Show Notes
In this episode, Nina and Gay chat to the team at Carlton Court Hospital, near Lowestoft, which is helping to tackle isolation and loneliness for older people, those with dementia, and their carers, including two support groups.
They also find out more about NSFT’s In-reach/Outreach work on the wards and with care homes in the community and what kind of support there is for older people and those with dementia from NSFT’s Recovery College.
Guests are Sarah Nicholls, Safer care practitioner and QI improvement lead, Sean Day, Older People’s Inreach/Outreach, and Sarah Kennard from the Recovery College.
Read the story: https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/news/teams-promote-community-support-for-older-people-and-carers-4885
Learn more about the Recovery College: Recovery College | Norfolk and Suffolk NHS
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