Working With Not To' Co-Production Project Dementia Meetup1 Summary Report

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Dementia Education and Inclusion Meet-up
Summary Report
Hosted by Chris, Jayne and Kate Roberts, co-produced with
Pam Luckock and Fran O’Hara and our ‘Working With Not To’Community
Information and inspiration to create more informed, inclusive communities
and improve dementia care and support in North Wales
#DementiaNWales
24 & 25 November 2015, St George Hotel, Llandudno, North Wales
This summary report is part of a set of communication materials created to sharing the experiences, learnings and actions from
our ‘Working With Not To’ North Wales Dementia Meet-up 1. You can view our meet-up video here: https://youtu.be/YYksqxrnmKw
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CONTENTS
• Contents and welcome by Fran O’Hara......................................................2
• Agenda.....................................................................................................................3
• Our main aims......................................................................................................4
DAY ONE
• Pam Luckock..........................................................................................................5
• Chris Roberts ‘Education and Inclusion’.....................................................6
• Jayne Roberts’ presentation.............................................................................7
• Kate Roberts’ presentation..............................................................................8
• Visual minutes maps of some presentations...........................................9
• Videos of some of the presentations........................................................11
• Group activity 1: ‘Using what we have’Asset-mapping
dementia care and support in North Wales...........................................12
• Group activity 2: Dementia Care Pathway, North Wales
Identifying issues and gaps..........................................................................14
• Group activity 3: Participant-led and Choice Sessions......................16
DAY TWO
• Group activity 4: Dementia Care Pathway, North Wales themes......14
• Meet-up Feedback: Conversations resulting in actions ..................24
• Contact details for speakers, table hosts and the team....................25
• Exhibitions stands............................................................................................26
• Who came to our meet-up?..........................................................................30
Welcome to our summary report, created to share knowledge, learning
and inspiration. Firstly we want to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone
who came, supported and contributed -you created an amazing meet-up.
This report is a summary of what we did, and how we did it. Hopefully
inspiring people to have a go themselves, and do things in new ways.
We have a lot more data that is in separate reports, as this one is
already 32 pages! Email or phone us to talk more about these please.
Its up-to-date, North Wales-specific information from people who use
and deliver services, and we all want it to be used to bring real change.
Pam and I worked with Chris, his family and our community to create
a genuinely co-produced meet-up.We’re proud so many speakers
were people with dementia, their carers and families, and able to be
positive role models and authentic voices. 3 speakers on day 1 and 15%
of our 95 attendees have dementia. It’s so important people who are
experiencing dementia are given opportunities to contribute and
tell their stories. Many are in our overview video (https://youtu.be/
YYksqxrnmKw) with more videos on our youtube channel.
We had no funding, and the paid ticket and stand fees enabled us
to offer 50% of attendees free tickets. Real learning took place and
4 people were trained as Dementia Friends. Everyone took part in
conversations as equals, providing us with invaluable insights and lived
experience to create realistic and appropriate actions. If you would like
to join our community please do contact us, we’d love to hear from you.
Dementia North Wales Meet-up 2: 22 & 23 November 2016 -Please
come, offer to speak/host a conversation, invite, share and/or sponsor!
FRAN O’HARA & PAM LUCKOCK (‘FRAMELA’)
Directors,‘Working With Not To’ Co-production Project
DEMENTIA EDUCATION AND INCLUSION MEET-UP NOVEMBER 2015, LLANDUDNO
Thanks to our community, speakers and sponsors for all their great support.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation funding enabled us to review the data, create
this report and print copies for each attendee. Also to commission John
Pophamto to video the meet-up and produce
a meet-up overview video. We would have
liked to hold a fully bilingual meet-up but had
insufficient funding to do so.

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DAY ONE
9.30am Refreshments, exhibition viewing,
quiet space time, Dewis
10.00am Welcome, Chris, Jayne and Kate Roberts
‘Creating inclusive communities, a place
for everyone - what matters to us’
Kate Swaffer, Chair, Dementia Alliance
International Video presentation
10.30am Jeremy Hughes, CEO,Alzheimer’s Society UK
‘Dementia Friends’
10.45am ‘Using what we have’-Asset-mapping dementia
care and support in North Wales.
Group discussion activity 1
11.30am Break
11.50am Ruth Eley,TIDE ‘Dementia and Carers’
11.55am ‘Dementia care pathway - Identifying issues
and gaps’ Group discussion activity 2
12.40am Prof. Bob Woods, Bangor University
‘Arts and Dementia’
12.50pm Lunch, exhibition viewing, quiet space time,
Dewis
1.50pm Agnes Houston ’Dementia and Sensory Loss’
2.05pm George Rook, patient activist ‘Imagine’
2.20pm First participant choice session: choice of
themed workshops, informal hosted table
conversations, quiet space, exhibition, Dewis
DAY ONE continued
3.20pm Break
4.20pm Second participant choice session: choice of
themed workshops, informal hosted table
conversations, quiet space, exhibition, Dewis
4.40pm Summing up Fran, Pam and Chris
5.00pm Feedback and End
DAY TWO
9.30am Refreshments, exhibition viewing,
quiet space time, Dewis
10.00am Welcome - Chris and Jayne Roberts ‘
‘Creating change together’
10.15am Multi-sector panel discussion representatives
from health, social care, carers and people with
dementia: Chris, Bob, Helen, Carol and Olwen
The current North Wales dementia care landscape
10.30am Reviewing the asset-map of dementia
care and support in N Wales - developing
recommendations for action group activity.
11.20am Break
11.40am ‘Dementia care pathway - Identifying issues gaps’
Themes suggested by participants
Participants suggest themes and host a table
conversation and record the actions
1.00pm One action from the meet-up... Feedback from
everyone on what they will do differently
AGENDA

