The Second Annual National Dementia Care Conference 2024
Manchester Conference Centre 23 April 2024, 9:00am - 4:00pm
9:00am
Delegate Registration and Networking
9:50am
Chair’s Welcome Address
Sarah Ryan, Alzheimer's Society Dementia Research Leader Fellow, University of Manchester
10:00am
The National Challenge of Dementia and the Major Conditions Strategy
- The impact of dementia on the UK’s health systems, communities and families
- Major Conditions Strategy – what it means for people living with dementia, carers, health professionals, and service providers
- How is the strategy going to deliver on its aims?
Hilda Hayo, Chief Admiral Nurse and Chief Executive, Dementia UK
10:20am
Shifting The Dementia Narrative in The Wider System – How Integrated Care Systems Can Drive Change
- Integrated Care Systems and their role in incorporating dementia into wider local health strategies
- Working with local healthcare providers to minimise the impact of dementia risk factors on health inequalities
- Facilitating collaborative efforts to support integrated local service provision
Dr Zena Aldridge, East of England Regional Clinical Advisor (Dementia), NHS England
10:40am
My Dementia Journey in the UK – Lived Experience
- Diagnosis and the fall-out from that/depression and resolution to live well
- What does living well entail?
- Uncomplicating dementia
- Entering the world of a PLWD
- What can support look like – friendships and achievements.
Peter Berry, Living Well With Dementia and Deb Bunt, Author and a Friend
11:05am
Questions And Answers Session
11:20am
Break and Networking
11:50am
‘Mind The Gap’ – Case Study of Coordinated Community Services
- The importance of early detection and diagnosis for dementia patients and their families
- How provision of a single-source comprehensive support service, from pre-diagnosis until end of live care, transforms lives
- The significance of a tailored, specialist support for carers
Jill Quinn MBE, CEO, Dementia Forward
12:10pm
Panel Discussion: Tackling Health Inequalities: Addressing Specific Needs of Diverse Groups within the Dementia Community
- How are the experiences of diagnostics, access to services and the standards of living with dementia different for people with young onset dementia?
- How do we need to approach service provision for people with protected characteristics, such as ethnic minorities, learning disabilities, LGBTQIA+ identities and the intersections of those?
- How can we address inequalities in diagnostic services for people in different geographical locations?
- What is the current service provision for both patients and carers who have other conditions, such as Parkinson’s disease and cancer?
- Jill Quinn, CEO, Dementia Forward
- Gemma Willingham-Storr, Adult Mental Health Programme Lead: MH Urgent & Emergency Care and Dementia, Humber and North Yorkshire Health and care partnership ICS
- Jill Sweeney, Community Development Co-ordinator – Greater Manchester, Alzheimer’s Society
- Angie Wild, Community Development Co-Ordinator, Alzheimer's Society
- Robana Naqvi, Dementia Adviser, South Asian Project Greater Manchester
12:50pm
Questions And Answers Session
1:00pm
Lunch And Networking
1:50pm
A Strategy That Serves The People – The Story of Collaboration With The Dementia Community
- Engaging with local dementia communities effectively and efficiently
- Understanding the needs of people living with dementia and their carers, as well as the support required
- Designing a person-centred local strategy that serves the community
Gemma Willingham-Storr, Adult Mental Health Programme Lead: MH Urgent & Emergency Care and Dementia, Humber and North Yorkshire Health and care partnership ICS
2:10pm
Case Study: Safe and Found Online - Keeping People With Dementia Safe
- The story of Safe and Found Online (John)
- Why is it important to respond quickly to cases of people with dementia going missing and how SAFO makes a difference (Charlie)
- How the Herbert Protocol is incorporated into the initiative - a demonstration (Daniel)
John Henderson, Founder and Daniel Maher, Co-Founder and Director of IT Services, Safe and Found Online; Charlie Hedges MBE, Missing Persons Expert
2:30pm
Questions And Answers Session
2:45pm
Break and Networking
3:10pm
Case Study – Music in Mind: Focusing on Wellbeing in Dementia
- The impact of wellbeing initiatives on individuals and communities
- The story behind Music in Mind
- How does engaging in music activities help those living with dementia, regardless of their situation?
- What can you do for your community?
Giles Wilmore, CEO, Music in Mind Remote
3:30pm
Dementia Alliance: Supporting The Growing Community of Dementia Carers
- The importance of family carers, and the challenges that they face in their roles
- How are dementia services designed to support carers?
- What can be done on a practical and local level to improve experiences of dementia carers
Jill Sweeney, Community Development Co-ordinator – Greater Manchester, Alzheimer’s Society and Angie Wild, Community Development Co-Ordinator, Alzheimer's Society
3:50pm
Questions and Answers
4:00pm
Chair’s Summary And Close
Sarah Ryan, Alzheimer's Society Dementia Research Leader Fellow, University of Manchester