Supporting people affected by dementia to Live Well, through great everyday support
Project Background
We want everyone affected by dementia to be supported to live well.
We have worked together with people with dementia and carers to agree what would be in place for people and families to enable this. Six localities in England, Greater Manchester – Oldham, Stockport, Bury, Manchester and Tameside – will lead work to turn this into reality, building on excellent examples already developed. They will share their learning across Greater Manchester. The supporting host organisation for this project is NHS Greater Manchester.
Meet Our Demonstrators: Mandy Andrew & Oli Smithson
I am a registered nurse by background and expert facilitator specialising in change management and organisational development, with extensive experience leading change and transformational programmes in both local and complex national organisations at home and abroad.
My experience includes collaborative cross sector partnerships across health, social care, public, private and voluntary sectors. Involving people and communities at the centre to support transformation through innovation, creatively and assets-based approaches.– Mandy Andrew
I am a health and social care specialist with a background in service improvement and leadership in the charity sector.
I joined IMPACT from the Health Foundation, where I led grant funding and strategy work on health and social care innovation. My interest in social care formed while working as a support worker at the beginning of my career. IMPACT offered a unique opportunity to combine my experience of service improvement with my desire to make a difference in social care, particularly for adults with learning disabilities.
– Oli Smithson