Dementia Action Alliance Update

Esther Watts

Project Manager, DAAs in London

Alzheimer’s Society

Reluctance by GP to diagnose Dementia published in Chinese Newspapers on 7/7/15

To quote Gill Tan, of the Chinese National Healthy Living Centre We have worked with Chinese Community groups/ Health & Social Care & Voluntary agencies colleagues, in bringing about positive social change , in adapting & using the non-stigmatised & correct translation of the term for dementia in Chinese - 退智症 - for all communication/ publication/ video/ youtube/ leaflets/ posters, etc. & to encourage/ advise everyone/ all agencies to stop using the stigmatising and wrongly translated Chinese terms for dementia - 癡呆症, or, 老年癡呆症, which mean someone who is stupid & mad! Audio Visual Update: the Dementia guide is translated and on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6Qsh0P6vDZIzzpvdkcT1MOo4sPCScbU1 Bengali/Syleti, Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Traditional Chinese/Cantonese, British Sign Language, Subtitled and Welsh

Progress

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6Qsh0P6vDZIzzpvdkcT1MOo4sPCScbU1https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6Qsh0P6vDZIzzpvdkcT1MOo4sPCScbU1https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6Qsh0P6vDZIzzpvdkcT1MOo4sPCScbU1

New Dementia Action Alliance Coordinators

Greenwich

Sutton

Currently recruiting in Hackney

Dial-A-Ride

Reviewing policy on people with dementia needing an essential escort as a matter of course

Dementia Friends sessions for call centre staff in August and September, being rolled out for drivers next year

Any questions?