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Kris Gregory Project Support Officer, (Dementia Friendly Swimming) Volunteer Officer

Kris Gregory Project Support Officer, (Dementia Friendly Swimming) Volunteer Officer. Nottingham Alzheimer’s Society. Nottingham Dementia Support Service. Dementia s upport team Memory café Carers’ information programme Carers’ groups Singing for the brain Side by side.

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Kris Gregory Project Support Officer, (Dementia Friendly Swimming) Volunteer Officer

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  1. Kris GregoryProject Support Officer, (Dementia Friendly Swimming)Volunteer Officer Nottingham Alzheimer’s Society

  2. NottinghamDementia Support Service • Dementia support team • Memory café • Carers’ information programme • Carers’ groups • Singing for the brain • Side by side

  3. Dementia Friendly Swimming • Clifton Leisure Centre: Wednesday 11.15am to 12.15pm • Ken Martin Leisure Centre, Bulwell: Wednesday 3pm to 4.00pm • Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Bilborough: Friday 2.30pm to 4.00pm

  4. Dementia Friendly Swimming - Case Study • Harry and Joan met project support officer at local group. • Nearest session 25 minutes away • ‘there’s nothing like this near where we live, we’d rather travel knowing the staff understand and we’ve got help if we need it” • Harry unsure if he could still swim. • After discussion with coach he swam 14 lengths, now regularly 20 lengths. • Both Joan and the swimming coach were surprised by his ability in the pool, both commenting on how ‘unexpected it was’.

  5. Volunteering Opportunities • Fundraising • Delivering services • Consultation groups • Research volunteers • Side by Side • Assessing research funding applications • Campaigning and raising awareness • Dementia Champions

  6. Neil Chadborn Institute of Mental Health University of Nottingham

  7. Centre for Dementia Launched by Prof Tom Dening in May 2014 Interdisciplinary group, mainly based in IMH 30+ members Monthly research seminars Patient & public involvement group

  8. Our approach Dementia is a journey Research important at every stage Topics include clinical services, arts, technology Many PhD students carrying out novel studies

  9. Service Development Promoting Independence in Dementia (PRIDE) NIHR2014-18 Achieving Quality and Effectiveness in Dementia Using Crisis Teams (AQUEDUCT) NIHR 2014-19 Scaling the Peaks: barriers and drivers to providing and using dementia friendly community services in rural areas Alzheimer’s Society 2015-19 Journeying through Dementia NIHR 2015-2018

  10. PEACH study: Proactive Health Care in Care Homes Study • Improving how GP and other healthcare staff work with care home staff to improve care of residents: • Looking at the ‘whole picture’ for each resident • Continuity of care - practitioners ‘signing from same hymn sheet’ • Early identification of problems

  11. How might this happen?

  12. NIHR Clinical Research Network ENRICH: network for care home research Join Dementia Research (public platform for potential participants)

  13. Monthly small meeting to discuss research problems and improve how research is carried out • Also share stories and experiences • Next meeting is 5th July – please recommend to people with dementia and carers http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/groups/dementia/get-involved/index.aspx • Patient and public involvement

  14. IDEA http://idea.nottingham.ac.uk/ A website of courses and resources for people and practitioners

  15. Trent Dementia (Trent DSDC) • http://www.atdementia.org.uk/

  16. Thank you neil.chadborn@nottingham.ac.uk@nchadborn

  17. Join Dementia research

  18. Thank you

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