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How much does it cost?
• FREE places. Reserved for people with
dementia and their families/carers and
citizens who do not have funds.
PAID tickets fees:
- Day 1 ticket = £85.00
- Day 2 ticket = £35.00
- Day 1 2 ticket = £120.00
• Fees from the PAID tickets will be used
to cover the FREE tickets - we are
aiming for 50% free ticketed attendees.
• If you’re able to sponsor places or part
of the meet-up please let us know.
How can I book a place?
Email Fran at workingwithnotto@gmail.
com All place bookings must be confirmed
by us, we want as many citizens present as
possible, and people from all sectors.
How can I support you?
Please share the meet-up, and the free
tickets for people with dementia and carers,
buy tickets, sponsor us, help out and come...
Exhibition Space and Meet-up
Participant Book
We have an exhibition area where you can
hire a space. The fee includes a ticket for
1 person plus a quarter page space in the
meet-up book. This will be shared online
during and post event.
- 24 November 2015 - £285 incl. VAT
Venue Information
The St George Hotel in Llandudno are
working with us to make the meetup as
accessible as possible. Quote ‘Dementia
Education and Inclusion Meet-up’ when
booking for reduced hotel room rates.
24 25 November ‘15, St George Hotel, Llandudno
Dementia Education
and Inclusion Meet-up
hosted by Chris, Jayne and Kate Roberts
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“I’m your average 53 year old man who cares about dementia
awareness, but it has to be good quality awareness, it has to be about
promoting education about dementia because it is starting to touch us
all. Everyone is beginning to hear the word ‘dementia’ but not a lot of
folk actually understand it and with over 850,000 people living with
this illness in the UK we all need to know at least a little about it. You
see “I” have dementia, mixed dementia, vascular and Alzheimer’s, but
with the emphasis that I may “have it” but it certainly doesn’t have
me! Power is knowledge, knowledge is power!
Now it’s time to do something where I live, in North Wales. I’m involved in lots of stuff
now, things I hope will make a difference, I only have a limited window to do this in and
doing this in turn keeps my brain sharp which can’t be a bad thing and must help, well I
think it does.
I’m trying to make a difference while I can - if I can do this,
what can you all do :)”
#DementiaNWales
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AGENDA
19.11.15
Thanks to our community, speakers
and sponsors for all their support:
More information or to book please email: workingwithnotto@gmail.com
95 people over 1.5 days at the St George Hotel, an agenda designed around people with dementia’s needs, self-funded by ticket sales with 50% free
tickets, cross-sector, short speeches, table conversations, additional signage and venue map, inclusive activities, 4 people trained as dementia friends, a
quiet room, spaces and places to connect, free flowing refreshments, some tears, lots of laughs and honest, open conversations and real learning.
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Quiet Room
- anyone can go
in here
Wedgwood Suite
- main room, this is where
presentations and table
sessions take place
Conwy Suite
- visit the exhibition stands here
- ‘Dementia Friends’ information
session and the knitting session
take place here
- drinks and biscuits here all day
Men’s
toilet
Women’s
toilet
Disabled
toilet
Hotel
Reception
steps
Drinks and
biscuits
here all day
Lunch is
served
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A MEET-UP CO-PRODUCED WITH PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA, THEIR FAMILIES CARERS IN NORTH WALES
OUR MAIN AIMS:
• To asset map the information, support and provision currently available
for people with dementia, their carers and families. To collate the data
into a research report.
• To identify key issues for people with dementia, their carers and families
and potential solutions.
• To map a Dementia Care Pathway for North Wales, for the people with
dementia, their carers and families.
• To build a learning community and database, which we hope will lead to a
N Wales Dementia network.Also, an action research group.
• To train a group of people to become Dementia Friends.
• To build the understanding and confidence of people with dementia, their
carers and families to become more visible,vocal citizen voices, advocates
and speakers.
• To create a model
design of a
dementia friendly,
inclusive event,
and an agenda
where everyone is
included and can
contribute.
• To promote Dewis
with a team, at the
meet-up to input
data and identify
needs and gaps in
North Wales.
‘Easy view’ map of the meet-up on front of the guide

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WELCOME TO OUR MEET-UP
What to expect - I’m delighted to offer you our fabulous programme.
I believe it sets an important milestone in Wales, as an event that has
been co-designed and will be co-delivered by People with Dementia
and their families and carers.
From the outset our aim has been to host an inclusive event, we’ve
been on a journey of discovery as to what this means in the context of
Dementia and we’re confident that we still have much to learn!
Chris Jayne and I had a ‘Tweet-up’ about 18 months ago when we realised
we lived close to each other in North Wales. I feel so fortunate to know
them, their energy, resilience and love inspires me and many others.
So… today will be about working together.We want you to experience
how much can be achieved together, through the simple art of
conversation.
“Human conversation is the most ancient and easiest way
to cultivate the conditions for change—personal change,
community and organisational change, planetary change. If
we can sit together and talk about what’s important to us,
we begin to come alive.”
~ Margaret Wheatley
To enable this to happen, each of you has an important role to play,
we need you:
• to listen deeply
• to contribute your thoughts, feelings, ideas and hopes
• to support each other throughout the day, and be sensitive to the
different requirements we each have
• to respect each other, let’s slow down the pace and take care to
enable everyone a space for their contribution.
CREATING A HOSPITABLE SPACE:
We hope you enjoy the comfort of this lovely hotel which provides us a
very hospitable space for our conversations. I find that both the ‘FREDA’
and ‘The World Cafe’ principles help me think about the conditions for
hosting conversations that matter…
(FREDA Principles = Fairness Respect Equality Dignity Autonomy)
We invite each of you to contribute your whole self, speak from the
heart as well as the mind.Three things that matter to me today are that:
1. We enjoy our conversations
2. We have time to reflect throughout
the day on what we’re learning
3. At the close of the meet-up we
will have harvested an abundance
of ideas information and actions
I invite you to relax and enjoy the day, thank you.
PAM LUCKOCK
Director,
‘Working With Not To’
Co-production Project
@luckockp
PAM LUCKOCK’S PRESENTATION

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Hello and welcome.
My name is Chris Roberts, I’m 54 and I’m
living with mixed dementia, vascular and
Alzheimer’s, I was diagnosed nearly three
years ago. I can’t cross roads on my own,
I’ve forgotten how to write and don’t always
recognise my family and friends. I struggle
with my sleep, balance and sometimes words.
At diagnosis we felt very lost and alone but
with support and understanding you can live
along side this illness. There is no reason
that the UK and in particular Wales shouldn’t
become the first dementia friendly nation in
the world.
A place where “people with dementia feel
understood, engaged, included and valued.”
Creating a dementia friendly nation starts
with all of us. We all have a role to play in
helping people with dementia sustain their
independence and dignity and sense of
purpose in our community. By making small
changes we can make a big difference.
I’d like you all to think about how your
organisation can be more dementia friendly?
How you can make your community more
dementia friendly? How you can become more
dementia friendly?
The growing number of people living with
dementia will require a shift in how we
respond to the needs of people with dementia
in the community. There are currently 850,000
people living with dementia, 44,000 of them
are under 65, 45,000 people with dementia
are living here in Wales and with diagnosis
rates at less than 50% these figures are likely
to be much higher.
Without a medical breakthrough this number
is expected to grow and grow. So ‘creating’
a dementia friendly nation starts with all
of us. The growing number of people living
with dementia will require a shift in how we
respond to the needs of people with dementia
in the community,
Today, dementia is the third leading cause of
death and is expected to become the leading
cause of death in the not too distant future.
Over a million people are currently caring for
a person with dementia, making it a disease
that touches almost everyone.
However, research shows that most of people
still know very little about dementia and find
the disease frightening. They have heard of the
word but still don’t understand its meaning
By encouraging people and the community to
become dementia friendly and aware we can
create places where people with dementia
are understood, where they can feel involved
and supported to live as independently as
possible. Where they can continue to be part
of their community and social network for as
long as possible which must be a good thing
for everyone.
A dementia friendly society has to involve
people with dementia as equal partners, they
need to feel like they are able and empowered
to make decisions about their lives.
People living with dementia should be
included and involved and given choice and
control over their day to day life. So they can
live in their community, independently for as
long as possible. The community and home
care sectors should be the leaders of the
dementia friendly approach.
Clearly aged, community and home care
providers as well as GPs, pharmacies and
other health care professionals should all
be leading the way to becoming dementia
friendly.
To change negative perceptions of dementia
and embrace dementia friendly organisations
and communities, to ensure we provide
people living with dementia the best possible
environment to live in and the best possible
care available
People with dementia are our grandparents,
our parents, our partners, our brothers, our
sisters, even our close friends.This is the face of
dementia! Being Dementia Friendly should touch
every aspect of daily life.To change negative
perceptions of dementia and embrace dementia
friendly organisations and communities.
CHRIS ROBERTS
Meet-up host, living with mixed
dementia, Dementia Friends
Champion,Alzheimer’s Society
Ambassador, Join Dementia
Research Champion,
@Mason4233
(Day 1 introduction)
CHRIS ROBERTS’ PRESENTATION: EDUCATION AND INCLUSION

