The All Wales Dementia Care Pathway of Standards promotes Movement and Mobility as part of Standard 9. The work to produce this standard has been led by Improvement Cymru and partners to promote physical health and mental well-being, after a diagnosis of dementia or mild cognitive impairment. We know that
Continue readingYesterday marked a year since the UK first went into a national lockdown. Since that time, it has been incredibly challenging for all of us. We remember all those who have passed away, lost a family member or a loved one. And our thoughts go out to our NHS colleagues
Continue readingAs a learning disability nurse, I have witnessed the difficulties faced by people with a learning disability and their families in being able to communicate symptoms of ill health or understand processes when accessing health care systems. I have also witnessed the difficulties that health care staff have in being
Continue readingOver the past two years at Improvement Cymru, we have worked with over 1800 people to finalise the All Wales Dementia Care Pathway of Standards, which we are delighted to publish today. The aim of the standards is to improve dementia care for individuals and their carers, by providing
Continue reading2-3 February 2021 saw the first Wales International Dementia Care conference, Improvement Cymru’s first virtual large scale event, our first partnership with the Royal College of Psychiatrists. This could be a blog about many firsts! Yes it may be the first time we have held an international conference of this
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2020 has been a year like no other that we have known. If we wind the clock back twelve months, our newly established team was undertaking a series of engagement events with hundreds of individuals connected to LD services across Wales. Sharon, Ruth, Bethany, David, Paula and myself travelled the
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