Making a Difference: How the Alzheimer’s Society QRD Consumer network do it!
2004
Nurock Shirley
London Area Co-ordinator, QRD Consumer Network, Alzheimer's Society
Shirley Nurock was the first carer to be awarded an Alzheimer's Society research grant. She has published articles on dementia and carers, spoken at conferences across the UK and continues to be involved on a number of major research projects. She also takes a lead role with CRAC Dementia in demonstrating to professionals the influence family caregivers can have as trainers and educators in setting new standards of care for people with dementia.
The Alzheimer’s Society Quality Research in Dementia (QRD) award-winning research grants programme involves consumers in all stages of the Research Cycle.
Today a small group of QRD members, in emphasising the Identifying & Prioritising part of The Research Cycle, will demonstrate how the 150 strong UK networks of carers and former carers of people with dementia achieve this.
We will look at the impact this has on the commissioning, design and management processes; address training issues; the perception of the network by researchers and, finally, how the QRD consumer members themselves feel they really are Making a Difference.
How the Alzheimer’s Society QRD Consumer network do it!
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