A range of activities have been taking place to support Glasgow City HSCP’s Dementia Strategy Group and increase awareness of dementia and how people and their carers can be supported.

A social media campaign #spotlightondementia, using the Partnership’s twitter account @GCHSCP in partnership with Alzheimer Scotland, is running from 13 to 24 December. The campaign reminds people to look out for changes in the health of older relatives when visiting at Christmas.

The campaign will highlight the Alzheimer Scotland leaflet ‘5 things you should know about dementia’ which dispels myths about the disease.

An animation has also been developed, ‘Nancy and Joe - A Christmas Story’, which tells the story of how Nancy is visited by her son Joe and encouraged to visit her GP to discuss her memory problems. People are also being sign-posted to a range of sources of support, including NHS Inform and Alzheimer Scotland, as well as their GP.

Hamish Battye, Chair of the Partnership’s Dementia Strategy Group said: “Our campaign encourages people to notice any changes in someone’s behaviour and encourage them to visit their GP for a check. The GP can help rule out other conditions that can cause similar symptoms to dementia and may be easily treatable. The earlier you seek help, the sooner you can get the information, advice and support you need.”

You can view the animation at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh3lftAPtq8&feature=youtu.be

You can read the full story at https://www.yoursupportglasgow.org/glasgow-homepage/pages/information-for-older-people/dementia/content/nancy-and-joe-full-story/