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Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand , in partnership with Te Aka Whai Ora Māori Health Authority, is seeking suitable applicants for seven positions on the National Dementia Mate Wareware Leadership and Advisory Group (DLG).

This is an exciting milestone in progressing the New Zealand Dementia Mate Wareware Action plan. We warmly encourage our NZ Dementia Foundation whānau to consider registering an expression of interest or nomination for this outstanding opportunity. 

Lara Hitchcock, Registered Nurse with the Memory Assessment Clinic at Burwood Hospital, shares a selection of dementia and delirium education resources from the past month.

This is the fourth in a series of book reviews from Kristen Phillips. Reading about other people’s experiences helped Kristen emotionally and practically around her father’s illness. Her hope is that these reviews will raise awareness of the ever-increasing number of books (fiction and non-fiction) available to support and educate those of us affected by dementia.

A Better Brain for Life: Preventing Dementia and Other Chronic Diseases
(Calico Publishing, 2022)
Angela Caughey
188 pages

Order from Calico publishing here

Lara Hitchcock, Registered Nurse with the Memory Assessment Clinic at Burwood Hospital, shares a selection of dementia and delirium education resources from the past month.