Dementia more ,awareness talks and projects-December and 2013, the campaign goes on

Hi 

The last week in particular has been very busy with my on going awareness campaign .I have a few more for December and 2013 coming in and about 20 we have to pin down dates and times

December 3^rd attending Dementia Dialogue event Bellshill (a discussion on Scotland’s dementia strategy)

December 7^th meeting re dementia carer voices (Irene)

December 10^th attending festival of age launches UWS campus Hamilton

December 15^th south Ayrshire carer group

January 10th attending Dementia Dialogue event Paisley (a discussion on Scotland’s dementia strategy)

January 17^th meeting health minister Alex Neil in Edinburgh then speaking at Victoria in infirmary RAD directorate

February 20^th 1^st year mental health nursing student’s Caledonian university

February Glasgow City Council dementia working group based on my motion passed

March 14^th speaking at Lockerbie carers

March 22nd speaking at SDRCN Conference Stirling

April fringe talk at labour party conference in Inverness

            On going projects

Dementia Carer Voices 2 year project with the Alliance and support from the Scottish Government

Dementia through art Garnavel Royal Hospital

Academic paper with leading University based on my life stories

Carer engagement film in discussions with partners

Talks to be confirmed

1^st 2^nd 3^rd year students Caledonian University

Talks within NHS gg&c departments

Visiting carer groups across Scotland

All of the above I do as a son on a voluntary basis

Tommy