Books and Publications
Expert Insights and Thought Leadership in Dementia Care, Safeguarding, and Complex Case Management
At PMH Consultancy and Education Ltd, we are committed to sharing our knowledge and advancing best practice in health and social care. Our directors, Pat Hobson and Mark Hobson, are published authors and contributors to leading publications in the fields of dementia care, safeguarding, mental health, and complex case management.
Featured Book
This updated edition challenges professionalsâ perceptions and attitudes in dementia care by emphasizing person-centred care theory. It compares this approach with other leading theories, highlights the importance of seeing the world from the perspective of people with dementia, and explores the impact of care environments, positive interactions, and meaningful activities. The book encourages maximizing individualsâ abilities and promoting person-centred care, making it an accessible resource for health and social care professionals, families, and carers alike.
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Conferences Speaking and Sponsorship
The Adult Safeguarding Conference 2024
September 12, 2024
Speaker and Sponsor
 Achieving Cultural and Systemic Change through the Patient Safety Strategy
Year 2022
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Patient Safety 2021: Driving Improvement in Systems and Culture Across the NHS
 Year 2021
International Conferences in Stirling and Belfast
Year 2007 and 2008
Achievements
1997
Dementia Care Rehabilitation ModelÂ
Pat undertook research into rehabilitation in dementia care whilst working on a rehabilitation ward where people with dementia were denied rehabilitation based on their Mini Mental Test score, rather than abilities. This resulted in an adapted approach to rehabilitation in dementia care, which advocated a more individualised approach, that focused on what the person can do rather than on what they cannot do.
2001-2003
Successful Implementation of Person Centred and Person Led Theories
Pat implemented Kitwood, Verity and Jones on acute dementia care units in the NHS, which resulted in high quality of care based on a person centred approach and there was also evidence of a reduction in behaviours that challenge.
2003-2004
âUtopiaâ Dementia Care Model
Pat led a âutopiaâ dementia care home, where she implemented Kitwood, Jones and Verify models, which was similar to the work she had done in the NHS. This again resulted in high quality of care, a reduction in behaviours that challenge and more empowerment for people living with dementia and their loved ones. One of the things Pat implemented to empower people living with dementia and to promote a more person led approach was to âbanâ time within the care home, and that this needed to be viewed differently in dementia care, as not everyone living with dementia related to this. Â
2004
Behaviours that Challenge Model
Pat undertook an extensive piece of work, which involved a case study to identity the best approach to use to support a person living with dementia who had complex behaviours that challenge. She incorporated the Royal College of Nursing Guidelines, human rights articles, nursing and medical ethics of beneficence and non maleficence to develop a person centred and person led model that looked at 5 defining domains for addressing complex behaviours that challenge in people living with dementia. She was successful in implementing this within the care home, resulting in a reduction in behaviours that challenge.
2005
Brain Journey Dementia Tool
Pat developed the Brain Journey Dementia Care tool as part of a course with the Alzheimerâs Society where she was required to learn skills to become an effective dementia care trainer. The tool was used to enable staff to have a better understanding of the experiences of people living with dementia. Pat developed a course in dementia, which incorporated this tool, which she went on to deliver to over 100 care homes between 2009-2014. This is reflected in the 2025 dementia book.
2007
Critical Championship and Action Learning in Dementia Care Leadership Model
Pat developed an approach where she used critical championship and action learning in dementia care to enable leaders and practitioners to change their behaviours and perceptions of how they could challenge systems, processes and staff behaviours, beliefs and perceptions of support people living with dementia. The outcome of this was presented at the International Conference in Dementia Care at the University of Stirling in April 2008. Pat continues to utilise this approach and has now incorporated this into her âclinical and social depth meet person centred care and person led practiceâ approach.
2008
Behaviours that Challenge Model
Pat completed the work that she had been undertaking to enhance the behaviour that challenge model, which built on the work that she had done in 2004 and implemented in the care home. Pat had also used some of the strategies whilst working on an acute medical assessment ward to support people living with dementia in relation to undertaking differential diagnosis. The model was presented at the International Conference in Dementia care in Belfast Ireland. Pat developed a course based on this, which she went delivered to over 100 care homes between 2009-2014 and extended this to support people with enduring mental health needs, learning disabilities and or autism in relation to managing behaviours that challenge. The model forms one of the chapters in the dementia book of 2019 and 2025.
