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Damian Hinds
MP for East Hampshire
Damian Hinds
Damian Hinds

Dementia Friendly communities

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I am delighted to have worked with the members of Dementia Friendly Petersfield to support the initiative to increase the awareness and understanding of dementia across the town, so those affected feel more supported by the businesses and services they rely on. 

Before my late mother was diagnosed with a form of dementia (fronto-temporal) I thought I knew a lot about the condition. When the diagnosis came I realised how far from the truth that was. More than 26,000, people in Hampshire, including unitary authorities, have a form of dementia and across the UK a new person develops it every three minutes.  Despite its growing prevalence, public understanding of the condition remains poor, which is why the Alzheimer’s Society are running a programme to boost awareness, and also why I decided to get involved.

Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Friends programme has been set up to tackle the stigma of dementia that can often result in people with the condition experiencing loneliness and social exclusion. The Society aims to create more communities and businesses that are dementia friendly so that people affected feel understood and included. To achieve this aim volunteer Dementia Friends Champions run Information Sessions to create Dementia Friends; having comfortably met their target to create one million, they have set themselves a new, ambitious aim to quadruple this number by 2020.

Along with many MP’s, a few years ago I became a Dementia Friend, which provided me with an invaluable understanding of what it is like to live with dementia and how I can change my own behaviours to support people with the condition. Like the Alzheimer’s Society, I want to make sure more people are given the opportunity to understand the disease. 

The Dementia Directory 2022 provides information on the dementia support services available across East Hampshire, and can be found via this link:  https://www.easthants.gov.uk/east-hampshire-dementia-directory

 Home page photo courtesy of Malcolm Wells

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Damian Hinds

'pop up' shop to promote support for dementia

Friday, 20 May, 2022

Damian thanked Denise from the Hunter Centre for showing him around their 'pop up' shop in Grayshott, which was set up to coincide with Dementia Action Week, to promote the support and services they offer to local people living with dementia, as well as their families and carers.

Damian Hinds

Action for dementia - getting a diagnosis

Wednesday, 18 May, 2022

This article was written by Damian and published in this week's editions of the Herald and Petersfield Post:

"This week is Dementia Action Week, and another opportunity to raise awareness about the disease, but also the help and support that is available, both nationally and locally.

Damian Hinds

Dementia Festival returns to East Hampshire

Monday, 11 April, 2022

Damian was delighted to attend the Dementia Festival last week, and to run a Dementia Friends Information session during the event.

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Reception for World Alzheimer's Month

Monday, 20 September, 2021

Damian was pleased to join the team at Alzheimer's Research UK at their parliamentary reception to mark World Alzheimer's Month.

Damian is a Dementia Friends Champion, and supports local groups that help people living with dementia and their carers.

Damian Hinds

Re-opening of Alton's Sensory Garden

Tuesday, 7 September, 2021

Damian was pleased to join Dementia-friendly Alton and Alton Town Mayor Pam Jones at the official re-opening of the Sensory Gardens, and said:

"The Sensory Garden is a wonderful space that is safe and accessible for people to meet and enjoy together."

Damian Hinds

Dementia: not an inevitable part of aging

Thursday, 3 June, 2021

This article was written by Damian and published in this week's Herald editions and Petersfield Post:

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Golfers become Dementia Friends

Friday, 10 May, 2019

Damian was delighted to help run a Dementia Friends information session at Liphook Golf Club tonight, with 47 members signing up to become Dementia Friends.

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Dementia Awareness Day

Tuesday, 19 March, 2019

Damian was delighted to join Dementia Friendly Petersfield at the end of a special dementia awareness day at Ditcham Park School last week.

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Launch of new dementia support groups

Friday, 27 April, 2018

Today Damian attended the launch of a new dementia support group, which is being run by Dementia Friendly Petersfield. The new group is one of several that is now available each month, helping to support local people living with dementia and their carers.

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More support for Dementia Friendly Petersfield

Tuesday, 26 September, 2017

Damian congratulated staff at the Petersfield Museum for signing up to the Dementia Friendly Petersfield initiative.

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 NATIONAL SUPPORT

Alzheimer's Society National Dementia Helpline - 0300 222 1122 - provides information, support, guidance and signposting to other appropriate organisations 

For more information on the Dementia Friends programme, go to: www.dementiafriends.org.uk 

 

   

 

 

 

LOCAL SUPPORT

Andover Mind offer help and advice across Hampshire, with a team of Dementia Advisors and Carer Support Workers available - https://www.andovermind.org.uk/what-we-do/carer-support-and-dementia-ad…

For more information on Dementia Friendly Petersfield, go to: www.dementia-friendly-petersfield.org.uk or call Jeff Williams on 07849 195702

More details on Dementia-friendly Alton are available at: http://www.dementia-friendly-alton.org.uk/community/dementia-friendly-a…

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