The third Countywide Forum for Dementia Link Workers, who have achieved the Dementia Link Worker Award in Gloucestershire, will take place on 1st July 2011 at Gloucester Guildhall.

Participants will be able to listen to a packed programme of speakers and view a wide tange of exhibitions.

The aim of the Dementia Link Worker role is to promote best practice for dementia care by passing on the skills and knowledge that they have gained through their specialised training to their peer group within their own workplace. They use on-site dementia learning resources which have been specifically developed within the Gloucestershire dementia training strategy to develop other staff members.

The Dementia Link Workers were initially developed within Gloucestershire care homes but latterly more are being trained within the Domiciliary Care and Community Hospitals workforces.

Find out more about the Multi-Agency Dementia Training & Education Strategy for Gloucestershire at www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/dementiatraining