Cat is a Health and Wellbeing Coach. She shares her experience of the impact on her emotional wellbeing of supporting clients with dementia and their families, and some strategies and tips that can help.
Marco has recently started working in a PCN in London. He shares his insight into the dementia training as well as some tips to enhance professional skills to support clients with dementia.
Danielle is a social prescribing link worker in a PCN. They share their experience of routine pre-contact stages and some insight and tips on how to prepare to support a client with dementia who has been referred to them.
Dionne is a social prescribing link worker in a large city in the West Midlands. She shares her experience of building rapport with clients with dementia.
Munjal is a social prescribing link worker for GPs in a large city in Northwest England. Munjal shares experiences and suggestions to address the challenges of people with dementia struggling to engage on first contact.
Tony is a Care Coordinator working in a PCN in rural Southwest England. Tony shares his experience of identifying resources in the community to meet the needs of his clients with dementia.
Roy takes us through his experience of working with clients living with dementia and the issues of overdependency on the support that he provides.
Clare is a social prescribing link worker that works within a PCN in a large metropolitan area. She sometimes gets referrals for clients from underserved communities, including, for example, the South Asian community.
Trish, a social prescriber working in a third sector organisation in the East of England discusses barriers that dementia can pose when supporting her clients.
References and resources compiled with the kind co-operation of the Forward with Dementia Social Prescribers advice and testing group in 2024 useful for all healthcare professionals
