
Anna Jack-WaughUniversity of the West of Scotland | UWS · Alzheimer Scotland Centre for Policy and Practice Division of Mental Health Nursing and Integrated Practice School of Health and Life Sciences
Anna Jack-Waugh
ProfD MSc HPE RNT BSc (Hons) Nursing RMN
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Introduction
Anna Jack-Waugh currently works at the Alzheimer Scotland Centre for Policy and Practice, School of Health, Nursing and Midwifery, University of the West of Scotland. Anna does research in education for health and social care staff working with people with dementia. Their current project is 'Dementia Palliare' and Scotland's National Dementia Champions programme.
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January 2017 - May 2017
August 2004 - present
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Publications (49)
Background/Objectives: The importance of family carer dementia education is highlighted in research, practice guidance, and policy. Less attention is paid to how facilitators learn and prepare for their role. This research aimed to explore and describe facilitator learning experiences within a bespoke Scottish Carers’ Academy designed around a theo...
In recognition of the often poor experience of people living with dementia in general hospitals and the lack of dementia curricular content for health and social care professionals, the Scottish Government commissioned a dementia workforce development programme (Dementia Champions) for qualified health and social care professionals in 2011. This co...
In recognition of the often poor experience of people living with dementia in general hospitals and the lack of dementia curricular content for health and social care professionals, the Scottish Government commissioned a dementia workforce development programme (Dementia Champions) for qualified health and social care professionals in 2011. This co...
With increasing numbers of persons living with dementia and their higher rates of hospitalizations, it is necessary to ensure they receive appropriate and effective acute care; yet, acute care environments are often harmful for persons with dementia. There is a lack of dementia education for acute health care providers in Canada. Scotland presently...
submitted poster-at Scottish Dementia Research Consortium (SDRC) Conference 2022-Glasgow, UK.
Developed via an online collaborative writing project involving members of the Multi-species Dementia International Research Network, this article seeks to refocus “the lens of the dementia debate” (Bartlett & O’Connor, 2007) by bringing dementia's complicated relations with the more-than-human world into sharper relief. Specifically, the article e...
Background
The importance of dementia education in improving the care and support that people living with dementia is well established. Previous research has shown ceiling effects in pre and post educational intervention measures of dementia knowledge using Knowledge in Dementia Scale (KIDE) on post-registered health and social care staff in Scotla...
Background: Storytelling is an important tool for enacting relational approaches to Practice Development in care homes. Using storytelling methods in Practice Development can enhance care home communities' capacity how this method can lead to enhanced practice.
Methods: The method described in this article is the Learning and Innovating from Every...
Despite growing understanding in recent years of the biological, psychological, social, environmental and spiritual aspects of dementia, people with advanced dementia continue to experience inequalities in accessing healthcare capable of improving their lives. The complexities of advanced dementia challenge professional competence and demand the hi...
This is the second article in a six-part series in Nursing Older People exploring the nursing care of people living with advanced dementia. This article considers the complexity of providing personal care, including the need for expert nursing practice to assess and lead the fundamentals of care: washing, dressing, continence care, nutrition and hy...
Purpose
Many individual and family hardships are associated with poorly understood palliative care needs arising from advanced dementia within India. The purpose of this paper is to explore the experiences of people in India affected by advanced dementia and to shape educational approaches for practitioners and the local community.
Design/methodol...
This work aligns with the objectives of Canada's National Dementia Strategy to equip health and social care professionals with the knowledge, values and skills they need to provide high quality dementia care in hospital settings. Scotland's first dementia strategy highlighted a need for action to ensure persons with dementia receive dementia-friend...
Dementia is a global challenge and educating and upskilling the workforce is a policy imperative. A World Health Organisation priority area is the development of dementia knowledge and skills amongst health and social care professionals. The European Parliament has called for European countries to develop action plans and create common guidelines t...
Increasing numbers of people with dementia are living longer with a higher likelihood of requiring hospital care for physical conditions including falls, infections and stroke (Boaden, 2016). However, the literature is replete with descriptions of poor care and hospital care experiences that have fallen well below the expectations of people with de...
At the University of the West of Scotland, moving and handling training has
been redesigned to incorporate person-centred approaches, helping students to
learn how to reduce patients’ distress, maintain their dignity and promote their
involvement. Perhaps more than any other patients, those with dementia can
experience poor moving and handling prac...
