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Free dementia care conference aimed at North Wales care providers

A free dementia care conference has been organised by CFW in collaboration with the 1,000 Lives Programme.

• 'Dementia Care in Wales Today' will take place on March 26 in Venue Cymru, Llandudno.

Key note speakers at the conference will include David Sheard (Dementia Care Matters) and Prof. Bob Woods.

The aim is to help spread good practice, improvement methods and useful dementia care ideas within the residential care sector. The event is aimed at providers of residential nursing and care homes in North Wales.

About the 1,000 Lives Programme

1000 Lives is the national improvement programme, supporting organisations and individuals to deliver the highest quality and safest healthcare for the people of Wales. It aims to ensure reliable implementation of evidence based interventions in local settings and the tracking of outcomes. It incorporates mental health targets for general and mental health services, including 5 Dementia Care targets that were launched at a national Collaborative in January 2011. Work on Dementia target 3 aims to support improvement in the appropriate prescribing of anti-psychotic medications in dementia care in community and residential settings, and joins with a 1000 Lives Plus Medicines Management Target which was launched in October 2011.

Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board Medicine Management leads and teams, together with Clinical leads and local teams delivering Dementia Care Target 3 are invited to for this local collaborative event which is targeted at providers of residential nursing and care homes in North Wales and

• Local CSSIW Reps e.g. Regulatory Managers/Inspectors & Team Leaders
• Care Home Liaison Nurses & CMHT managers
• Community & Care Home pharmacists
• Dementia Coordinators
• The collaborative event is co-hosted by Care Forum Wales

How to book

Please book your FREE place at the event online here