Dementia Carers Workshops

Course facilitators

The facilitators who deliver this course come from a multitude of different backgrounds and are therefore well experienced in their individual field to provide the support and knowledge needed for those caring for family/friends with dementia

One of these facilitators is Lynne Ghasemi, who is the Project ECHO Lead Nurse and a Palliative Care Nurse Specialist, having worked in the field of palliative care for St Luke’s Hospice for over 35 years. Lynne has clinically supported care homes for the past 8 years and has developed a special interest in the care of people with dementia. Lynne is a member of the Sheffield Dementia Strategy Implementation Group and has led on writing Commitment 9 of the Sheffield strategy, “to ensure that more people with dementia have access to personalised, good quality palliative and end of life care when they need it”.

Vicki Hoyland a Senior Sister in the St Luke's Hospice Community Team, supporting Care Homes. Vicki has a background of district nursing is also a facilitator for the ECHO dementia programme.

Payment terms

All course fees must be paid prior to attendance. Standard payment terms are 30 days from the date of invoice, or before the start of the course if the course date falls sooner.

Cancellation Policy

Please note that once a booking has been made and payment received, course fees are non-refundable.

If carers can't attend this programme of workshops, please feel free to contact Alzheimer's Society Sheffield via phone: 0114 276 8414 or via email: sheffield-enquiries@alzheimers.org.uk for the dates of future programmes.