The University of the West of Scotland has delivered Scotland’s National Dementia Champions programme since 2011. The programme, funded by the Scottish Government is run in partnership with NHS Education for Scotland (NES)/ Scottish Social Services Council and Alzheimer Scotland.
It is understood that the care of people with dementia in general hos...
The Higher Education Dementia Network (HEDN) has called for dementia education for all social and health care professionals, in a position paper launched at the Dementia Congress on 7th November 2017.
The paper, aimed at the regulatory bodies overseeing health, social care and housing professionals, calls for education on dementia care, both pre- a...
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Background: The World Health Organisation has identified developing the knowledge and skills of healthcare professionals who are involved in dementia care as a priority. Most healthcare professionals lack the necessary knowledge, skills and understanding to provide...
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to critically examine school teachers’ experiences and beliefs regarding parenting and infant mental health (IMH) promotion, starting with the research question: How do teachers in two secondary schools view their roles regarding parenting and IMH promotion?
Design/methodology/approach
Qualitative, exploratory...
This article presents an integrative literature review of the experience of dementia care associated with the extended palliative phase of dementia. The aim was to highlight how dementia is defined in the literature and describe what is known about the symptomatology and management of advanced dementia regarding the needs and preferences of the per...
The Dementia Palliare Best Practice Statement is designed to help professionals think through how they can develop and improve care for people with advanced dementia and their families. The Best Practice statement embraces and promotes a new positive practice approach, 'Palliare' to support the person with advanced dementia, who is not yet requirin...
Demographic ageing is a worldwide process with the associated incidence of dementia expected to increase globally to over 80 million by 2040. In the early stages of dementia many people live independently but, as dementia advances, living well requires increased levels of support and care. People at the advanced stage
of the illness are particularl...
Early childhood provides excellent opportunities for growth, yet it is also when children are most vulnerable to neglect and abuse. Policies prioritise mental health, particularly recommending the promotion of good parenting, attachment and infant mental health (IMH) (Scottish Government 2009a, 2009b, Department of Health 2011). However, there is s...
Diabetes and dementia may manifest simultaneously: one is potentially life threatening, the other causes severe, progressive loss of memory and cognitive function. Where they coexist, they present nurses with challenges such as administering life-saving interventions to patients who are unable to give informed consent. This article offers guidance...
A unique partnership has been developed between Alzheimer Scotland and the University of the West of Scotland in order to deliver Scotland’s National Dementia Champions Programme. Commissioned by NHS Education Scotland, the programme provides multi-disciplinary and multi-agency training to staff working in NHS and social care settings based in hosp...
The centrality of therapeutic relationships is considered to be the cornerstone of effective mental health nursing practice. Strategies that support the development of these skills and the emotional aspects of learning need to be developed. Action learning is one such strategy. This article reports on a qualitative research study on the introductio...
Authors Joe Brown is lecturer in nursing; Amanda Carson is lecturer in adult nursing; Anna Waugh is lecturer in mental health nursing; Douglas Park is senior librarian; all are at the University of the West of Scotland, Dumfries. Abstract Brown J et al (2014) Managing diabetes in people with dementia. Nursing Times; 111: 10, 16-19. Diabetes and dem...
Admission to hospital has been found to have a negative impact on people with dementia. The Scottish Dementia Champions programme was developed to prepare health and social service Dementia Champions working in acute settings as Change Agents. The programme was initially delivered to a cohort of 100 health professionals via blended learning, and co...
Purpose ‐ Little is known about the lived experience of the older user of assistive technology. The aim of the investigation is to gain an appreciation of the experience of assistive technology (AT) in older people. Design/methodology/approach ‐ Qualitative phenomenology was conducted on individual interviews undertaken using a Husserlian phenomeno...
The Dementia Champions Programme was set up in NHS Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, to equip nurses with the skills and knowledge to improve the care of people with dementia in hospital. Nurses who complete the programme are known as dementia champions. This article describes the multi-faceted, educational approach to improving the care of adults w...
Nearly a third of older people admitted for acute hospital care experience depression. Rates of depression are even higher in care homes. The purpose of this article is to raise awareness among nurses of this debilitating condition and its potentially fatal consequences, and to suggest interventions that can bring about improvement. Although challe...