The PMH Blog

Dementia training is often treated as a “tick box exercise ” until something goes wrong: a serious incident, a safeguarding concern, a complaint, a CQC inspection, or a spike in staff sickness and tur...

In today’s health and social care landscape, professionals are working in increasingly complex and emotionally demanding environments. Supporting patients and service users requires not only clinical ...

As the landscape of health and social care continues to evolve, understanding the legal frameworks that protect the rights of people at risk has never been more crucial. Deprivation of Liberty Safegua...

When a person receives a dementia diagnosis, this can be overwhelming for them and their loved ones, and can create uncertainty regarding how the person can navigate the complex and  often fragmented ...

Safeguarding complex cases rarely sits neatly within the boundaries of a single service. It exists at the intersection of health, social care, mental health, housing, community services, and families,...

Dementia care is often shaped by systems designed for efficiency, consistency, and risk management. While these elements have their place, they can unintentionally overshadow the most important aspect...

Safeguarding is more than just a policy or a procedure; it is a shared commitment to protecting people who are at risk of abuse, neglect and harm and ensuring the well-being of everyone, especially ch...

Management of complex cases is often understood as coordinating multiple services to meet a person’s needs. However, the key focus should be on how the person can be supported within the context of th...

Safeguarding is often described in terms of protection and prevention to keep people safe from harm, abuse, or neglect.

But effective safeguarding is far more than preventing and protecting what should...

The most challenging aspect of dementia care is not the person or the disorder but the systems we have built around it?

For decades, dementia care has operated on institutional time, institutional ro...

Complex care needs do not fit into single services, diagnoses, or plans. Yet the more complex someone's needs become, the more uncoordinated and fragmented their support typically feels to them. Behin...

Picture this: Margaret refuses her breakfast again. David paces the corridor for the third time this hour. Janet keeps asking for her mother, who passed away decades ago.

In many care settings, these...