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Spreading the word – making an impact on dementia

Explore the journey of The Guinness Partnership and the impact of their Dementia Friends initiative. Discover their dementia-friendly housing research and their comprehensive strategy to create a positive impact on dementia.

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Spreading the word – making an impact on dementia

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  1. Spreading the word – making an impact on dementia Denise Brennan GCS Head of Strategy and Policy18 February 2014

  2. The Guinness Partnership’s journey • Impact of Dementia Friends • TGP research on becoming a dementia friendly housing, care and support organisations

  3. The Guinness Partnership

  4. Dementia Strategy and Plan • GCS strategy and plan 2012 • ‘housing elements’ • Dementia Action Alliance - published plan

  5. New Year’s resolution 2013 • Target of 100 customers and 100 staff • 4 Dementia Friend champions

  6. Dementia Friend Champion – Norman Smales • Genuinely have the time to run Dementia Friends information sessions and reach around 100 people • Be over 18 years old • Be a good communicator and speak objectively about dementia • Enjoy talking to groups of people • Have access to the internet and be willing to record the number of Friends you reach by the website • Keen to set up information sessions in workplaces and your local community • Enthusiastic about Dementia Friends • Voluntarily attend a whole day training session

  7. Norman Smales – Dementia Friend Champion

  8. Thank you Denise.brennan@guinness.org.uk

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