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Hello, my name is Kate and I am 17 years old.
I am the youngest of 5 children and a carer
alongside my mum for my dad. I left sixth
form in January as it wasn’t the right fit for me
and I’m now doing an apprenticeship to gain
qualifications in childcare.
Dad is 54 now but was diagnosed a few
years ago at 50. I was confused to begin with
as I always thought it was an ‘old persons’
disease. My parents explained everything they
could but I looked on the internet for more
information. I found lots of scientific articles
and many on dealing with grandparents.
However, there were very few stories on young
people whose parents were diagnosed.
At the time we were all getting used to
our new life, my brothers and sister lived
elsewhere, and my other sister had a busy
social life, so I turned to my friends for
support.
If a person’s parent was diagnosed with cancer
(not implying that this is a lesser disease, only
that people are more aware about it) people
would be much more understanding, and there
would be a lot more support from people.
When I told my friends about my dad, all I got
back was “Oh, are you alright?” and nothing
more.
But what could I expect? I was as clueless as
them on the disease.
I decided to speak to the school support
worker instead.
I explained my situation and the reply I got
was
“Does he still remember you?” I said yes, and
apparently that was okay then.
When I started sixth form, I took health and
social care. One part of the course was a
presentation on a health problem.
With my home life, I knew a fair amount about
Alzheimer’s, and decided my target audience
was 30-40 year olds. I explained that I was
doing this to make people more aware of early
onset, and that it can happen to anyone.
My Health and Social care teacher told me I
shouldn’t do this as people “can’t get it that
young” and that I should change my target
audience to the elderly as this would be more
suitable.
My point is that young people should be
educated about dementia as 1 in 3 of us will
know someone diagnosed.
However, it’s not only the pupils that need to
be educated but the teachers as well.
Dad is an amazing man, and he has had to
give up so much because of his condition.
Like his passion for motorbikes, his driving
licence, and all the jobs that would once come
so effortlessly to him.
Alternatively, he still has his sense of humour!
If anything ever happens, like putting things
in the wrong places, or getting me fish fingers
when I’ve asked for a packet of crisps?! We
laugh together.
He says when a diagnosis is given, it is the
whole family that is diagnosed.
It’s my dad’s journey, but we are passengers on
this journey.
My mum is my rock, but my dad, my dad is my
hero.
Thank you.
KATE ROBERTS
Citizen advocate, young carer and daughter of
Chris and Jayne Roberts
KATE ROBERTS’ PRESENTATION

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My family, and how proud am I.
Ours is not a sad story. It is too early for that.
Our story is one of love, of despair when Chris,
and the whole family, received his diagnosis.
At that point we were given the famous
welcome pack, a prescription for the second
favourite dementia drug, that might, or might
not help. Nobody could say. And we didn’t get
the first choice drug because he had a
co-morbidity.
I thought he had emphysema, but once you
are diagnosed with a dementia, then all other
conditions, be they terminal or otherwise,
come second.And after the despair, we
realised our ignorance. Ignorance of what is to
come, no-one told us that. Ignorance of what
to do about it, no-one told us that, either.
As Kate has said we turned to Dr Google.
Fabulous resource, once you’ve learned how
to sort the fact from the fiction, the ‘horror’
and the inevitability of that downward spiral
into the obligatory pit of despair.And then our
story turned into one of hope.
Chris became involved in an online world of
dementia empowerment.And this on-line
world was, guess what? It was based in reality
world! With the support of DEEP dementia
engagement and empowerment Project, we
attended conferences.
And so our education started.
We learned there were many different types
of dementia.We learned there was a mass of
research out there specific to dementia
Of course research into the holy grail of a
cure. Research into living well with dementia.
Research into the arts and how that could and
would benefit people living with the disease.
Research into psycho social interventions,
mindfulness, exercise, risk reduction etc.
We learned that there was hope
We learned so much more than we could find
here or were offered here at home.
And guess what? There were people with
dementia walking and talking at these
conferences. And speaking, too!
We learned most of all that we didn’t have
to go home and wait for the grim reaper,
who would be preceded by all the demons of
Milton’s Paradise Lost.
That is not the inevitability. Now, don’t get me
wrong, we are not wearing Pollyanna’s rose
tinted glasses.We do understand the total
brutality of what may, and often does transpire
with this disease. But not yet.
There is a beginning, and a middle, and
later on there will be the late stage.We are
somewhere near the middle, having missed
most of the early stage because we were
getting on with life!
But we are not yet near where, upon diagnosis,
I categorised Chris. I disempowered and
disabled him, out of love.And ignorance. I
took over far more of what he could do, as I
thought that’s what I was supposed to do!
What we needed was education.
We needed to know the facts, the treatments
and the ways of managing the condition,
and from that coping with what very quickly
became our way of life.
Our family has been so fortunate in that Chris is
a pragmatist, a realist, and someone who sees
the solution to a problem before it becomes a
problem. Not everyone has that skill.
And that is what we are asking for today.What
is it you can bring to the table.What is it that
you and your family need from the people
who provide and commission services for you?
What have been your issues? Today is your
opportunity to say it from your perspective,
to have your say and your voice heard.And
these good people will make sure that what is
discussed today, will be acted upon! Thank you.
JAYNE ROBERTS
Citizen advocate
@JayneGoodrick
JAYNE ROBERTS’ PRESENTATION

Pam Luckock,
and Chris, Jayne
and Kate Roberts’
presentations
Visual minutes
map drawn by Fran
O’Hara
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Jeremy Hughes,
Alzheimer’s Society
UK and Ruth Eley,
TIDE Carers, Bob
Woods, Bangor
University,Agnes
Houston, George
Rook
Visual minutes map
drawn by
Fran O’Hara
DRAFT REPORT08.07.16
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Summary ending of Meet-up 1George RookJeremy Hughes
Agnes HoustonRuth EleyChris, Jayne and Kate Roberts
Attendee ‘Who’s in the room’
introductions
Pam LuckockOur Meet-up 1 Overview Video
VIDEOS OF SOME OF THE PRESENTATIONS

Table Activity Process: Participants chose where they wanted to sit, we tried to have a mix of people at each table.
At their tables participants added post-its to large pre-printed tablesheets with the questions on them.
Post event all data from the 12 table templates has been collated into a separate report summary, with themes identified.
Q1. Using what we have –
asset-mapping dementia care
and support in North Wales
What care and support is there…
AT diagnosis NOW?
1. For people with young/early
onset dementia? (below 65)
2. For people aged over 65 with
dementia?
3. For family and carers?
What care and support is there…
AFTER diagnosis NOW?
1. For people with young/early
onset dementia? (below 65)
2. For people aged over 65 with
dementia?
3. For family and carers?
GROUP ACTIVITY 1 - USING WHAT WE HAVE – ASSET-MAPPING DEMENTIA CARE AND SUPPORT IN NORTH WALES

