Dementia Researcher

In this podcast Speech and Language Therapist Dr Anna Volkmer talks with a Nurse and an Occupational Therapist discussing their career pathways from the NHS into academia, and then back to put their training to use on the front-line in the NHS. -- This week’s guests are: Dr Emily Jones, Senior Matron & Lead Dementia Nurse at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust. Her research focussed on the care of people with dementia in acute hospital settings and how the work system influences nursing staff capacity for high quality relationship centred dementia care. Dr Naomi Gallant, Occupational Therapist Team Lead at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Naomi’s PhD focussed on mealtimes and enabling independence and quality of life for people with dementia. Full biographies on all our guests and a transcript can be found on our website https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk -- With a number of clinical academic training funding calls open this month (NIHR, Alzheimer’s Society, Alzheimer’s Associ