News & Events

September 2024

Another anguished email this month from a family carer desperately asking for a means of getting appropriate dementia care for her mother, who was in a non-member hospital. The […]

August 2024

This month, there’s been a lot of discussion of a new dementia-slowing drug which has been licenced, but isn’t at the moment to be made available on the NHS. […]

July 2024

For me, one of the most powerful methods of communication with Butterfly Scheme Leads is a simple phone call or videocall – a proper chat (ideally with a hot […]

June 2024

This month, I’ve been in close contact with a good friend whose parents are needing more and more care as their ability to deal with daily admin themselves decreases; […]

May 2024

You may not realise that a number of hospices have for some time been members of the Butterfly Scheme, but it was very special to welcome another one this […]