Oh, the sheer joy of meeting a Trust’s new Butterfly Scheme Lead for the first time and just knowing they’ll make a superb job of it! What a great morning! People with #dementia in that area will really see the benefit.

Excellent session with an incoming Butterfly Scheme Lead this morning! Absolutely brilliant when you just know this person’s going to make a massive difference in the whole quality of a Trust’s #dementia care.

Join us tomorrow at 5.30pm for a live discussion on #dementia in South Asian communities, with host Vic Lyons RMN, MSC ( Health Care Leadership), Admiral Nurse 💙 Admiral Nurse Asma 💙 and M.A.Qureshi (MAQ), who lives with frontotemporal dementia. #SouthAsianHeritageMonth Set a reminder or join live here 👇 x.com/i/spaces/1lygb…

Teams meeting with an Irish Dementia Lead included the hugely uplifting news that she even ran out of leaflets on a #dementia information stand last month. Not long ago at all, people in that part of Ireland rarely talked about dementia; she had conversations all day. Progress!

As always when I meet up with a group of Butterfly Scheme Leads, I feel massively fortunate to be collaborating with such fabulous advocates for people living with #dementia. Thank you to all who took part in this morning’s session. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

At this morning’s virtual gathering of Butterfly Scheme Leads, we had people leading at hospitals in Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland. Such a privilege to be able to gather them in one “room” and have their combined participation 😊

Wouldn’t it be great if everyone living with #dementia had access to this wonderful support?

Sincere thanks to Janice for having the generosity to share her experiences; in doing so, she helps others gain valuable insight into life with #dementia. Janice, your hard work is appreciated - and hearing about Eric’s care is very special, too. Love to you both xx

What an excellent morning! Liaised about the smoothest #dementia care leadership takeover ever, in one of the member Trusts - then a superb session with a new Lead in another Trust who I just know is set to shine. That you to both new Butterfly Scheme Leads. Brilliant!

The person-centred care document people with #dementia and their #carers have in #hospital belongs to them; it is not part of the hospital’s own documentation for electronic access only. They and the entire staff team need constant access to read/amend it. #wholeteamdementiacare

It’s always uplifting when someone who’s had Barbara Hodkinson MBE at their previous organisation recommends it at their new one - but when the newly-appointed Lead there has also passionately recommended it for the same reason, that’s special! Loved finding this out today! #dementia

Post-pandemic care restoration is one thing, but new hospital #Dementia Leads coming into role and finding nothing at all in place - and no ambition from bosses to actually put anything in place - is quite another. It’s happening all the time now - like slipping back 10 yrs.

Well done to Nina Warhurst and #BBCBreakfast for a very sensible, sensitive, well-expressed and helpful piece this morning about LPAs and how tough it is for carers trying to support loved ones without an LPA.

Huge thanks to the fabulous staff of The London Clinic who attended Barbara Hodkinson MBE training today; your engagement and enthusiasm were superb. We really appreciated the heartwarming feedback and the warm welcome. Enjoy using the Scheme! #dementia #memorysupport

Always good when you discover an organisation is looking at adopting the Butterfly Scheme because someone working at a member hospital has recommended it #dementia #care #hospital

I rarely tweet these days, but what an uplifting session chatting with the fabulous Jo Deighton just now! Vision, passion, graft - a real privilege to work with you, Jo!

A privilege to discuss #dementia care enhancement with #Hellomynameis Tracey Williamson this morning; it always is. Great to see leadership that directly leads to benefits for people living with dementia, their carers and their local hospital teams.

The pandemic brought a pause in #hospital #dementia #care progress, but it shouldn’t be an excuse for lack of ambition now! In too many places, dementia care is now either no further forward than it was in early 2020, or is actually less good. We must keep expecting improvement!