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Mental Health News Sources from Around the Web

Submitted by WaMH in PC on Mon, 26/11/2012 - 08:59

One of our aims is to promote primary mental health care and services across Wales by providing you with news about what's going on in the world of mental health.

Each week we'll do our best to highlight the latest mental health news stories which we come across but if you want to try and find them yourself then the following news websites are a good place to start:

In the meantime, if you've got any mental health news which you'd like to share - please feel free to email anything updates you have to us at lhills@rcgp.org.uk.

Alternatively, if you have any questions about WaMH in PC and our work within primary mental health care please contact us on 029 2050 4516.

Videos Help Explain Part 1 of The Mental Health Measure

Submitted by WaMH in PC on Fri, 23/11/2012 - 09:53

We recently released a series of videos to explain the implications of the Part 1 of the Mental Health (Wales) Measure for primary care staff across Wales.

The videos are just one part of our Part 1 - Downloadable Resource which has been created to help GPs and their teams understand this new legislation is going to change mental health services across Wales.

We urge you to spend a minutes of your time watching each of our short films which are all available from our Part 1- Videos section and via on our WaMHinPC YouTube Channel.

If you have trouble viewing YouTube videos in your work place you can also view or download the video below via the following link Part 1: Short Google Link.

If you encounter any problems viewing any of our videos or want to find out more about Part 1 of the Measure please contact us via email at lhills@rcgp.org.uk or on 029 2050 4516.

Dementia Initiative Aims To Make A Million Friends

Submitted by WaMH in PC on Wed, 21/11/2012 - 09:29

Link to Dementia Friends websiteA new national scheme is aiming to create a million-strong UK support network of volunteers, carers and helpers by 2015 to change the way the nation thinks, talks and acts about dementia.

Dementia Friends is an Alzheimer’s Society initiative which aims to make everyday life better for people with dementia by passing on the know-how to help people with dementia feel understood and included in their community. 

Being a Dementia Friend is about turning understanding into action and will work through things like asking volunteers to give a helping hand to someone struggling to get on the right bus through to encouraging someone else to become a Dementia Friend.

No action is too big or too small and the scheme plans to equip 'Friends' with an understanding of dementia explaining how they can help people with dementia in every community, every hospital ward, post office, place of worship and on every street across the country.

You can take the first step to becoming a 'Friend' by registering your interest through the Dementia Friends website and help start building a network of 'Friends' in your local area.
 
The organisers need people to volunteer and they'll then keep everyone up to date with all the exciting developments as the project builds across the country. 

Dementia is caused by diseases of the brain and symptoms include the gradual loss of memory, reasoning and communication skills.

However, people who have dementia are not alone and they and their carers can still have a good quality of life.

There are different types of dementia with the most common being Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia.

The following organisations provide advice and support for with dementia and their families and can be contacted using the following websites and telephone numbers:

If you have any questions about WaMH in PC's work with dementia in Wales please visit our Dementia section or contact us via email at lhills@rcgp.org.uk or on 029 2050 4516.