A brilliant morning at our Dementia Support Group Big C Cancer Charity! Wonderful to see so many people attending and benefiting from connecting with others who are living with or caring for someone with dementia. #DementiaSupport #CommunityCare #Norwich #NNUH

Thanks for being a great consultant, supporting our OPM patients 🙌🏼

💙 Huge thank you to Lee Carsley for sporting his Forget-me-not badge on the touchline this week and showing the England team's continued support for people affected by dementia. Look out for loads more managers wearing theirs at games during #WorldAlzheimersMonth ✊

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Had a great time at today’s NNUHPalliativeCare “Live Well” event. Fantastic networking opportunities and inspiring conversations about compassionate care. #PalliativeCare #LiveWell #Networking #Dementia

Good advice #dementia #help #advice #nurse #carer #family

In hospitals, approximately 20- 30% of older people on medical wards will develop delirium, and up to 50% of people with dementia. Up to 50% of people who have surgery develop delirium. Most people living in care homes are also at greater risk. See thread…

Our new data shows that people living with undiagnosed dementia attend A&E three times more than those without the condition. This accounts for more than 520,000 visits each year. Read the full story today via Daily Mail Online spkl.io/6016fDSJ4

Earlier this week we shared Mahersh's story and the struggles he and wife Nishma have faced in their attempts to secure NHS continuing healthcare (CHC) funding for his mother’s care. 📝 We know that the application process isn’t always easy, so here are some of the key facts and

You can help raise money by donating online: #JustGiving justgiving.com/team/opm-coast…

Thank you to everyone who came along to our Palliative Care day event. NNUHPalliativeCare organised stalls and talks from one of our Physiotherapists, guests from Dementia UK, Compassionate Communities, and Norfolk hospice, Tapping House plus our Dementia Services team.

Our latest paper finds palliative care needs among people with dementia are much higher than previous estimates have suggested. Led by Dr Emel Yorganci and published in Palliative Medicine. Part of EMBEDCare research programme. independent.co.uk/news/uk/govern…

Looking forward to todays Alzheimer's Society conference in Norwich today #Dementia #NNUH #Norwich #DementiaCare

The next article in our palliative and end of life care series is live in Nursing Times 📝 Written by Samantha Perkins, Specialist Palliative Care Dietitian at St Joseph's Hospice, it covers best practices in nutrition and hydration towards the end of life. nursingtimes.net/clinical-archi…

Dementia is a life limiting condition, and by the late stage people will require full time care & support. Here are some signs that a person is moving into late stage dementia. Knowing the signs can help ensure that the person with dementia gets the care they need. (1/2)

Some of our OPM team are walking 26miles along the North Norfolk Coast tomorrow to raise funds to create a garden to support Older People who may have longer stays at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals. Please join us in wishing them good luck & if you can, donate using the link! justgiving.com/team/opm-coast…

Good luck to our Older People’s Medicine team who are setting off on a 26 mile walk today to raise funds for our N&N Hospitals Charity dementia-friendly garden appeal. To sponsor them, visit orlo.uk/rvFew

Well done team OPM for completing the awesome 26 mile coastal walk today, raising money for the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals dementia garden - still time to donate, orlo.uk/N0mez #Dementia #Norwich #DementiaAwareness