2008 â 2009
Care Homes Workforce Development and Skills Analysis
Pat worked with a number of care homes and supported in undertaking individualised skills analysis to identify gaps in knowledge and competences, which resulted in her undertaking evaluation research into the professional role of the Registered Manager and nurses in care homes. The outcome of this was the development of an educational and coaching course for registered manager and nurses in care homes, as well as the development of the Modern Registered Managers Journal, which was launched in 2008. The journal focused on leadership issues, dementia, mental health, learning disabilities and or autism, education and supervision. Pat pitched the journal concept to Dragonâs Den, and was accepted, however, withdrew from this process. She later pitched the journal to one of the Entrepreneurs on Dragonâs Den then, who highly commended Pat for her achievement, however, was not able to invest in this as this did not fit in with their portfolio. The Journal was later changed to the Journal of Care and Nursing Home Leadership in 2015 and this is currently on hold.
2009
Beyond Dignity Course
Pat also developed an advance course in dignity where she incorporated Kitwoodâ Malignant Social Psychology behaviours and Positive Person Work behaviours using the critical companionship and action learning approach to highlight behaviours that threaten and promote dignity and again this was later explored further in her dementia book 2019 and 2025. The course was delivered to over 100 care homes between 2009-2014 and was incorporated into all training in dementia care, nursing, mental health and learning disabilities and or autism in relation to the management of complex cases.
2009
Unique Life, Unique World and Unique Environment: Model of Dementia Care
Pat developed a model pathway of dementia care called Unique Life, Unique World and Unique Environment, which focused on a person led approach to dementia based on the work done in the âutopiaâ care home. Pat explored this in her 2019 and 2025 dementia book and is in the process of identifying ways to role this out to commissioners and organisations. The Model is being considered for presentation at the AAIC International Conference in 2026.
2009 -2014
Specialist Education ad Coaching Courses
Pat developed an educational coaching programme for care homes which focused on a number of core subjects, which included safeguarding, dementia care , managing behaviours that challenge, mental health, learning disabilities and or autism, a range of nursing subjects, and neurological conditions, which included practical applications of these. Pat was then one of the referred Providers for 2 local authorities and she supported the care homes to develop knowledge, competencies and skills relating to these subjects.
2014
Leadership bookÂ
Pat self published her first leadership book on Amazon.
2015
Safeguarding Tool for People with No Recourse to Public Funds
Pat developed a model to support people and families with no resource to public funds where there was parental mental health and complex issues and interagency working. Â
2015
Dementia Book
Pat self published Enabling People with Dementia: Understanding and Implementing Person Centred Care. 1st Edition.
2016
Dementia Book
Pat self published Enabling People with Dementia: Understanding and Implementing Person Centred Care. 2nd Edition.
2019
Safeguarding Tool for Managing Complex Cases
Pat developed a tool that focused on managing people with complex needs, where there was no defined pathway which advocated the need to have joint up thinking and for agencies to have a governance, systems and processes in place to supporting people with complex needs.
2020
Leadership YouTube Channel
Pat developed a YouTube Channel to support leaders in health to help cope with the challenges of frontline work during Covid, and has now been relaunched to include all aspects relating to dementia care, safeguarding, management of complex cases and education and coaching.
2021
Safeguarding and Quality Impact Assessment
Pat developed a quality and safeguarding impact assessment tool to support with the review of harm to patients during Covid. This was to be used to support systems and processes across the Southeast with regards to specialised commissioning.
2023
Improvement Fatigue Tool
Pat developed a tool to recognise how organisations can identify improvement fatigue, where there are multiple agencies involved in supporting an organisation that was subject to statutory improvement plans, where there were safeguarding, quality and patient safety issues. The main focus was on the importance of triangulation to avoid unnecessary duplication of evidence. Pat is currently rolling this out in 2026 to different care homes within one locality.
2023
Safeguarding Competency Framework (governance to frontline)
Pat developed a safeguarding based competency tool that focused on addressing gaps in knowledge and skills at each level from Board to clinical and the importance of strengthening governance and strategic levels. This is now used to support organisations where there are gaps from governance to frontline.
2024
Global Safeguarding Perspectives Educational and Coaching Programme
Pat extended on the safeguarding work by undertaking a scoping exercise on the global perspectives looking at all UN members statesâ response to safeguarding adults and children. This resulted in an all-age course, that focused on the importance of governance and strategic levels requirements and how a lack of these can impact on operational, frontline and clinical levels. This resulted in the development of leadership educational and coaching courses and programmes that addresses staff competencies, knowledge and skills.
2025
Global Perspectives in Dementia Educational and Coaching ProgrammeÂ
Pat undertook a scoping of different countriesâ global response to dementia care as outlined in the WHO and UN approach to dementia, which included health inequalities, reablement and the role of caregivers, and this is addressed in the dementia book published in Oct 2025. This resulted in the development of leadership educational and coaching courses and programmes that addresses staff competencies, knowledge and skills.
2026
Pathway Launch
Pat launches the Unique Life, Unique World and Unique Environment Model of Dementia Care person led pathway.