John's Campaign
WEBJohn's Campaign: for the right to stay with people with dementia; for the right of people with dementia to be supported by their family carers.
WEBThe key focus behind John’s Campaign is an open visiting culture; supporting carer access to the hospital outside of normal visiting hours, to enable them to be with the person with a dementia when they may be stressed, anxious, upset or lonely.
About - John's Campaign
WEBJohn's Campaign is named after Dr John Gerrard, who died in November 2014 after a catastrophic stay in hospital. His story - the story of how this campaign came to be - is told eloquently by his daughter Nicci. Her article sparked our campaign. Dementia is incurable and terminal yet its progression is not linear.
John's Campaign - Wikipedia
WEBJohn's Campaign is a campaign for extended visiting rights for family carers of patients with dementia in hospitals in the United Kingdom, founded on 30 November 2014 by the writers Nicci Gerrard and Julia Jones.
WEBA number of hospitals have begun by implementing Johns Campaign on their elderly care or dementia wards. We welcome implementation on individual wards when this springs from individual commitment but we also believe it’s important to work towards a whole hospital approach.
A new milestone for improving dementia care in hospitals - Age UK
WEBJun 10, 2018 · This week, they have reached a huge milestone: all NHS acute trusts in England have now voluntarily signed up to John’s Campaign, pledging unrestricted visiting hours for carers of people with dementia.
Articles - John's Campaign
WEBfor the right of people with dementia to be supported by their family carers. We are Core Participants in Module 3 of the UK COVID Inquiry. The public hearings run from September 9th to November 28th 2024. Text: Articles about (or relevant to) John's Campaign.
John's Campaign - Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
WEBJohn’s Campaign advocates the rights of people with dementia in hospital to have their carers with them at any time. The Campaign was founded after the death of Dr John Gerrard in November 2014 by Nicci Gerrard and Julia Jones.
What is John's campaign? - British Geriatrics Society
WEBThe British Geriatrics Society supports the John Campaign, launched by Nicci Gerard and Julia Jones who are lobbying to give carers of demented people the right to accompany them in hospital. Here we describe the history and progress of the campaign.
Dementia Carers in Hospitals | Dementia Care | Interview - Elder
WEBApr 21, 2017 · For more information or to find out more about your local hospital’s policy toward supported hospital stays click on the John’s Campaign website. Statistics from John’s Campaign: Over a quarter of UK hospital beds are …