Please Help us Make Sure our £50,000 is Spent Wisely
We need you to vote before Thursday 18 March 2010 on which Bright Ideas should get a share of our £50,000 fund.

The General Election
Important information for Dignity Champions in the run up to the general election.

North East E-learning in End of Life Care for All Launch Event
North East E-learning in End of Life Care for All (e-ELCA) Launch Event on 23rd March 2010 at The Vermont Hotel , Newcastle.

Mid Staffordshire Inquiry Report
Robert Francis QC has published his Inquiry report into Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, this was following concerns in march 2009.

Life Story Network
Life Story work aims to improve the quality of life and wellbeing of people by enabling them to document and share their life story in whatever means is best for them. Register for updates from the Life Story Network.

TV nutritionist cooks-up a storm for Dignity Action Day
Labour MP for Nottingham South, Alan Simpson was amongst the visitors to Radford Care Centre this week who sampled the culinary delights of TV Home Economist and Food Stylist Michaela Bowles, when she cooked up a feast in celebration of the UK-wide Dignity Action Day.

1,000 Extra Dignity Champions in one week!
We now have over 15,000 Dignity Champions - a thousand more than this time last week!

NMC Launches Pre-Registration Nursing Edcuation Questionnaires for Patients and the Public
To make sure that people who are at the receiving end of nursing care can take part in our consultation on pre-registration nursing education, the NMC have developed shorter questionnaires which focus on issues that are particularly relevant to older people.

I have dementia - I also have a life!
Download resources about dementia awareness, view the latest advertising campaign and help spread the word about living well with dementia.

Over 14,000 Dignity Champions
The number of dignity champions just keeps growing and growing. In the space of one month, the number of champions has risen by over 2,000 people.

DAD - A Great Success
Dignity Action Day (DAD) was held yesterday (25 February 2010). The day was by large a huge success. DAD was a day where we asked health and social care staff and members of the public to take action on or around this date to promote the dignity of people receiving care.

Jo Brand and Kevin Whately Launch New Resource for Dementia Care in Hospitals
Comedian Jo Brand and actor Kevin Whately are launching a new leaflet today (Tuesday 23 February) to help tackle poor dementia care in hospitals. The Alzheimer's Society tool is designed to help hospital staff better understand the needs of people with dementia. 'This is me' comes following the publication last November of Counting the Cost: caring for people with dementia on hospital wards which found large variations in the quality of care for people with dementia.

Robert Francis Inquiry report into Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust
Robert Francis QC has published his Inquiry report into Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust. His inquiry followed concerns about standards of care at the Trust.

Helping Hand For Care and Support Housing
Older people needing care an support will benefit from new and refreshed housing strategies that promote dignity, respect and choice, Care Services Minister Phil Hope said.

Devices for Dignity Website Launch
Devices for Dignity, a health programme which supports patients with long term conditions preserve their dignity and independence is launching a new website this week.

Dignity Champions Make a Dignity Song - Hello
To help us raise the awareness of the importance of Dignity in Care we enlisted the help of a young musician who has provided a soundtrack locally to the national campaign.

Same Sex Accomodation- facilitators guide soon to be launched.
A new guide is soon to be launched that will help NHS staff facilitate same sex accommodation sessions.

Have you shared you Dignity Action Day Activity?
What are you doing for Dignity Action Day? Make sure others know about. Be sure to complete the on-line pledging form as soon as possible so everyone know what you have planned for Digntiy Action Day

Local Involvement Network (LINk)
We previously encouraged Dignity Champions to get involved with their Local Involvement Network (LINk). LINks are made up of both individuals and community groups who work together in order to bring about an improvement in local health and social care services.

Share your Images of Care and Support.
The Care and Support team are asking for images that you think best illustrate how care and support touches your life, or those of family and friends can be sent in to .The best pictures will be considered for inclusion in the care and support White Paper, due for publication this year.