News & Events

Butterfly Scheme recommended in National Audit of Dementia 16/12/11

The National Audit of Dementia, published 16th December 2011, highlights many issues that carers have long been aware of. The excellent news is that it has produced clear and achievable […]

What one carer has to say

Barbara Davies, Service Development Sister in Cardiff who has been leading the Butterfly Scheme pilot at Llandough Hospital, has shared the following excerpt, sent in to the hospital by […]

DoH funds speaker training through link with Dementia UK

The Butterfly Scheme is delighted to announce that a team of Butterfly Scheme speakers is about to be trained by Dementia UK, thanks to a grant from the Department […]

The Butterfly Scheme arrives in Scotland

The end of October has brought the first Butterfly to Scotland, as NHS Tayside began a ward-based pilot of the scheme, with NHS Forth Valley becoming the first Scottish […]

Successful launch of the Scheme at Frimley Park

The launch at Frimley Park Hospital was so smoothly-organised by the Trust’s team that a document was produced, using it as a blueprint for other hospitals planning their launches. […]