DEMENTIA CARE (Health, Community & Social Care)

DEMENTIA UK Charity

Leading Dementia Charity

Dementia UK is a contributor to the course as part of its commitment to improving quality of life for those with the condition . The charity promotes and develops 'Admiral Nursing' – a specialist nursing intervention focused on meeting the needs of carers and families of people with Dementia. Chairman, John Suchet. The charity promotes good practice and through its e-learning involvement with FAST healthcare, is able to ensure that the training delivered on-line meets with the essential criteria for proper care.

Dr Ann Marshall

OPMH Directorate Lead Clinical Psychologist

Mini Biography: Dr Ann Marshall. Qualifying (1981) as a clinical psychologist at the Institute of Psychiatry, University of London she obtained a Doctorate at Surrey University (2001). Working in Hampshire with people with dementia since 1988 and running emotional support groups for people with a recent diagnosis of dementia since 1997. She has published articles on these groups and  on the experience of people in the early stage of dementia. She has served as the lead psychologist for older people's mental health in Hampshire Partnership Foundation Trust for over 4 years, with a special interest in service user/carer involvement for people with dementia. Also providing its expertise is the leading charity, Dementia UK, committed to improving quality of life for all people affected by dementia