Latest news

• Our Voices
  25/07/16

  1 in 5 over 50 don't have children; new report asks why they are still invisible in discussions on ageing.

• The Cheshire Living Well, Dying Well Partnership
  25/07/16

  Supporting a change in public knowledge, attitude and behaviour towards death.

• NAO Diversity and Inclusion Annual Report 2015-16
  25/07/16

  A progress summary over the first year.

• The Annual 'Memory Walk' - Alzheimers Society
  25/07/16

  Walk together to celebrate loved ones affected by dementia and raise money.

• Travelling Fellowships - The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust
  25/07/16

  2017 Travelling Fellowship categories 'Nursing & Allied Health Professions' and 'Medical Practice & Education' are open for applications.

• Celebrate your success and enter Skills for Care's Accolades awards
  25/07/16

  Skills for Care's Accolades reward adult social care organisations.

• EU referendum and social care - from SCIE
  25/07/16

  Your rights as an EU citizen to live, work or get services won't change unless or until the UK government passes new laws.

• Annual Conference Presentations
  28/03/16

  The National Conference was held on 1st February this year at The Grand Connaught Rooms in London.

  Attendees were impressed with the diversity of the presenters and a copy of each presentation can be viewed here.

• What's happening with the Forum???
  26/02/16

• New Audit Tools released
  09/02/16

  At the recent National Conference the National Dignity Council released an updated set of Audit Tools against which you can measure your own or an Organisation's performance in regard to Dignity.

• BREAKING NEWS
  05/01/16

  Following comments received from Champions on items in the last Newsletter, The National Dignity Council is pleased to announce:

• Minutes of the 2015 AGM
  24/11/15

  The start of the meeting was delayed due to travel disruption for a number of attendees. Additionally some members who had intended to attend were unable to due to the travel disruption.

• 2015 Annual Report to Council
  24/11/15

  This has been a very positive year during which we have managed to raise our profile although there is still much to do.

  The last year has seen a steady increase in the number of Dignity Champions and several organisations are continuing to use the Dignity Do's as a basis for training courses for their staff.

• Would You Know?
  09/12/14

  A series of discussion workshops across the Northwest focussing on care workers' worries when talking about abuse, starting in January 2015.

• Care Quality Commission Report 2013/14
  26/11/14

  November saw the publication of the CQC's Report into care services.

  In 2013/14 the CQC began to introduce a new, tougher approach to inspecting care services. The more rigorous, expert-led inspections are starting to give a deeper understanding of the quality of health and social care than ever before.

• Moving Into A Care Home
  18/11/14

  Preparing for a move to a care home:
  advice, suggestions and practical support

• News From Skills For Care
  31/10/14

  Skills for Care have published information around the Care Act and how providers can start to think about whether they are ready or not.

• News From Dementia Friends
  31/10/14

  Dementia Friends Champions Training. Alzheimer's Society is working with the British Standards Institution (BSI) to launch a consultation on a PAS (Publicly Available Specification).

• SCIE - Mental Capacity Act and care planning
  31/10/14

  This new SCIE report shows commissioners and providers of care how to embed the principles of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) into care and support planning.

• Action
  31/10/14

  In April this year we heard that Bedford Rowing Club was proposing to introduce rowing for disabled people.