Dementia Friends

Dementia is a high priority condition within the UK and is steadily increasing in prevalence with the ageing population. Yet as a condition it is still surrounded by stigma and misinformation, and this is no exception within healthcare. The Dementia Friends initiative was designed to combat this, to dispel common myths and give people better tools, to be more dementia friendly. This book looks at the integration of the Dementia Friends initiative into undergraduate healthcare teaching and shows the benefits of delivering the session to students. This includes, how they feel it affected their knowledge, how well it aligns with course material, and how they feel it will affect them in practice. Overall this book will highlight that Dementia friends is not only useful, but essential learning for aspiring healthcare professionals