Facing the Care Challenge Conference

The conference will face these challenges, examining and debating the issues of nurse education, leadership and practice using case studies to seek solutions supporting the delivery of care in all settings.

Speakers and delegates will come from all care settings: acute, primary and voluntary sector, and from all levels 'ward to board' to share and discuss.

Speakers include Professor June Andrews, Director, Dementia Services Development Centre, University of Stirling

Professor June Andrews is a psychiatric and general trained nurse. Previous posts include working for the government in the Health Department, being the Director of Nursing for two general hospitals, leading the Royal College of Nursing in Scotland, and working as a nurse in psychiatric and geriatric hospitals.

The number of people with dementia increases all the time as the population ages, which means the need for training and education grows at the same fast pace. Professor Andrews is called upon internationally by governments, local authorities, health services, the private sector and voluntary organisations to give help and advice on how to improve services. Her main emphasis is on what is practical and makes a difference.