GROUP ACTIVITY 1: USING WHAT WE HAVE –ASSET-MAPPING DEMENTIA CARE SUPPORT IN NORTH WALES
“Dementia RED information
and awareness raising in
primary care.”
“Young onset dementia
specialist nurses - but
not enough.”
“Find out about each
person, what they like,
what they dislike.”
“Lost in Art
Groups, all ages
and carers”

Dementia Care Pathway-Identifying issues gaps
Question 1: Issues? Question 2: Gaps/Ideas?
Participants wrote/drew/doodled their ideas on the sheet
or post-its answering the question. Fran then invited each
table to feedback one main point from each question.
GROUP ACTIVITY 2 - THE DEMENTIA PATHWAY IN NORTH WALES

GROUP ACTIVITY 2 - THE DEMENTIA CARE PATHWAY IN NORTH WALES - IDENTIFYING ISSUES AND GAPS
Issues and Gaps/Ideas
We have identified the main themes from the tablesheets and have
the detailed information in a separate document.There were many
overlapping areas, with people having a clear idea where the gaps and
issues were, citing specific examples.
The issues are for everyone with and around the person with dementia,
their family, carers and the people supporting them. Having all these
people at the table (literally) enabled us to gain a ‘whole picture’ of
what the pathway looks like now. To start identifying how and where
improvements could be made.
Main Themes:
1. Awareness of dementia / knowledge of dementia
2. Challenges with influencing commissioners, including people with
dementia, citizen voices
3. Coordination of care by people providing it
4. Education and Training
5. Equality LGBT
6. Health conditions with dementia
7. Inadequate, poor or lack of services and support
8. Inclusive Communities and Spaces
9. Lack of right, and type of information, available
10. Listening to the people with dementia, their right to have their say
and to live the life their choose
11. Positive stories and good models of practice
12. Post diagnostic support for people with dementia, family/friends
13. Sensory, food and drink, eating
14. Staff and workplace
15. Stigma and attitudes to people with dementia
16. Transport and specific geographical challenges, including
North Wales rural
17. Using technology
18. Specialist help for young carers
“How do grassroots
influence
commissioners?”
“Provision of
information and
local support etc.”
“Lack of understanding
by professionals of needs
of LGBT individual.”
“Importance of other
health conditions
alongside dementia.”
“Working carers
supporting people
with dementia.”

HOSTED TABLE CONVERSATIONS - SESSION 1
1. Supporting good quality of life in care settings, John Moore, My
Home Life Cymru Programme Manager, Age Cymru
2. TIDE –Together In Dementia Everyday, Ruth Eley, Giving carers of
people with dementia a collective voice
3. Dementia, well-being and the natural environment – Pam Luckock,
‘Working With Not To’ Co-production Project
4. Late diagnosis of dementia – Jayne Goodrick, carer and citizen
activist
5. The Ageing Transgender Community and Dementia – Jenny Burgess,
Positive Approach Unique Transgender Network
6. Support for people with dementia and carers post diagnosis –
George Rook,
Chair, Shropshire Dementia Action Alliance Citizen Activist.
7. Stimulating Research – A discussion on current and future research
into the arts and dementia – Dr Catrin Hedd Jones and Kat Algar,
Bangor University
8. Dementia and sensory loss – Agnes Houston, citizen activist with
Donna Houston, carer
HOSTED TABLE CONVERSATIONS - SESSION 2
1. Dementia and sensory loss – Agnes Houston, citizen activist with
2. Stimulating Research – A discussion on current and future research
into the arts and dementia – Dr Catrin Hedd Jones and Kat Algar,
Bangor University
3. What does ‘post diagnostic care’ mean? – Dr Shibley Rahman
4. How can the Betsi Caldwaladr University Health Board create a
realistic and sustainable way to engage with people with dementia
and family carers across North Wales? Ruth Eley, TIDE
5. Young carers of people with Dementia – Kate Roberts a young carer
Suzy Webster, Carer My Home Life Cymru Programme,Age Cymru
6. ‘Risky business, engaging with our natural environment’ How we can
enable positive risk taking to benefit the health well-being of people
with dementia – Rachel Niblock, Dementia Adventure
7. Supporting good quality of life in care settings, John Moore, My
Home Life Cymru Programme Manager, Age Cymru
8. The Ageing Transgender Community and Dementia – Jenny Burgess,
Positive Approach Unique Transgender Network
During sessions 1 and 2 participants were able to attend two sessions
in the Conwy Suite - exhibition room, or have informal conversations
at separate tables and in the quiet room.
1. ‘Dementia Friends’ information session – led by the Alzheimer’s
Society North Wales team at their stand.
2. Circular knitting to make small projects, purposeful activities for
people with dementia – Glenys Owen-Jones, Snowdonia Wool and
carer
People could also visit the stands for quieter conversations, and talk to
the Dewis team and look for, and put data into, the website.
We invited offers to host table conversations from our community, people used this as an opportunity to test sessions, practice hosting and learn. Participants
chose from a selection of 45 minute hosted table conversations in the main room, and sessions in the exhibition room, where 4 people undertook the
Dementia Friends training.This was followed by a second set of hosted table conversations.At the end of each session tables fed back actions points.
GROUP ACTIVITY 3 - SESSIONS RUN BY MEMBERS OF THE ‘WORKING WITH NOT TO’ COMMUNITY

1.1 Supporting good quality of life in care settings,
John Moore, My Home Life Cymru Programme Manager,Age Cymru
- cancelled due to personal reasons.
1.3 Dementia, well-being and the natural environment
Pam Luckock,‘Working With Not To’Co-production Project and
2.6 ‘Risky business, engaging with our natural environment’ How we can
enable positive risk taking to benefit the health and well-being of people with
dementia – Rachel Niblock, Dementia Adventure
1. Liaise Open Event – Dementia Friendly Walk Leader Training –
Positive Risk Taking
2. Inter-generational Walks – School Children And People With
Dementia
3. Links N.T. Natural Env. NPA’s
• Mental Health foundation greening dementia
• Walking schemes, Woodland activities, Inter-generational work
• Dementia friendly walks – training – dementia adventures
• Keep WalesTidy green flag award
• NHS forest Porthmadog Pwllheli
• Emma Quaech
• Luke Flintshire CC– commissions – dementia friendly
communities
• Ramblers Association
• Holidays – 10 mile walk
• Eleri: craft based activities outdoors
• John: ‘Dementia Adventures’
• Parks/gardens small and large
• Open event in Wales specifically how we can make this happen
• What do we know about the ‘ways to well-being’?
• Social prescribing via GP’s
• Dementia inclusive walks 1 or 2 days
• Access to historic buildings
e.g open days Cadw
1.4 Late diagnosis of dementia
Jayne Goodrick, carer and citizen activist
• Doctor said “what do you expect
at your age?!”
• NHS Wales is fantastic (couple from England)
• “I feel like I’m going mad” before diagnosis
• Rehabilitation – most services don’t seem to offer the series of 07
speech therapist
• Speech therapist: would like to intervene before problems
because too severe
• Difficult for professionals brought in late, earlier is far more
useful
• My fear of early diagnosis is neither one nor the other
• Dementia is considered as “not a lot we can do” condition
• Do not tell us it is old age senility
• Supporter of person diagnosed must have offer of education
and information
• We agree early diagnosis with back up of correct rehab for pwd.

