Rethink Dementia

A new phase of the Dementia Anti-Stigma campaign, in partnership with COSLA, is now live.

The campaign encourages people to ‘Rethink Dementia’ as evidence shows social contact can help alleviate some symptoms commonly associated with dementia and help them
stay well for longer. By maintaining contact with friends or loved ones living with a dementia diagnosis and doing the things we’ve always done with them, we can all make a difference.

This important campaign was developed in collaboration with a National Lived Experience Panel and in response to insight that shows many people associate dementia primarily with its later stages. Also, there is a lack of understanding that it is a progressive disease and that in the earlier stages particularly, people can live independent, fulfilling lives.

Watch the Rethink Dementia film via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82cLVZaoskI

For more information on the campaign please visit: https://www.nhsinform.scot/RethinkDementia