100 new dementia champions to graduate in Edinburgh

Today will see 100 health and social services professionals from all parts of the country graduate to become the latest additions to Scotland’s Dementia Champions Programme.  

The event at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh will start with a keynote address delivered by Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport, Shona Robison MSP.

The graduates will be the fifth cohort to complete the programme and will bring the number of Dementia Champions in Scotland to over 500.  Each Champion is dedicated to bringing about improvements in the experiences and outcomes of care and treatment for people with dementia.

Following the graduation, the remainder of the day brings an opportunity to showcase and celebrate the work of Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Nurses and AHP Dementia Consultants and previous cohorts of Health and Social Services Dementia Champions and Social Services Dementia Ambassadors who have introduced improvements in the care and treatment and support of people with dementia and their families/carers.

Participants for Cohort 6 are currently being recruited and will start their programme in April 2015.