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IAA announces March 2017 Conference date
The IAA (Independent
Ambulance Association) will be
hosting its annual conference
on 31st March 2017, to include
an AGM for members, in
partnership with Healthcare
Conferences.
IAA Executive
Chairman, Alan
Howson is
confident that next
year’s event will
build well upon the
success of recent
IAA conferences
which attracted an
Alan Howson,
IAA Executive
Chairman
EEAST launches new dementia strategy
An ambitious strategy has
been launched by the region’s
ambulance service to improve
the care and experience for
people with dementia.
Bosses at the East of England
Ambulance Service NHS Trust
(EEAST) say it will develop a skilled
and effective workforce able to
champion compassionate personcentred
care and recognise the early
signs of dementia.
And it has pledged to become a
dementia-friendly organisation.
impressive mix of UK and overseas
ambulance delegates from all parts
of the ambulance sector. “Creating a
forum for healthy debate and sharing
ideas among ambulance deliverers
is a key function of the IAA, so
we’re looking forward to a day of
robust and frank dialogue between
our members and our many other
healthcare partners”, he said.
The morning session will feature
presentations from:
• Brendan Fatchett (Chief
Executive) - 365 Response and the
HealthCab Platform
The strategy was launched at the
latest Board meeting in public by
one of the service’s area clinical leads
Duncan Moore, with support from
the Alzheimer’s Society.
It’s been implemented to support the
Government’s National Dementia
Strategy to ensure all people living
with dementia and their carers should
live well with dementia. Dementia is
incurable and symptoms can include
severe memory loss, mood and
personality changes and behaviour
that challenges others such as serious
confusion, agitation and aggression.
• Grant de Jongh (Chief Executive,
HPA) - The Health Practice
Associates Register
• Kate Lawson (Consultant) - Care
Quality Commission new approach
to inspection
• Julian Rhodes (Chairman, NENAS)
-Trailblazer Apprenticeships
The afternoon is planned as
a networking opportunity for
delegates, exhibitors and Speakers,
the latter available for one-to-one
conversations and/or ‘clinics’ for
interested delegates to pick up any
specific points or questions.
The work over three years will be
done in partnership with charities
and health and social care statutory
dementia care providers, as well as
clinical commissioning groups and
voluntary organisations.
Duncan said the collaborations will aid
and support the work and contribute
to improving the health and
outcomes of those with dementia,
and their carers: “Dementia is one
of the greatest challenges facing our
ageing society – there are more than
82,500 people in the East of England
living with a diagnosis of dementia.
More detailed information and
booking arrangements can be
found at: www.iaauk.org/Events
“Our patient transport services
routinely work with people living with
dementia, and of course we have to
make emergency responses in the
community to affected families and
individuals so in our capacity as an
ambulance service and seeing people
living with dementia every single day
we needed to put it at the centre of
our work. It’s the right thing for us to
put a massive emphasis on developing
our organisation to become
dementia-friendly.”
Visit: www.alzheimers.org.uk/
or www.dementiauk.org/
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