1.5 The Ageing Transgender Community and Dementia
Jenny Burgess, Positive Approach Unique Transgender Network
• Involving family and ensure the chance to rewrite their narrative
dependant on where people are in their ‘reality’
• Importance of lifestory work at diagnosis
• Alzheimer’s society research – late stage dementia memory loss –
not identifying themselves as their transgendered self
• Transgender not having family support if they are diagnosed with
dementia
• Memory of process
• Looking and seeing themselves as people they don’t know
• To raise people’s awareness and knowledge – there is ‘some’
research happening
• To start to link in with dementia related networks – increase
awareness (may give people chance to disclose)
• I would like to talk to Alzheimer’s Society re trans issues
• Education of care staff
• Recruitment - care needs to be taken
• Commissioning – ensure plan is written
1.6 Support for people with dementia and carers post diagnosis
George Rook, Chair, Shropshire Dementia Action Alliance Citizen
Activist.
• “Talk to me about my life, and give me the support I need to keep
living the life I choose”
• A Dementia Advisor to be my first point of contact, available via
email, text and phone during and out of hours. Help me with my
life, my medical concerns, accompany me to meetings, etc.
• Create a care and living plan WITH the people with dementia
• Offer support to the pwd family
• Give the pwd the support they need, when they want it.
1.7 and 2.2 Stimulating Research –A discussion on current and future
research into the arts and dementia
Dr Catrin Hedd Jones and Kat Algar, Bangor University
• Partnership between DSDC Wales and North Wales Alzheimer’s
Society to share what each other are doing
• Research awareness and create research champions
• How can we sort out transport issues
• Raise awareness of necessity to have reminders to attend
appointments/activities (welfare officer)
1.8 Dementia and sensory loss
Agnes Houston, citizen activist with
1. Sharing our skills and ideas session
2. Talk To Us
3. Use Sensory Booklet (download here)
for Training
4. Make, and have, a Sensory Pathway
• Peer support
• More information on condition
at diagnosis
• Regular touch with multidisciplinary team
• Dementia Is More Than Memory Sensory Pathways Peer Support
(Education for Fire Service Carers, People with Dementia)

2.3 What does ‘post diagnostic care’ mean?
Dr Shibley Rahman
• Relevant information with a clear pathway
• Support with legal issues in a timely way
• Person centred not a ‘one size fits all’
• Care co-ordinators
• Care Co-ordination
• Information for people with dementia + carer
• Haphazard
• Local differences
• Target
2.5 Young carers of people with Dementia
Kate Roberts a teenage carer, with Suzy Webster,
Carer My Home Life Cymru Programme,Age Cymru
• Emotional support from the start – neutral person
• Acknowledgement that it’s complicated
• Internet support
• Peer to peer support – age appropriate
• Go in nature
• Education and job support
2.4 How can the Betsi Caldwaladr University Health Board create a realistic
and sustainable way to engage with people with dementia and family carers
across North Wales? and 1.2 Together In Dementia Everyday, Giving carers
of people with dementia a collective voice Ruth Eley,TIDE
1 Dementia advisors for all
2 Need signposting throughout journey and investment In
groups and activities
3 Need education about dementia post diagnosis –
carer and people with dementia separately
4 Physical activities which are fun
• Signposting – to what? invest to save VCS Flint roadways
• Dementia advisors and coaches – one named contact
• Dr Amir Hannan Haughton practice access to records,
Manchester @amirrhannan
• Lack of speech therapy access early on (capacity?)
• Help people to live well
• Need living plans
• Make it easy to get the information you need – bring it together
• Physical exercise and activity- fun
• Preparation immediately after diagnosis and peer support
• Diets/nutrition – eating well/fluids
• Social network
• Education post diagnosis
• Need living plans and less variation across community
• DEWIS: providing social activities, NHS Direct Wales:
resource mapping

DAY 2 GROUP ACTIVITY 1 - MAPPING THE DEMENTIA CARE PATHWAY IN NORTH WALES

PANEL DISCUSSION
Chris Roberts, Bob Woods, Helen Duffy, Carol Jones, Dr Olwen Williams
ACTIVITY 1: MAPPING THE DEMENTIA CARE PATHWAY
Due to the volume and detail of the information collected in the
first activity, we have created a separate report.
ACTIVITY 2: DEMENTIA CARE PATHWAY THEMES DISCUSSION
In ‘open space’ style the group were asked to identify themes they
would like to discuss in table groups - focusing on the Dementia
Care Pathway, identifying issues and gaps and actions. Participants
then moved to the themed table of their choice, and chose 4
themes to discuss.
THEME 2: Improve Dementia care and support in North Wales by…
THEME 3: Recognising the importance of sensory loss and
management. Where? How? When?
THEME 4: Education for EVERYONE on dementia. Different types
of dementia - everyone: carers, people with dementia, GP’s etc
THEME 5: “Nothing about us without us” including (REALLY
including) people with dementia in everything
THEME 2: Improve Dementia care and support in North Wales by…
1. Dementia specific counselling for people with dementia and
their carers and families
2. Alzheimer’s society CRISP
3. Guilt on both sides
4. At what point do you tell people the information?
5. Coping with caring - grief and loss based Betsi services
6. Dementia UK hotline specialist nurses
7. Calling for a consistent offer
8. Admiral nurse model
9. After my caring role finished, I did not know where to go
10. We are waiting for… the inevitable
11. Understanding of communication difficulties if person with
dementia - needed in counselling
THEME 3: Recognising the importance of sensory loss and
management. Where? How? When?
12. One page factsheet to pin in someone’s home
13. Aware of changes in eating habits, tastes and smell
14. Check the environment for noise, heat, light, distractions
15. Phases’ of dementia not stages as dementia is variable, you can
improve on aspects
16. Speech therapy in dementia pathway at start
17. Audiology re: hyperacusis, who diagnosis?
18. Coping for carers - Crossroads
19. Get Occupational Therapy to assess the environment,
home etc.
20. In (Theme 3) dementia managements, have an equal section
on sensory issues - ask the right questions
21. Through educating
22. Including dentists in the pathway as person with dementia
may not be able to show they have pain/ toothache
DAY 2 GROUP ACTIVITY 2 - DEMENTIA CARE PATHWAY IN NORTH WALES THEMES

