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• East of England Tackling Stigma in Dementia through Creativity
  08/09/09

  This project, led by Cambridgeshire County Council, was the winner of the Eastern Region Dignity in Care campaign last year. The basis of the project is that everyone has a unique experience both of...

• East Riding and Yorkshire Council supports Dignity in Care
  18/03/13

  Dignity Champion, Cathryn Fewster shared the activity around Dignity in Care that East Riding Council have been undertaking.

• Eastern and Coastal Kent NHS Community Services Dignity Champions
  05/06/09

  Eastern and Coastal Kent NHS Community Services recruited 'dignity champions' in order to support and encourage the privacy and dignity of service users within its healthcare settings. The dignity champions...

• Eastern Case Study 1 - Primary care - calendar for older patients
  17/03/10

  Nuffield Road Medical Centre is a large GP practice in Cambridge covering a growing population on the rapidly-expanding north side of the city. Practice manager, Greta Evans, recognised the need for...

• Eastern Case Study 2 - Support systems for family carers and care workers
  17/03/10

  Phyllis is an 82 year old lady who lives in her own home, and is fiercely independent. Phyllis was diagnosed with vascular dementia about three years ago and her family members were getting worried about...

• Eastern Case Study 3 - Essex County Council
  17/03/10

  Essex County Council (ECC) has embraced the Department of Health's Dignity in Care campaign in quite a novel way, inviting all employees, not just those involved in care services, to sign-up as Dignity...

• Eastern Case study 4 - Dignity and Respect - a case study from an acute medical ward
  17/03/10

  Dignity and Respect Dignity and respect for another person are at their most vulnerable when that person is unable to afford you the same courtesy. This is common when people suffer form dementia...

• Eastern Case study 5 - A Dignity Charter
  17/03/10

  Carewatch have invited all staff members to be involved in the development of their Dignity Charter. A week of workshops, each with a theme that relates directly to the Dignity Challenge, has been well...

• Eastern Case study 6 - About Me
  17/03/10

  Carewatch have developed a document titled 'About Me'. It is introduced to the people that we visit in their own homes, as part of their initial assessment. 'About Me' is a written record of what really...

• Eastern Development Centre - 25th February 2010
  01/03/10

  On this day, health and social care workers are asked to take action in their place of work to promote dignity and members of the public to do what they can to take action to promote dignity for people...