⚡️Flash Report - Supporting workforce development is a priority for our & SDWG members. Last week we took part in an awareness session with social care students at City of Glasgow College

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⚡️Flash Report - Last week our member Kenny attended The ALLIANCE Conference & contributed to a panel discussion on 'A New Vision For Long Term Care'

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#ActiveVoice #Dementia #LongTermCare

The European Working Group of People with Dementia #EWGPWD & European Dementia Carers Working Group #EDCWG are an integral part of our EU election campaign. Their input, especially the great videos for our Call to Action are vital to the campaign. Thank you!
#DementiaNeedsEU

Our Annual Conference takes place on Friday 20 September at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. Tickets and early bird rates available.
Free tickets for people with dementia & their carers, email [email protected].

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BLOG A change in perspective, an insight from two occupational therapy students who have been on practice placement with us at Alzheimer Scotland.
An inspiring read & what an amazing future workforce 💚 letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com/2024/05/02/a-c… NESnmahp AHPScot Scottish Government Dementia Policy

🌟 Nominations now open for the Celebrating Scottish Research Awards 2024 🌟

Help us recognise the hard work & achievements of the dementia & brain health research community by nominating yourself or a colleague in a range of categories

Find out more👇
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Our members Margaret & Stuart & NDCAN member Marion were pleased to share their personal experiences with City of Glasgow College social care students learning about caring for people with dementia

#ActiveVoice helping to raise awareness, tackle stigma & inform future workforce

Alzheimer Scotland Kenny Moffat shares his own lived experience of finding out about a dementia diagnosis at the age of 50, loss of employment and having a stroke and other complications with his health #ALLIANCEConf24

Kenny Moffat from the Scottish Dementia Working Group SDWG on his lived experience of dementia, the challenges of accessing Self Directed Support, how carer support stopped being paid when his partner retired & the bond with his PA.
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What a fantastic panel discussing- Our Future. Kenny sharing his personal experiences and passion for Self Directed Support, how this enables him to live as independently as possible in his own community , in his own home, making his own choices #ALLIANCEConf24

Today SDWG member Kenny is attending and presenting at the The ALLIANCE conference #ALLIANCEConf24 sharing his personal experiences around his future and his vision for long term care.

Our members & NDCAN colleagues were pleased to meet recently with a delegation from Aktion Demenz in the Austrian Vorarlberg region to share with them how quality Post Diagnostic Support can help people with dementia, their families & carers
#ActiveVoice #PDS #Dementia

Time to go home😊 The poster is down & safely stored to go back to Scotland. Norie did a good job with sticky tape - it stayed up which is more than many did🤭 So much information to process but great to share our stories from Scotland.
#ADI2024 Alzheimer Scotland SDWG

#ADI2024 Every Story Matters included in session 2 this morning 💜 NDCAN Alzheimer Scotland

‘Every story matters’ & the importance of the voice of the family carer in all we do. Sharing the narrative of Marion, Elaine and Joanna from NDCAN #ADI2024

‘Every story matters’ & the importance of the voice of lived experience in all we do. Sharing the narrative of Danny and Stuart from SDWG #ADI2024

Joanna and Norrie from NDCAN all set for their presentation ‘Dementia Awareness & friendliness’ 💜 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Alzheimer Scotland #ADI2024

‘Every story matters’ & the importance the voice of lived experience, including the ‘quieter voice’ to be included in all we do. Sharing the campaign work of NDCAN SDWG with a key message ‘when you’ve met one person with dementia, you’ve met one person’ #ADI2024 💜

Today at 10.30am, sure to be a great session #ADI2024

Looking forward to hearing my colleagues present tomorrow at #ADI2024 💜 NDCAN