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# St Giles Hospice course for carers looking after people with dementia wins national award
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/st-giles-hospice-course-for-carers-looking-after-people-with-dementia-wins-national-award/
- Published: 2019-12-09T10:09:04.000Z
- Updated: 2019-12-09T10:09:20.000Z
- Description: A course run by St Giles Hospice which helps carers to look after people with dementia has been recognised at a national awards ceremony.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Charity, Health, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:18, News

A course run by St Giles Hospice which helps carers to look after people with dementia has been recognised at a national awards ceremony.

Run in partnership with Accord’s Pathways4Life, the programme won the Dementia Care at Home Award at the ninth annual Hospice UK Awards.

The four-week training, which was designed to support unpaid carers in the community, has been attended by 106 people since its launch in 2017.

Emily Pardoe-Billings, course organiser and dementia advisor at Whittington-based St Giles Hospice, said:

> “We’re delighted to have won this award.  
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> “It’s fantastic recognition of the support that St Giles and Accord offer to carers.  
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> “So often people are uncertain about what the future could hold following diagnosis and how to support a person with dementia.  
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> “By attending the course they meet other carers and learn from their experiences, as well as gaining the support of others going through the same situation.  
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> “It’s wonderful that so many people have taken part on the course and we hope that it has helped them and their family members with their journey through dementia.”  
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> Emily Pardoe-Billings, St Giles Hospice

The course covers a range of topics, including how carers can look after themselves, how to deal with challenging behaviours and support around having advance care planning discussions.

Pat Roberts, from Accord, said:

> “All sessions are attended by family members and they appeared to find the sessions helpful to gain more information about dementia, but also as a platform to discuss emotions with other people in the same situation whilst building new friendships.”  
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> Pat Roberts, Accord