On 12th April, Dr Jane Murphy and Joanne Holmes presented alongside Professor Alistair Burns CBE (National Clinical Director for Dementia, NHS England), Lorraine Jackson (Deputy Director – Dementia Policy, Department of Health) and Andrea Sutcliffe (Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care, Care Quality Commission) at the National Dementia 2020 Conference. Jane and Joanne discussed key findings from the Understanding Nutrition and Dementia research project as well as sharing the recently launched training Workbook and DVD ‘Eating and Drinking Well: Supporting People Living with Dementia’ developed from the project. The presentation was very well received and generated lots of positive response as reflected in the following tweets!

BU’s Joanne Holmes’ interview with Elder about healthy appetite in older people
Eating and Drinking Well: Supporting People Living with Dementia – BUDI Research Seminar










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