Modifiable risk factors workshop, Swansea, March 2025

Reducing your risk of developing dementia; exploring risk factors and promoting awareness

By Ian Dovaston, Senior Improvement Manager, NHS Wales Executive To mark Dementia Action Week (19-25 May), we’re sharing a series of blogs written by members of our dementia team and NHS colleagues who lead work to improve dementia care in regions across Wales. View our dementia pages to see how

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Opening Doors to Brain Workout: A Community’s Journey with Dementia

By Versa Sood, Improvement and Development Manager for Dementia, Cardiff and Vale Regional Partnership Board To mark Dementia Action Week (19-25 May), we’re sharing a series of blogs written by members of our dementia team and NHS colleagues who lead work to improve dementia care in regions across Wales. View

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Empowering nurses, strengthening Wales: celebrating International Nurses Day 2025

By Rhiannon Jones, Deputy Director for Nursing, Quality, Safety & Improvement, Rhys Roberts, Head of the All-Wales Nurse Staffing Programme and Carolyn Middleton, Programme Lead – Registered Nursing Associate. This year’s International Nurses Day theme, “Our Nurses. Our Future. Caring for Nurses Strengthens Economies,” reminds us that investing in the

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How we developed the Framework for the use of Non-Pharmaceutical Approaches to Reducing Restrictive Practices in Wales

David O’Brien, Senior Improvement Manager: In April 2025, we launched the Framework for the use of Non-Pharmaceutical Approaches to Reducing Restrictive Practices in Wales. This was an important milestone in improving the quality of life for people with a learning disability who experience behaviours of concern and their families. We

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