December 2017
It was my absolute privilege this month to be invited as guest of honour to the second Butterfly Ball in Blackpool. The lead organiser, nurse Francesca Chiappe Hall, had […]
November 2017
Dementia care has taken me to many interesting places, but I’d never imagined Buckingham Palace would be one of them! This month, I’ve been there to receive my MBE […]
October 2017
This month, a much-loved relative of mine, who lives with dementia, had a fall and was admitted for tests to a hospital – not a Butterfly Scheme one, but […]
September 2017
Butterfly Scheme Leads across the UK and Ireland agree that whilst the staff teams at good care homes have great insight into the personalisation of care for their residents, […]
August 2017
This month, as promised, I’m showcasing another wonderful example of hospital team creativity linked with the Butterfly Scheme, this time from Orla Matthews in Northern Ireland. She and Maria […]