Tagged: dementia


Twiddle muffs, made in Spain, and sent with love to St George’s!

Twiddle muffs, made in Spain, and sent with love to St George’s!

News & events | 22 Nov 2017 | Tags: alzheimer's dementia Spain twiddle muffs

Agueda Gota, Older Person’s Assessment and Liaison Nurse at St George’s, mentioned to her mum that our dementia patients were in need of new twiddle muffs, which are specially made hand-warmers that keep them from picking at IV lines and clothing. Agueda’s mum Nati, 75, decided to help out and …
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Cognitive Neurology and Dementia

Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 28 Jun 2021 | Tags: alzheimer's disease cognitive neuroscience dementia

The cognitive neurology and dementia service provides a consultant-led multi-disciplinary approach to the diagnosis, assessment and treatment of all cognitive disorders (conditions that affect how somebody thinks and behaves). There are lots of types of cognitive disorder but the most common are those that are due to dementia. The term …
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New dementia awareness scheme launched

New dementia awareness scheme launched

News & events | 13 Aug 2012 | Tags: butterfly scheme dementia Jen Tulloch

A new initiative aimed at helping raise awareness of patients with dementia in hospital has been launched at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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