of Delirium

1:01 full length - https://healthcareimprovementscotland.wistia.com/medias/rzlz7laqho
0:16 short - https://healthcareimprovementscotland.wistia.com/medias/lyt8bzesdi
0:15 short - https://healthcareimprovementscotland.wistia.com/medias/ki7lk820eh

Experiencing Delirium

2:19 full length - https://healthcareimprovementscotland.wistia.com/medias/kt3abe0l61
0:21 short - https://healthcareimprovementscotland.wistia.com/medias/joeysairxi
0:19 short - https://healthcareimprovementscotland.wistia.com/medias/vpur8ji7wo

Help and Reassurance


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