THEME 5: “Nothing about us without us” including (REALLY
including) people with dementia in everything
1. Payment = valuing time / experience / expertise = equal
footing
2. Encouraging and nurturing. Start small.
3. Get the environment right, difference between including and
inclusive
4. Ask how you’d like to take part? - , home, social media etc.
5. How much listening is taking place?
6. Acceptance, Inspire. Attitudes, avoid jargon
7. Taking the info to the people - festivals,‘Doris and Ivor’ example
8. Digital inclusion: Social media - twitter, Facebook, other,‘zoom’
conferences, webinars, peer support networks
9. Dementia - recognise as a disability
10. Ask question - How to include? Where? When? Go to where
people are. Normalise dementia
11. Play, creative, tokenism
12. Dementia Diaries: Dementia Gender (JRF Joseph Rowntree
Foundation), Podcast, language, deep, used as an information
resource
13. Support - go to quality of listening
14. Appropriate forum - rights based, environment
15. Recruit via peer support - empowering
16. How to include - Where? When? So how do we ‘include’?
17. Go to ‘where’ people are lacking in employment
18. Use whatever’s there: local chapel. Co-op, Londis (supermarket)
etc., library, rural, societies. Use chapel societies to engage
19. Including children in care homes activity e.g..scouts
20. Recognise dementia as a disability
21. Give people time: cards to show slow down
22. Lack of understanding - diagnosis = disable themselves
23. Advisory group - need at least 2-3, the right mix. Support -
nurturing, encouragement, someone with them invite in pairs,
peers support, scouts badge dementia, (people)
THEME 4: Education for EVERYONE on dementia.
The different types of dementia. Everyone: carers, people with
dementia, GP’s etc.
1. Opening up of care homes to public (Christmas/ Summer
Fayres etc.)
2. Social Care - need to have mandatory training on dementia
units. Care for Council Wales!
3. More Dementia Friends and Champions - encourage more
businesses to become dementia friendly
4. Health promoting schools - include information about
dementia - to children and young people whose parents or
grandparents have dementia
5. Join the dots
6. Educate hospital staff with internal training days - accredited
training! All staff, not just doctors, nurses etc.
7. Training manual created two years ago WANHIPH, where is it?
8. GP1 - website to flag up what needs to be addressed
DAY 2 GROUP ACTIVITY 2 - DEMENTIA CARE PATHWAY IN NORTH WALES THEMES

FEEDBACK: CONVERSATIONS RESULTING IN ACTIONS -‘WHAT’S ONE ACTION OR LEARNING FROM THE MEET-UP?’
• “Dementia is more than ‘just’ memory…I’ve learnt an awful lot about
the sensory issues.As an action, when we are assessing someone, we
certainly need to be looking ‘around’ the issue of food refusal and not
just assuming it’s the memory that they’ve ‘forgotten’ to eat. It’s actually
asking questions like “What does it taste like?”“Does it have a funny
smell?”“Is it cooked the way you like it?”…so I’ve had lots of tips”
• “I’ve really enjoyed the last two days, even after being in the Health
Service for 40 years, I’ve learnt so much in the last 2 days.The educating
(others) part is something I’m going to take back with me and working
with Health Carers, Nurses, wards and people in the community, I think
there’s an awful lot on the education of people with dementia for people
to understand and what I’ve learned is the impact that sensory loss has
on has on dementia patients.”
• “It’s been a great 2 days and what I’m going to take away from it is that
you go to conferences over the years and it always seems to be the
professionals giving the talks. But the brilliant thing about this meet up
is that of the talks yesterday, 5 people talking, 2 or 3 of them were people
with dementia as well as professionals. I think that’s important for any
conference in the future.”
• “I’ve had a great two days. What I’ve learned is that it’s so important to
interact with people who have dementia and to speak to people as there’s
only so much you can learn from a book or a lecture. My undergraduate
education, all I learned was about what happens to the brain, not who
people are, what happens to them and what we can do for them,”
• “I’m absolutely determined to sort out these dementia connections.The
things that’s going to stay with me is Kate’s talk yesterday and when she
said “my mother is my rock, but my father is my hero”…I thought that was
just brilliant!”
• “I’ve really enjoyed today, which had been interesting to connect with
other people. Book of you is great and sometimes can be quite solitary so
to be with other people and to get some ideas which hopefully we can
take forward, would be fantastic.”
• “I’ve found the last two days totally inspiring talking to everyone here.
One solid action that I made with colleagues in the Alzheimer’s society
was that we were going to have an informal partnership to share with
each other what we’re doing so that the research gets out there to staff,
volunteers and people they interact with and similarly services, so that’s
one action that’s going forward already.”
• “I’ve gained so much and it’s really difficult to put in to words. So two
things, I really want this to carry on, so please, let’s not stop here and
getting access to and including more people who are maybe more
difficult to ‘get hold of’ for whatever the reasons, rurality, language or
culture – I’d like to dig under the skin of that a bit in future.”
• “I’ve learned so much, and its shown me again, how much more I need to
learn and I think I’m taking home a lot, I’ve got lots of links (with others)
to work on. I’m ‘stealing’ from Agnes and thinking, start small and I’m
taking from Neil and I’m going to go to the local Chapel – chat to people,
get out what we can do and also what people want.”
• “I think I’ve been humbled. I think that the experience of hearing
people’s stories is the thing that drives you and what I’d like is for you to
hold me to account, in making sure that I try and deliver some of what
you’ve said in the last couple of days.“
• “What came out for me was Hope – I got tremendous hope from today.
I was inspired by John and Richard. Honest communication, we sat here
and we spoke to people like Bob (has dementia), we sat down and spoke
as human beings about our issues, asking for help and listening.The
honest communication was the ‘WOW’ factor”
“You all remind me that I’m not
on my own, it’s fantastic.”
Chris Roberts

