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Scotland’s new Dementia Strategy and SDS

The Scottish Government have published a new strategy which sets out 10-year plan to deliver a better experience for people living with dementia, their families and carers. The strategy sets out a number of aims that describe the “difference we need to make” in order to improve things. These cover a range of topics including […]

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SDSS Members get up to speed on latest sector news at 2022 AGM

This year’s SDSS AGM, ‘Progress through Partnership’, saw more than 50 people from our member organisations and across the sector get together to hear the latest updates on Self Directed Support and share learning in a series of workshops.  As well as taking part in a formal AGM, where members of the SDSS Board were […]

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A Tool to help find people with Dementia who go missing

The Herbert Protocol for people with Dementia Since 2017 the Herbert Protocol has been used many times to help police and other agencies quickly and safely locate missing people who have dementia. The scheme is being rolled out nationwide from 21 September, 2021. Families of a person with the condition are asked to download the […]

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Dementia Awareness Week 2021

For Dementia Awareness Week 2021, Alzheimer Scotland is reflecting on the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on people living with dementia, their families and carers. From Monday 31 May until Sunday 6 June 2021, the charity that works to make sure nobody faces dementia alone in Scotland, will be exploring ‘Hidden voices, Hidden impact, […]

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Training for Carers of people with Dementia from Age Scotland

Training now available to carers of people with dementia Age Scotland are currently offering a range of free training to carers of people with Dementia. You can find details of the training below with links to book places. Dementia Carers’ Rights They currently have a number of courses related to Dementia Carers’ Rights and will […]

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Free Dementia awareness e-learning course

This e-learning course aims to raise the awareness and skills of care staff who work with people with dementia. It aligns with Tier 1 of the National Dementia Training Standards Framework, which is a requirement for all staff working in social care. It will also allow you to collect evidence towards the relevant section of the Care […]

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Support Dementia Awareness Week: 3-9 June 2019

This Dementia Awareness week (3-9th June 2019) Alzheimer Scotland will be raising awareness of the importance of dementia research, the impact it can have and the vital need for new research volunteers. They want to make sure that more people than ever have access to the right care, information and support and to spread the […]

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Report: Self-directed Support in Scotland: Capturing the experience of people living with dementia.

A report produced by Community Catalysts, captures the experience of people living with dementia and their carers and how Self-directed Support has worked for them. For the purposes of this report in depth interviews with 5 people were undertaken and their experiences of SDS recorded, their stories form the backbone of this report. The report […]

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Speak Your Mind! Dementia, and SDS Event

Speak Your Mind! Dementia, SDS and Promoting Individual Autonomy Friday 19th October 2018 – in Glasgow 10:00 am – 12:00 noon This FREE event will look at how self-directed support can promote individual autonomy for people with dementia, particularly in situations where there are actual or potential interventions under mental health, adults with incapacity or […]

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Self-directed Support and People Living with Dementia

Alzheimer Scotland are conducting a short survey to find out more about what is happening locally from organisations involved directly in supporting people with self-directed support, so that they can further support and guide people living with dementia and their families regarding Self-Directed Support. This could be for example about providing information about organisations who can […]

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