Applications open! 📝

You can now apply for our Innovation Seed Fund! If you are a member with a desire to do something innovative in occupational therapy you can apply for up to £5,000 in funding towards your idea or project! 🤩

Learn more: loom.ly/UNcFyF0

What an amazing opportunity for occupational therapists who are supporting all things AHPDementia, please share & have a think about an application 💚 #BrainHealth #MCI #Dementia

Get up to £5,000 for an innovation or improvement project by RCOT 💚 sure you all have loads of ideas ⁦for brain health ? Dementia ? Ailsa Dow⁩ ⁦Jeff Dormer⁩ ⁦Angela Pointon⁩ ⁦Julie Brown⁩ ⁦Gillian T⁩ ⁦Christine Steel⁩ rcot.co.uk/news/get-%C2%A…

Our members & NDCAN colleagues were pleased to meet recently with a delegation from Aktion Demenz in the Austrian Vorarlberg region to share with them how quality Post Diagnostic Support can help people with dementia, their families & carers
#ActiveVoice #PDS #Dementia

Met this morning with the Scottish Directors of AHPs talking policy synergies & collective solutions to brain health and dementia as an AHP workforce. #BetterTogether #PartnershipWorking in action 💜 Professor Pauline Beirne Lynn Morrison Nic Richardson

“…increased risks of stroke, venous thromboembolism, myocardial infarction, heart failure, fracture, pneumonia, and acute kidney injury”

More compelling evidence of the importance of non-pharmacological interventions in managing stress and distress in dementia (2/2)

New high quality study in BMJ 🚨
Multiple adverse outcomes associated with #antipsychotic use in people with #dementia

“The range of adverse outcomes was wider than previously highlighted in regulatory alerts” (1/2)

bmj.com/content/385/bm…

Sleep
A good night's sleep is important for physical and emotional wellbeing. Over a lifetime our sleep patterns can change, however dementia can also impact on these patterns. This topic offers some suggestions of how to get a good night's rest. dementiatogether.online/home/sleep1

Carers: Children often struggle to understand and talk about dementia. There are resources to help children understand dementia, provide practical tips, and support maintaining quality time with loved ones. Contact Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Advisors for support.Alzheimer Scotland

A post a day 💜

‘That’s a wrap’ a ten week occupational therapy placement from QueenMargaretUni at Alzheimer Scotland & you can see their experience on our AHPDementia instagram posts Thank you Chloe and Samantha 💜 instagram.com/p/C6LoN47szjl/…

Bottom Line:

- Move more.

- Probably more than you think.

- Lift heavy things.

- Don't focus on aerobic or resistance training. Do Both!

Exercise is one of the most powerful tools we have for ⬇️ Dementia Risk.

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We need to collect as many responses as possible can you help please? This is the link lse.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_71…

AHPDementia Absolutely! It's empowering to know that small lifestyle changes can have such a significant impact on our brain health. Focusing on manageable adjustments makes it seem so much more achievable. Great reminder!

Work/ resourcing only tier3 = in unmanageable perceived demand due to lack of upstream resourcing. 'Equity for all' report did not receive the notice it deserved! Prof Elaine Hunter
Glenn Carter . Time to impliment nationally to meet need maximising expertise across communities (1)

What a great resource for carers AHPDementia

Life style matters. Everything is connected. How we feel, what we think and our physical health are all linked and evidence shows that the activities and occupations we engage with on a day to day all impact on our health and wellbeing. 💜 dementiatogether.online/home/lifestyle…

Lifestyle Matters. Many factors can affect our brain health and by making tiny adjustments to our lifestyle we can make a difference: maximising how we function and potentially preventing or delaying the development of some types of dementia. 💜 ⁦ dementiatogether.online/home/lifestyle…

A weekly BLOG. Let's Talk about Dementia | Never in the history of mankind did not talking about something scary make it disappear. ⁦Alzheimer Scotland⁩ letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com

Scottish Ambulance you may want to make contact ⬇️