Dr Diane Seddon - other activities

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Module coordinator, Evaluating Research and Evidence Based Research Practice, BA Social Work, Bangor University.

Chair and Trustee, Princess Royal Trust for Carers, Carers Outreach Service, North Wales.

Departmental representative, College of Banking, Social Sciences and Law Research Ethics Committee, Bangor University.

Specialist Advisor, House of Commons Welsh Affairs Select Committee (2009).

Member:

Executive Steering Group, NEURODEM Wales.
Social Care and Housing Research Development Group for Wales.
North Wales Research Grants Committee.

Conference and research presentations

Promoting excellence across all care homes. Department of Health, Westminster, March 2011.

Supporting carers for people with mental health problems: from needs assessment to service provision. Shared Learning Event, Big Lottery Fund, London, 11th November 2010.

In their own right: assessing the needs of family carers. New Frontiers in Caring 2010 and Beyond. International Carers Conference. Leeds, July 2010.

Unified Assessment - policy, implementation and practice. North Wales Unified Assessment Board, St Asaph, November 2009.

Unified Assessment - the challenge of coordinating care, Telecare Learning and Improvement Network for Wales, Cardiff, September 2009.

Unified Assessment – Policy, Implementation and Practice. World Congress of Gerontology, Paris, July 2009.

Caring for people with mental health problems: from needs assessment to service provision. Rossett, Crossroads Caring for Carers, July 2009.

Unified Assessment: from policy to implementation and practice. NEURODEM National Conference, Cardiff, June 2009.

Assessing carer need - the evidence base. Focus on Carers Training Day organised by Research into Practice for Adults, Birmingham, February 2009.

Involving people in research development, implementation and dissemination. Clinical Research Collaboration Cymru Involving People Training Day, St Asaph, October 2008.

Unified Assessment - from policy to implementation and practice. Swansea Social Services Department, November 2008.

Caring for older people – have the Carers Strategies made a difference? OPAN National Conference, Swansea, July 2008.

Unified Assessment – Policy, Implementation and Practice. Conference organised by the National Leadership and Innovation Agency for Healthcare, Llandrindod Wells, 20th November 2007.

The modernisation of social care services: a study of the effectiveness of the National Strategy for Carers in meeting carer needs. Social Care Showcase Conference, Department of Health, London, June 2007.

In their Own Right: Assessing the needs of family carers, Princess Royal Trust for Carers Congress, Plas Tan y Bwlch, 8th December 2006.

The effectiveness of the National Carers Strategy in meeting carer needs. Crossroads National Conference, Coventry, November 2006.

Carer Support: the effectiveness of the National Carers Strategy in meeting carer needs. Alzheimer Europe, Paris, June, 2006.

In their own right: assessing the needs of family carers. Princess Royal Trust Carers Speak Out Day, Bangor, June, 2006.

In their own right: assessing the needs of carers for people with dementia, Alzheimer Europe, Ireland, June 2005.

Supporting family carers in paid employment: a needs-led approach, Alzheimer Europe, Prague, May 2004.