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Case studies and examples
Community dementia services
Consultation and engagement on service priorities (2021). Through engagement with people living with dementia and carers as well as wider online survey to Dementia Action Alliance, partners and residents. The findings enhanced the service specification for Community Dementia Services which is currently in use.
Merton Community Dementia Services Engagement Report February 2022
‘This is our dementia’ video
Seven Merton dementia carers worked with the Alzheimer’s Society national media team and supported by our local commissioned Merton Memory Service to develop a film telling about their realities of caring for someone living with dementia. The video is available to watch at This is our dementia | Alzheimer's Society
Merton’s Dementia Action Alliance
Please find attached a report outlining engagement activity and Merton’s Dementia Action Alliance. Our Dementia Friendly Communities Co-Ordinator is a designated role within our wider Community Dementia Services contract with the Alzheimer’s.
Involvement Merton Dementia Action Alliance examples 2024
Feel Good Folders video
Promoting Feel Good Folder project. The project promotes physical activity for people living with dementia and carers. Video of Pauline, talking about her experience. The is video available at Feel Good Folders at Merton Memory Hub.
Cancer screening awareness
Working with our health partners at St Georges Bowel Cancer Screening and Breast Cancer Screening to promote awareness. Our Public Health colleague’s role was to enable NHS organisations to engage with Merton’s community and voluntary sector.
Bowel Cancer Screening - St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
South West London Breast Screening Service - St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Informing
Engaging with libraries (pop ups), Community Champions, Faith and Belief Forum, Ethnic Minority Forum and community and voluntary sector organisations (awareness talks) to promote awareness around bowel and breast cancer screening, particularly for groups facing health inequalities, including our ethnic minority communities.
In depth example: drug and alcohol treatment service
Development of the Merton drug and alcohol treatment service - co-production example