as a step-down service for patients still at risk of suicide). 2.2 Guardian Angel Dementia Ongoing Peter Harrison Wigan CCG, GMF&RS and GMP The devices will assist Buddies devices (Wigan are supporting the Good Deeds Police, NW Ambulance borough CCG) Charity with raising awareness of Service, Fire Service and Guardian Angel Dementia Buddy members of the public to devices. GMF&RS have covered contact family members funding costs for each person in promptly for people with the Borough with a dementia dementia who may be diagnosis to be given two devices found confused and of their choice, as part of the alone rather than take to Dementia Friendly Communities an A/E department. programme. Devices (badges, bracelets, bag tag or key rings) are chipped and readable from most mobile phones when the NFC setting is open, providing a name and an emergency carer contact number once scanned. 2.3 Raising awareness across Ongoing Mike Aldred Aim- For residents and GM area of Guardian (Good Deeds services to be aware of Angel Dementia Buddy Trust Charity Dementia Buddy devices devices. with support and how they can be from Adele obtained and utilised. Owen GMP) –
as a step-down service for patients still at risk of suicide). 2.2 Guardian Angel Dementia Buddies devices Ongoing Peter Harrison (Wigan borough CCG) Wigan CCG, GMF&RS and GMP are supporting the Good Deeds Charity with raising awareness of Guardian Angel Dementia Buddy devices. GMF&RS have covered funding costs for each person in the Borough with a dementia diagnosis to be given two devices of their choice, as part of the Dementia Friendly Communities programme. Devices (badges, bracelets, bag tag or key rings) are chipped and readable from most mobile phones when the NFC setting is open, providing a name and an emergency carer contact number once scanned. The devices will assist Police, NW Ambulance Service, Fire Service and members of the public to contact family members promptly for people with dementia who may be found confused and alone rather than take to an A/E department. 2.3 Raising awareness across GM area of Guardian Angel Dementia Buddy devices. Ongoing Mike Aldred (Good Deeds Trust Charity with support from Adele Owen – GMP) Aim- For residents and services to be aware of Dementia Buddy devices and how they can be obtained and utilised.
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