Content Page 24 hour Freephone Dementia Helpline Volunteer The Helpline is staffed entirely by trained volunteers. This role can include telephone, face-to-face and online support.
Content Page Career Guidance and Young Onset Dementia SDWG member Stuart shares his story as part of a Career Guidance and Young Onset Dementia research project.
Event Spotlight on Dementia and Equalities: Disability workshop 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.
Event Spotlight on Dementia and Equalities: Age workshop 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.
Event Scottish Dementia Research Consortium (SDRC) Annual Conference The Scottish Dementia Research Consortium (SDRC) Annual Conference 2023 will be held on Tuesday 25 & Wednesday 26 April at the Radisson Blu, Glasgow. Tickets are not yet available, but you can keep up to date on the website
News Dementia Mission Summit at 10 Downing Street 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.
Case study Volunteering with the Scottish Dementia Working Group The volunteer work I do is really varied; helping out with monthly meetings, interviewing members about their experiences of setting up audio-visual equipment – I’ve even accompanied a member to a European Parliament meeting in Brussels!