Organising and running an awareness week

Project Description

Dementia research gives individuals the opportunity to take part in new trials, learn about the condition and contribute to the development of treatment pathways and the care of future people with dementia. Raising awareness of such research is imperative for this progress to continue. Realising this, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, working in partnership with Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust, set up an innovative way to prioritise promoting dementia research in hospitals – a Join Dementia Research Awareness Week.

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Across acute hospital settings, memory assessment centres at Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust and GP clinics, the Dementia teams worked to increase awareness, recruitment and involvement in Join Dementia Research. From flash mob singers to personalised Join Dementia Research cakes; from a local MP sign-up to a live twitter chat, the week generated patient, staff and family interest.

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Getting the Message Out There: Organising and running an awareness week

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Resources

Statistics for #lancsdemres
Statistics for #lancsdemres – used by Trust to discuss dementia-related research topics on Twitter
Press Release – Join Dementia Research Awareness Week
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Join Dementia Research Awareness Week Press Release
Awareness Week Timetable
Timetable of events during the Join Dementia Research Awareness Week
Awareness Week Poster
Specially designed poster for the Awareness Week
Join Dementia Research Healthcare Professionals’ Booklet
This leaflet is designed for Healthcare professionals to inform about Join Dementia Research and how they can support promotion of it.
Join Dementia Research Leaflet
This is a patient-facing leaflet that describes how Join Dementia Research works and contains information about how to sign up to the service.
More information about Join Dementia Research materials can be viewed at news.joindementiaresearch.nihr.ac.uk/join-dementia-research-materials