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Workshop: Dementia care at home: working together to get it right, October 2018
Wednesday, Feb 24 2021, 09:50Speakers included Professor Heather Richardson, Joint Chief Executive, St Christopher's Hospice, Rev. Jonathan Croucher, Vicar of Christ Church, Gipsy Hill, our Trustees, Lourdes Colclough, Macmillan Engagement Manager (London), and Dr Adrian Treloar, along with an Expert Panel discussion.
This event was held in memory of Thelma Harvey, our founding Trustee and Chair of Hope for Home or over 10 years.
The event proved to be hugely successful, with over 70 people attending. Attendees included clinical professionals, unpaid carers, social workers, community development leaders and hospice leaders.
The evaluations were overwhelmingly positive about the learning outcomes and their experience of the event .
Buoyed by this success the Trustees resolved hold another workshop in 2019.
Here are some photos of the event :
Professor Heather Richardson, Joint Chief Executive, St Christopher's Hospice
Rev. Jonathan Croucher, Vicar of Christ Church, Gipsy Hill
Welcome to our new Trustee, Jennie Hurley
Tuesday, Feb 23 2021, 11:56We were delighted to welcome Jennie to our Board in August 2020. Jennifer Hurley retired recently after a forty-year career in nursing. Jennie was the first Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Accident and Emergency at University College Hospital.
Jennie worked for the second part of her career in Primary Care with an Advanced Diploma in Chronic Disease Management. Most of her work involved the management and monitoring of patients with long term medical conditions, and monitoring of people aged 65 and over, including assessment at home for people with dementia and their family carers. She also worked with colleagues on initial cognitive assessment and referral to memory services.
Jennie was the elected nurse representative on the governing body of the Islington Clinical Commissioning Group with clinical lead responsibility for Last Years of Life Care and Learning Disability and Autism. As one of the early Nurse Prescribers, she also chaired the Non-Medical Prescribers’ Forum and was a member of the Medicines Optimisation Committee. She has a special interest in care of people with dementia in their family home.
Jennie says: "My Dad, Edward, had Parkinson’s disease and Lewy Body Dementia. I had a direct experience of how dementia affected him and those of us who loved and cared for him.My mother looked after him at home as long as she could in most challenging circumstances, twenty four hours a day, with help only from friends and family.I am delighted that as a trustee of Hope for Home I am able to work with a wonderful group of fellow trustees. Together with them I feel I can contribute to projects and initiatives which help and support those caring for loved ones with dementia at home: often a hidden group in our society."
Support for St Clare Hospice in Harlow
Tuesday, Feb 23 2021, 11:52Inner Wheel Margate supports Hope for Home
Tuesday, Feb 23 2021, 11:52Forthcoming workshop
Thursday, Oct 4 2018, 11:42There will be range of talks by Heather Richardson (Joint Chief Executive, St Christopher's Hospice), Rev. Jonathan Croucher (Vicar of Christ Church, Gipsy Hill), and Trustee Lourdes Colclough (Macmillan Engagement Manager (London)), along with an Expert Panel Discussion including Trustees Linda McEnhill and Dr Adrian Treloar.
This event is held in memory of Thelma Harvey, founding Trustee and Chair of Hope for Home.
Please note: this event is now fully booked. Please contact us to be invited to future events.