Dementia Conference - 15th May 2026 – Kernow Health | Keeping General Practice at the heart of patient care - Kernow Health | Keeping General Practice at the heart of patient care

We are delighted to announce Cornwall’s 6th dementia conference.

This year it will be taking place at the Pavilion Centre, Royal Cornwall Showground, in Wadebridge, 08:30 registration, event starts at 08:55 finishing at 16:00, on Friday 15^th May 2026. Introducing International Dementia Action Week 19th-25th May.

The emphasis of this year’s conference is research, living well with dementia and supporting carers. The conference will feature a range of speakers and workshops.

AGENDA

Some of the confirmed line-up includes:

Professor Kevin Brazil, Queens University Belfast, delivering a session on ‘Integrating Palliative Care in Dementia, support across the journey’.
Jane Howard, CEO, Arts-Well UK, delivering a session on ‘Creative Arts and Dementia’.
Nicolle Mitchell, Massage4Dementia, delivering a session on ‘Rediscovering Touch and Dementia’.
Dr Jay Reynolds, Consultant Lead for Dementia and Delirium, RCHT, delivering a session on ‘Delirium prescribing and medications’.
Workshops including; Cognitive Stimulation Therapy by Memory Matters, Music and Memories by University of Exeter, Creativity and Dementia by Vicki Bampfield-Hammond.
Home Instead’s Dementia Simulator Bus.

Full agenda coming soon.

Booking Information

We ask everyone except people living with dementia, their unpaid carers and those watching at home for a £20.00 fee. This subsidises a proportion of the event cost. This fee is non-refundable.

Please book using the booking form below to secure a place. Please only request a single ticket unless you are an unpaid carer or a person living with dementia. This will ensure that we can identify individual needs / requirements and ensure we obtain a good cross section of attendance from each group.

This event will be recorded. By requesting a face-to-face ticket, you accept you may be recorded and included in the footage of the conference. If you would like to be notified when the recording is available online please register below.

The Pavilion Centre has wheelchair and lift access and free parking with specific spots for those needing closer parking.

If you have any problems with booking your ticket please contact us at kernowhealthcic.workforce@nhs.net

Bookings

Name*

First Name Last Name

Role (if applicable)

Organisation (if applicable)

Contact Telephone Number

Email*

Please select the workshop you would like to attend. Only select one option.

Cognitive Stimulation Therapy - Memory Matters
Music and Dementia - University of Exeter
Creativity and Dementia - Arts-Well UK

Please advise if you have any dietary requirements?

Please provide details of any parking or access requirements you may need?

Ticket	Price	Quantity
Organisers	£20.00	Sold out
Nursing and Residential Home Staff	£20.00	Sold out
Primary Care and SWAST Staff	£20.00	Sold out
Paid Carers in a Persons Own Home	£20.00	Sold out
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Staff	£20.00	Sold out
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust Staff	£20.00	Sold out
Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector	£20.00	Sold out
People Living with Dementia and their Family	£0.00	Sold out
VIPs	£20.00	Sold out
Cornwall Council Staff	£20.00	Sold out
Unable to attend on the day but would like to be notified once the recording is available	£0.00	Sold out
Discount:	-£
Total	£