Asking the same question, over and over again. It’s not called getting old, it’s called getting ill. Support and information about a dementia diagnosis is just a phone call or a click away. Visit bit.ly/3L2QUgA or call 0333 150 3456 today. #DAW2022

National BtC guidelines looking at evidence re training care home staff in use of formulations. Unfortunately little evidence of sustained use even after good training - see why below. Similar reasons for limited use of DCM in care homes. So if not supported, don’t teach!??

A top paper from our BtC guidelines lit search. This 2022 'review of systematic reviews' finds 3 consistently effective interventions for management of 'agitation': improving staff communication skills, person-centred care & DCM with supervision. Quality interactions are key!

Great first day bring introduced to the Communication and Interaction Training (#CAIT) model in #dementia care with Ian James Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS FT. Found discussion around the appropriateness and use of therapeutic lies particularly interesting #bpsd #behavioursthatchallenge #unmetneeds

Great 2nd day of the CAIT training during carer's week in North Cumbria Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS FT Ian James focussing on the 8 needs of people living with dementia, formulation using the Newcastle Model and non-pharmacological therapies #newcastlemodel #CAIT #CarersWeek2022

Our collaboration with medical team at Burnley FC on 'improving mental fitness of elite footballers' has led to an animation & an article (accepted by Brit. Journal Psychiatry: Advances) on the use of the 'Power threat meaning framework' in footballers.

I know many of us know this but good to see it highlighted. Next steps action. ⁦Need to share & commission +ve practices ⁦Dr Mohammed A Rauf MBE 🇵🇸🇵🇰🇬🇧⁩ ⁦𝕄𝕣 𝕊𝕙𝕒𝕙𝕚𝕕 𝕄𝕠𝕙𝕒𝕞𝕞𝕖𝕕 🍉⁩ ⁦Hasan⁩ ⁦Najma Khalid MBE⁩ ⁦Gary Flanagan⁩ ⁦Maqsood G Ahmad⁩ theguardian.com/society/2022/j…

Thank you Clare Winter 💙💚 from Durham and Darlington Care Home Wellbeing Service Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust for such a powerful presentation sharing the voices of care home staff on caring through covid. Thank you to Managers Carol, Lisa and Helen - we need to listen to and respect our care home staff

Arousal graph presented #FPOP_2022 conference. It is important we provide guidance on dealing with high levels of stress and distress in dementia care. We should not collude with care homes who claim they can provide care without using some form of restrictive practices.

Well done to Hester Bowers from the DClinPsy Teesside Psychology for her contribution to the national Faculty for the Psychology of Older People conference FPOP2022 presenting preliminary findings of her small scale research project. Brilliant accomplishment for a first placement 👏

Really important study

Glad to be working with Dan Thompson, well done on another publication on the CAIT project in dementia care

Interesting article I just came across (academic.oup.com/gerontologist/…)

Great resource: documents.uow.edu.au/content/groups…

Well done, I heard it went really well 👍

What can we learn from the death of the #Queen? The world has watched her live through the process of #OrdinaryDying, and yet dying went unspoken, un-named. Let's notice what nobody mentioned: we all saw the Queen going through the stages of ordinary dying. A 🧵... 1/

A recent study in Dementia Community shows a ‘hidden population’ of 70,800 people in the UK who are currently living with #YoungOnsetDementia - a rise of 69% since 2014. This #WorldAlzheimersMonth, we are calling for better age-appropriate services and care: dementiauk.org/new-figures-ad…

Congratulations to Charlotte Randall for her publication in Dementia Community on ways to de-escalating behaviours that challenge.

Fabulous Conference. So good to be back in person, too.

Exciting post in beautiful Cumbria!