Somerset hosts 'best practise dementia conference'
23 June 2008
 A dementia conference has been held in Somerset to discuss best practise guidelines for treatment. The Somerset County Gazette reports that the conference was organised by a coalition of the local Primary Care Trust, Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and the county council's adult social care services.Nurses and therapists ran workshops for the 100 delegates, concentrating on ways to successfully manage and delay the onset of dementia.Mary Monnington, director of nursing and patient safety for Somerset Primary Care Trust, told the newspaper that the conference analysed how patients and carers "might be better supported" after leaving hospital."We hope the conference encouraged more health and social care professionals working in hospitals, the community or social care, to see themselves as clinical or practice champions," she added.Nottinghamshire NHS is asking carers who look after people with learning disabilities how they feel local health services could be improved.Thisisnottingham.co.uk reports that it is asking patients, staff and the public how they feel the NHS services in the county should improve in the next ten years.  © Adfero Ltd
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