USW Dementia

Raising awareness, sharing information and working towards becoming a Dementia Supportive Organisation.

[USW Dementia @USWDementia]

As of 1st October this Twitter account will be deactivated. All content/activity will continue and move across to @nyraksniktaw

[Sarah Butchard @sarahbutchard]

If this was about any other group there would be a national outcry! Awful example of #EverydayAgeism and completely undermining of the Human Rights of Older People.

[Alastair Cox @DementiaMap]

BBC News - 'Why should I stop working just because I have dementia?' https://t.co/z6OqfhXPiq

[Innovations in Dementia @Innov_Dementia]

HEADS UP!

Tomorrow (Fri 27/9) the wonderful @agnes_houston MBE will be on @BBCWomansHour talking about her life, her music and her 13 years w #dementia. From 10.00.

@DementiaTweets @DementiaVoices @Dementia_Centre @ECREDementia

[Int Longevity Centre @ILCUK]

According to new @ONS data Life expectancy is at the highest level it has ever been. However the Government remains woefully unprepared for ageing. We aren’t doing enough to tackle inequalities in life expectancy and healthy life expectancy.
Read here: https://t.co/0zjJncvnce

[ADI @AlzDisInt]

To mark #WorldAlzDay, ADI has released the 2019 #WorldAlzReport. Based on ADI’s global survey on attitudes towards #dementia, the report features expert essays and case studies from around the globe. Read here: https://t.co/gYwWSlHBoK | #LetsTalkAboutDementia

[Academy of Medical Sciences @acmedsci]

End of life care - your guide to who, what and where. Download free copies of all our #TheDepartureLounge resources online and learn more about preparing for death and the end of life https://t.co/dOZAfNYNvr

[DEEP UK @DementiaVoices]

Please share far and wide @PTHBhealth @PAVOtweets @DementiaPowys @PowysCC @Brecon_DFC @TheHoursBrecon @FrancesIsaacs7 @Walesdementia @talkolderpeople @BBCWales @DisabilityWales @AssemblyWales @PublicHealthW @dsdcwales @BBCWalesToday @BnRExpress @WendyPMitchell @doryitsme

[DEEP UK @DementiaVoices]

#Rights #DEEPNetwork

[USW Dementia @USWDementia]

The bike tech that gives a new lease of life:
https://t.co/uX488odbvs

[USW Healthcare @USWHealthcare]

To mark both World Alzheimer's month and World Mental Health Day @USWCareSciences are hosting a Movie Night-interested? #WorldAlzMonth #WorldAlzheimersDay #WMHDay

[USW Dementia @USWDementia]

Council Tax Discounts & Reductions in Wales
https://t.co/k5z25L7Ydw

[Carers Wales @CarersWales]

The @WalesAudit office has released new findings that access to social health in Wales is 'a lottery'.

https://t.co/vLkmzrgqhv

[Shana Thomas @Shanatomsport]

Exciting opportunity: Project Coordinator in Wales The Sporting Memories Foundation. Please share ⁦@sportwales⁩ ⁦@Sport_CCS⁩ ⁦@nptpass⁩ ⁦⁦@NPTCGetActive⁩ ⁦@NPTCVS⁩ ⁦@SwanseaCVS⁩ ⁦⁦@SwanseabayNHS⁩ https://t.co/ai09XPRgZU

[Alzheimer's Research UK @AlzResearchUK]

Dementia affects millions yet remains misunderstood. You have the power to change the conversation. Watch and #ShareTheOrange with @SamuelLJackson.

[Tony Husband Cartoon Archive @tonyhusband1]

to recognize Alzheimers month my poem about my dad and the importance of a childs relationship with a relative living with dementia @alzheimerssoc @lowtheband @marcrileydj @IMcMillan @awad_gina @CoxonGeorge @RachaelLitherl @RachelNiblock

[Dementia Community @JDementiaCare]

Article raising employer awareness that dementia is a "working age issue"
https://t.co/A9wp1tFo6v

[Healthcare Inspectorate Wales @HIW_Wales]

The review highlights 15 themes for staff working with older people & for health & social care managers.
It also makes 8 recommendations for @welshgov health boards & local authorities that will help steer integrated care in general & in the case of falls in older people. #HIW

[NICE @NICEComms]

It's important to recognise that some carers may need support in the workplace. We recommend an organisation-wide approach to promoting the mental wellbeing of all employees,
working in partnership with them. Read more here: https://t.co/rBYowsYpBh #ProfessionalCareWorkersDay

[Sally @so_says_sally]

My @TheKingsFund colleague @WardDeborahJ asks “how have we ended up with a social care workforce, which provides essential, practical & emotional support to some of the most vulnerable people in our society, that is so poorly paid?” Important question. https://t.co/Fo7VN9YhgH