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Alzheimer Scotland will co-host a special Parliamentary Reception at the Scottish Parliament to celebrate 10 years since the launch of the ground-breaking Charter of Rights for people with Dementia and their Carers in Scotland.

Alzheimer’s Research UK has released a short animated film ‘change the ending’ in support of their new fundraising campaign #ForACure. Alzheimer Scotland has published a statement in response to this film. 

CogniHealth has been announced as winner of The Next Big Innovation competition during Alzheimer Scotland’s annual dementia conference

Alzheimer Scotland, with the support of the Scottish Dementia Research Consortium (SDRC), will fund two MRes studentships in 2023. 

Selected as one of 250 Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing from across the globe this year, in recognition of her approaches to integrated teaching and research in the care of older adults and dementia workforce development

Alzheimer Scotland warmly welcomes the news from the Alzheimer Association International Conference of two potentially promising drugs to tackle Alzheimer’s disease – donanemab and HMTM. 

An inspirational new project in Dumfries and Galloway has brought together different generations with the aim of raising awareness of dementia and tackling the issues of stereotypes and ageism. The project gave a shared opportunity for primary school children and people with dementia to socialise together through various activities such as arts, baking and playing games.

2023 marks a special 10-year milestone since the start of the Dementia Dog project, when the world’s first ever dementia assistance dog was placed with a family in Arbroath. This is therefore an opportune time to reflect on how one inspirational idea has translated into a life changing service for families in Scotland living with dementia. 

The Alzheimer Scotland Centre for Policy and Practice at UWS has released a report