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The Spotlight series will bring practitioners, people living with dementia and their carers together to raise awareness and deepen our understanding of dementia and inequalities that exist across Scotland.

The Spotlight series will bring practitioners, people living with dementia and their carers together to raise awareness and deepen our understanding of dementia and inequalities that exist across Scotland.

At a summit held at 10 Downing Street on 20 March, Scott Mitchell, the husband of the late Dame Barbara Windsor was announced as People’s Champion for a national Dementia Mission named in memory of the star. 

Wendy Rankin, a Development Officer for the Scottish Dementia Working Group (SDWG) and an Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Advisor, tells us about a typical day. 

The winter 2024 edition of our Dementia in Scotland magazine has now been published. 

Are you interested in learning more about how you can protect and improve your brain health? We would like to invite you to our Brain Health Open Days, where you can find out the latest information about prevention, risk reduction and maintaining a healthy brain throughout your life.

The Spotlight series will bring practitioners, people living with dementia and their carers together to raise awareness and deepen our understanding of dementia and inequalities that exist across Scotland.

In recent days and months, we have witnessed an increase in hard hitting and in the view of many people, stereotypical and frightening images of what living with some form of dementia means, however Alzheimer Scotland does not support this approach.

For World Lewy Body Dementia Day, Fiona talks about caring for her husband Andrew, who is living with this almost unknown dementia, and the need for better awareness