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SPEAKERS
CHRIS ROBERTS @mason4233
Living with mixed dementia, Dementia Friends
Champion, Alzheimer’s Society Ambassador, Join
Dementia Research Champion, Board Member
Dementia Alliance International.
w: www.mason4233.wordpress.com
Co-hosting with his wife and daughter
JAYNE KATE ROBERTS @jaynegoodrick
JEREMY HUGHES @JeremyHughesAlz
CEO of Alzheimer’s Society UK. Campaigner for
people with dementia. Believes social action
can change society for better.
e: Jeremy.Hughes@alzheimers.org.uk
GEORGE ROOK @george_rook
Living well with mixed dementia. Promoting
patient involvement and co-design. Influencer
for change in healthcare. Chair Shropshire
Dementia Action Alliance and a Dementia
Friends Champion.
e: Georgerook51@gmail.com
PROF. BOB WOODS
Professor of Clinical Psychology of the Elderly
at Bangor University. Co-Director, Dementia
Services Development Centre Wales.
e: b.woods@bangor.ac.uk
RUTH ELEY @tide_carers www.tide.uk.net
Ruth Eley is a founder Director and vice-
chair of the Life Story Network. She delivers
training in the use of life story work to improve
relationship centred care for vulnerable people.
e: ruth.eley202@btinternet.com
AGNES HOUSTON @agnes_houston
Diagnosed at 57 with Early Onset Alzheimer’s
Dementia. Active member of the Scottish
Dementia Working Group. Campaigning for
best practice/improving lives of people with
dementia in Scotland and abroad.
e: agneshouston@hotmail.com
KATE SWAFFER @KateSwaffer
Chair/co-founder Dementia Alliance
International, Alzheimer’s Disease Int. Board
member. A humanitarian, advocate for people
with dementia, author, int. speaker, living
beyond younger onset dementia diagnosis.
w: www.kateswaffer.com
HOSTED TABLE CONVERSATIONS
Bangor University. Co-Director, Dementia
Services Development Centre Wales:
DR CATRIN HEDD JONES @CatrinHedd
e: c.h.jones@bangor.ac.uk
KAT ALGAR @Kat_Algar
e: k.algar@bangor.ac.uk
JENNY BURGESS @JennyBurgess12
Positive Approach Unique Transgender
Network e: jenny.positiveapproach@gmail.com
RACHEL NIBLOCK @RachelNiblock
DEEP e: Niblock@myid.org.uk
@DementiaVoices
Dementia Adventure @DementiaAdv
e: info@dementiaadventure.co.uk
GLENYS OWEN-JONES
Snowdonia Wool
e: glenys@snowdoniawool.co.uk
SUZY WEBSTER @suzysopenheart
My Home Life Cymru, Age Cymru,
e: suzy.webster@agecymru.org.uk
SHIBLEY RAHMEN @dr_shibley
e: legalaware1213@gmail.com
DR OLWEN WILLIAMS @OlwenOlwen
BCUHB, NHS Wales
e: Olwen.Williams@wales.nhs.uk
TEAM
WORKING WITH NOT TO
Working With Not To’ Co-production Project
e: workingwithnotto@gmail.com
w: www.WorkingWithNotTo.com
@workingwithnot2
PAM LUCKOCK
Director,‘Working With Not To’ Co-production
Project, Board member Wales Co-Production
Network e: pam.luckock@btinternet.com
@luckockp
FRAN O’HARA
Director,‘Working With Not To’ Co-production
Project Scarlet Design Int. Ltd.
e: ohara@scarletdesign.com @fran_ohara
JOHN POPHAM
Director, John Popham, Digital Storyteller
@johnpopham w: www.johnpopham.com
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SCARLET DESIGN INTERNATIONAL LTD
Fran O’Hara, with a core team and expert consultants, delivers
facilitation, training, design, strategic planning and events. Our
expertise lies in real leadership and innovation. We create inclusive,
effective and engaging communication tools.
We work in three main areas:
1. Development of, and facilitation at, events and conferences, from
creating ‘live‘ visual minutes to event design and delivery.
2. Training and coaching in visual facilitation, strategic planning and
thinking and engagement.
3. Graphic design, communications, social media and print.
e: enquiries@scarletdesign.com tw: @fran_ohara
@scarletdesigngr
w: www.franohara.com
‘WORKING WITH NOT TO’ CO-PRODUCTION PROJECT (WWNT)
In June 2013 Pam Luckock and Fran O’Hara set up the ‘Working
With Not To’ Co-Production project. We work across Wales to grow
co-production from ‘grassroots up’. Through the co-design and
delivery of regular co-production ‘meet-ups’ in Wales, training,
facilitation and speaking.
With our learning community of 800+ people, we co-produce all our
work, valuing people’s voices and expertise and working to make these
visible. We provide a full event service, from the planning the event,
sourcing speakers and workshops
and materials design - to hosting
the event programme online,
invites, production of database,
delivery of event, including social
media, post event feedback and reports.
e: workingwithnotto@gmail.com tw: @workingwithnot2
w: www.workingwithnotto.com
WorkingWithNotToWorkingWithNotTo
CO-PRODUCTION RESOURCES EVENTS
CYD-GYNHYRCHIAD ADNODDAU A DIGWYDDIADAU
GweithioGydaNidIGweithioGydaNidI
ALZHEIMER’S SOCIETY NORTH WALES
Specialist services for people with dementia
Alzheimer’s Society is the UK’s leading support and research charity,
providing information, advice and support to people with dementia,
their families and carers.
We are committed to putting you at the heart of everything that
we do, and our services are continually informed by our growing
understanding of dementia and what you need to live well after
diagnosis. Get in touch with us today.
Our North Wales Regional office
telephone number is: 01248 671137
e: nwa@alzheimers.org.uk
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JOIN DEMENTIA RESEARCH
Join Dementia Research (JDR) is a place to register your interest in
participating in dementia research. Anyone, with or without dementia,
can register as a volunteer or sign-up for someone else, providing that
you have their consent. Help us beat dementia and sign up today!
To find out more, please visit the website:
www.joindementiaresearch.nihr.ac.uk, call one of the helplines on
0300 111 5111 or 0300 222
1122, or pick up one of our
leaflets during the day.
We are also looking for more
JDR Champions for Wales to join Chris Roberts in promoting JDR. For
more information, please contact Kat Algar on k.algar@bangor.ac.uk.
DEMENTIA SERVICES DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (DSDC) WALES
Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) Wales, Bangor
University combines high-quality research with practice development.
DSDC Wales also provides training for staff working in dementia care
and consultancy and advice relating to the development of dementia
services. Its current research portfolio includes projects funded by
Research Councils and Welsh Government as well as charities such
as the Alzheimer’s Society. DSDC Wales is led by Professor Bob Woods
whose considerable research experience ranges across care settings
and includes a variety of research outputs that have directly resulted
in changes in evidence-based practice and policy.
For more information, please visit our website:
www.dsdc.bangor.ac.uk or contact us on
01248 383719 or dsdc@bangor.ac.uk.
TIDE
tide,‘together in dementia everyday’, is an involvement network
that recognises family carers of people with dementia are experts
by experience, experts that can play a significant role in supporting
other carers, influencing policy and shaping improved responsive
local commissioned services. The network, which follows on from
the excellent legacy of the DAA Carers Call to Action, will provide a
development programme which has been designed by carers to pass
on the necessary skills and confidence
to other carers finding themselves
in a similar situation, so they too can
influence and represent their peers.
e: carers@tide.uk.net
t: 0151 237 2669
tw: @tide_carers

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DEWIS CYMRU
Dewis Cymru is a Social Care and Wellbeing
website for the Welsh citizen. It provides
information and advice on National themes,
plus a directory of services, which continues
to be populated with resource information
from across North Wales.
The website will be rolled out across Wales
during 2016, resulting in Dewis Cymru
becoming the natural choice for citizens to
find information and advice that will assist
them to take more control of their lives
through having a better understanding of the
choice of resources available in their area.
Visit: www.dewis.wales and www.dewis.cymru
Contact for further information:
jenna.redfern@wlga.gov.uk
CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES INSPECTORATE WALES (CSSIW)
CSSIW are responsible for inspecting social care and social services to make sure that they are safe for the people who use them. We
will be providing information for people attending about dementia care services, and our work in North Wales. We are responsible for
inspecting social care and social services to make sure they are safe for the people who use them.
We are the regulator for social care and social
services in Wales, from child minders and
nurseries to homes for older people.
We aim to:
• Provide independent assurance about the
quality and availability of social care in
Wales
• Safeguard adults and children, making sure
that their rights are protected;
• Improve Care by encouraging and
promoting improvements in the safety,
quality and availability of social care
services
• Inform policy, standards and provide
independent professional advice to the
people developing policy, the public and
social care sector.
Contact: Brian Davies, CSSIW
Brian.davies@wales.gsi.gov.uk
0300 062 5186 www.cssiw.org.uk

