Dementia Lead Nurse for East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Joined May 2022
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ELHT Dementia Lead Nurse retweeted
“Just delirium” or “pleasantly confused” – terms that mask real danger. This short clip from our latest podcast highlights why delirium deserves urgent attention.
Watch or listen to the full episode
Watch: youtu.be/06M7bmgoMg0
Listen: pod.fo/e/2f63b9
ELHT Dementia Lead Nurse retweeted
Thank you Admiral Nurse David Neilson @boltonnhsft @DementiaUK for this clear and moving video made with @BoltonUni @Boltondementia2 for #dementiactionweek I hope it will be shared widely app.frame.io/presentations/7…
ELHT Dementia Lead Nurse retweeted
It’s Dementia Action Week! 💙 There’s loads of events going on across Lancashire and South Cumbria this week to raise awareness about dementia.
Find out what’s going on in your area ➡️ orlo.uk/UJOrW
#LSCDementiaSupport
The overwhelming theme from people I have spoken to today as part of #DementiaActionWeek is people wanting to know more about how to get a diagnosis of dementia. This thread should help.
#lscdementiasupport
See below tweets👇👇👇 – at Blackburn, England
If you score above 7/28, we’ll refer you to your GP for further assessment.
If you’re not in hospital & want to talk about your cognition, the GP is your first stop.
This is a great resource from @alzheimerssoc about talking to your GP about dementia alzheimers.org.uk/about-deme… – at Blackburn, England
What happens after that?
Some GP services May diagnose directly but most refer to a memory assessment service for further investigation. Their details for east lancs can be found here lscft.nhs.uk/our-services/se… – at Blackburn, England
Dementia Action Week is in full swing at @ELHT_NHS
Info stalls at the main entrance of RBTH Mon- weds this week ☺️
East Lancs Dementia Wellbeing Day is also on Wednesday in Padiham - come say hi & get the info / support you need
#lscdementiasupport #DementiaActionWeek – at Blackburn, England
Take a minute to read this linked post.
Wendy was an incredibly inspiring person and the first author I read who had dementia.
In true form, her last words are powerful and pertinent to understanding an INDIVIDUAL experience and perspective of dementia. – at Blackburn, England
This is Sarah and Gemma, Wendy’s daughters. Our mum died peacefully early this morning. She wrote a blog post before she died so you can read about it from her perspective.
Sarah and Gemma
whichmeamitoday.wordpress.co…
ELHT Dementia Lead Nurse retweeted
Understanding the needs of a person living with dementia and adapting a person’s home can make it easier, safer and more comfortable for them.
Certain patterns and surfaces in a home can make it hard to understand what they are seeing.
Read more here: spkl.io/601940PoS
ALT Light blue graphic with white text and white icon of a house.
The Acute Pain team have created a short survey for staff to gauge knowledge on the Abbey Pain Scale.
Please take two minutes to complete the survey below forms.office.com/Pages/Respo… – at Blackburn, England
ELHT Dementia Lead Nurse retweeted
People with dementia often experience problems with eating and drinking, but there are ways to help manage these. This #nutritionandhydrationweek, we wanted to share some top tips. Read more here: alzheimers.org.uk/get-suppor…
#WDAD2024 It’s World Delirium Day today - take a look at our SharePoint for all things Delerium - elhtnhsuk.sharepoint.com/sit…
Also - MS Teams one-off training available for clinical staff to attend every Tuesday 10.30am-11.15am Meeting ID: 381 312 468 558 Passcode: D8vCjR – at Blackburn, England
ELHT Dementia Lead Nurse retweeted
Flowchart from @NHSEngland.
“Do not perform urine dipsticks: Dipsticks become more unreliable with increasing age over 65 years. By 80 years half of older adults in care, and most with a urinary catheter, will have bacteria present in the bladder/urine without an infection.”
ALT Flowchart. Do not perform urine dipsticks: Dipsticks become more unreliable with increasing age over 65 years. By 80 years half of older adults in care, and most with a urinary catheter, will have bacteria present in the bladder/urine without an infection. This "asymptomatic bacteriuria" is not harmful, and although it causes a positive urine dipstick, antibiotics are not beneficial and may cause harm *