The importance of working in partnership with family carers was the key message from National Dementia Carers Action Network (NDCAN) members Maureen Huggins and Barry Gale at a recent NHS staff dementia training event in Scotland. Both members presented and shared their stories of the hospital care experienced by their loved ones with dementia. More importantly, they also gave their perspectives on how they would like staff in hospitals to support people living with dementia and their carers. Scottish Dementia Working Group member Margaret Northedge (pictured, left) and her husband NDCAN member and member of the European Dementia Carers Working Group, Barry Northedge (pictured, right) also gave an insightful presentation at this event, on "living well with dementia" and spoke about various activities that Margaret participates in, to demonstrate how it is possible to live well following a diagnosis.