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RMD – MEMORY MATTERS
RMD – Memory Matters believes that the Arts can significantly help
EVERYONE affected by dementia to live well.
We offer a range of creative services, training and support, for people
living with dementia and their carers across the North West.
We provide a variety of services specialising imagination and
reminiscence. We have a range of exciting volunteer programs –
please get in touch!
We are always looking to partner with other organisations as we feel
this is how we can truly reduce the stigma and raise awareness of
dementia. Please contact us!
Donna Redgrave
e: donnaredgrave@rmd-memorymatters.co.uk
t: 07794204242
w: www.rmd-memorymatters.co.uk
FLINTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
We will showcasing the work that is
underway in Flintshire Towns for Dementia
Friendly Communities. The Dementia
Friendly Communities programme focuses
on improving inclusion and quality of life for
people living with dementia.
Alzheimer’s Society’s five year strategy
includes a key ambition to work with people
affected by dementia and key partners
to define and develop dementia-friendly
communities. We want to create dementia-
friendly communities across the country.
In these communities:
• People will be aware of and understand
more about dementia.
• People with dementia and their carers will
be encouraged to seek help and support.
• People with dementia will feel included
in their community, be more independent
and have more choice and control over
their lives.
The Prime Minister’s challenge on dementia
also includes an ambition to create
communities that are working to help people
live well with dementia.
Luke Pickering Jones
e: Luke.pickering-jones@flintshire.gov.uk
t: 01352702655
w: www.flintshire.gov.uk

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FIRST NAME SURNAME JOB TITLE COMPANY
Kate Schwaffer Citizen voice Kate Swaffer Dementia Alliance International
M M Roberts Citizen voice St Davids Care Home
D D Banny Citizen voice St Davids Care Home
A Sayer Citizen voice St Davids Care Home
A Sayer Citizen voice St Davids Care Home
O S Jones Citizen voice St Davids Care Home
D Jackson Citizen voice St Davids Care Home
S Wilks Citizen voice St Davids Care Home
Ruth Waltho Manager St Davids Care Home
Katherine Algar Research Project Support Officer Bangor University
Steve Baker North Wales Directory of Services Lead Social Services Improvement Agency
Jacky Baldini Operations Manager Alzheimer’s Society N Wales
Kathy Barham Director Book of You CIC
Chris Bexon Citizen voice
Paul Bexon Citizen voice
Paul Brownbill PhD Student Researcher University of South Wales
Jenny Burgess Director Positive Approach
Neil Bryson Director Book of You CIC
Jackie Clayton Technical and Rehabilitation Officer Deaf Awareness and Communication trainer, N Wales Deaf Assoc.
Hannah Wilson Signer Interpreter (for Jackie Clayton) N Wales Deaf Assoc.
Julie Walker Signer Interpreter (for Jackie Clayton) N Wales Deaf Assoc.
Daisy Cole Director of Wellbeing and Empowerment Older People's Commissioner for Wales
Brian Davies Senior Inspector Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW)
Teresa Davies Citizen voice
Kim Dawson Reg Manager Chapel House Dementia Resource Community
Helen Duffy Mental Health LD Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Ruth Eley Vice-chair Life Story network/TIDE Carers
Denise Ellis Clinical Lead Dietician: dementia, mental health BCUHB
Kath Fleet Development Officer Flintshire County Council
WHO CAME TO OUR MEET-UP? PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT SECTORS FROM ACROSS THE UK

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Valerie Gannon With Teresa Davies
Fran Graham Development Officer Flintshire County Council
Clare Harris DementiaGo Champion Gwynedd Council
Catrin Hedd Jones Research Officer, Dementia and Imagination.
Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC)
Bangor University
Ceri Hodgkison Dementia UK
Hayley Horton Engagement and Participation Officer Alzheimer’s Society N Wales
Donna Houston Carer
Agnes Houston Scottish Dementia Working Group
Jeremy Hughes CEO Alzheimer’s Society UK
Lowri Hughes Student Bangor University
Joan Humphries Citizen voice
Keith Humphries Citizen voice
Carol Jones Citizen voice
John Jones Citizen voice
Ann Jones Roberts Speech and Language Therapist BUC NHS
Rakesh Kumar Clinical Specialist Rehabilitation-West (Care
of the Elderly, Community Mental Health)
Gwynedd Hospital, Bangor BCUHB
Louise Langhar TIDE Together in Dementia Everyday
J Loughlin Citizen voice
Pamela Luckock Co-Director Working With Not To
Matt Makin Medical Director Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB)
Richard Markey Citizen voice
Margaret Markey Citizen voice
Eleri Miles Carer and citizen voice
John Moore My Home Life Cymru Manager Age Cymru
Vanessa Morris Supporting J Loughlin HCSW LLys Dyfrig, BCUHB - Mental Health Learning Disabilities
Rachel Niblock Project Leader Dementia Adventure / DEEP
Fran O'Hara Director Working With Not To Scarlet Design Int. Ltd..
Laura O'Philbin Student Bangor University

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Glenys Owen-Jones Owner Snowdonia Wool Ltd
Colleen Pear Citizen Voice
Les Pear Citizen Voice
Bev Perkins Advocacy Manager Alzheimer's Society
Luke Pickering-Jones Planning and Development Officer Flintshire County Council
John Popham Digital Storyteller John Popham
Emma Quaeck Exercise Referral Coordinator Gwynedd Council
Shibley Rahman Researches Dementia, Queens Scholar BPP Law School
Kath Rawlins Citizen voice
Eric Rawlins Citizen voice
Donna Redgrave Artistic Director RMD, Memory Matters
Chris Roberts Host Dementia Education Inclusion Meet-up
Jayne Roberts Host Dementia Education Inclusion Meet-up
Kate Roberts Host Dementia Education Inclusion Meet-up
Denise Roberts Service Manager Alzheimer's Society
George Rook Patient activist Chair, Shropshire Dementia Action Alliance.
Roger Rowett Director Taith Ltd
Susan Thomas Health Promotion Library Public Health Wales
Isabel Vander Volunteer Citizen Voice Working With Not To' Co-Production Project
Suzy Webster Carer My Home Life Cymru My Home Life Cymru
Gwenllian Wilkinson Speech and language Therapist BUC NHS
Olwen Williams Consultant Physician Genitourinary Medicine/
Future Hospitals
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB)
Steve Williams Project Manager DEWIS Cymru
Bob Woods Dementia Services Development Centre
(DSDC)
Bangor University
Suzanne Worthington Clinical Specialist Speech and Language
Therapist
Wrexham Maelor Hospital

24 25 November 2015, St George Hotel, Llandudno, North Wales
Dementia Education and Inclusion Meet-up
Summary Report
Hosted by Chris, Jayne and Kate Roberts, co-produced with
Pam Luckock and Fran O’Hara and our ‘Working With Not To’Community
Information and inspiration to create more informed, inclusive communities
and improve dementia care and support in North Wales
workingwithwithnot@gmail.com
@workingwithnot2
Diary date! Dementia Education and Inclusion Meet-up 2
22 23 November 2016 at the St George Hotel, Llandudno, North Wales.
Please come, offer to speak/host a conversation, invite people, share or sponsor.

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