On 30 May, members of the Scottish Dementia Working Group (SDWG) and of the European Working Group of People with Dementia (EWGPWD) held a “tea and blether” (tea and chat) digital get together as part of Scotland’s Dementia Awareness Week. For details, please see https://www.alzscot.org/tea-blether-2022. The meeting was chaired by Margaret McCallion (member of both working groups) who presented the main priorities of the SDWG for 2022. Jim Pearson briefly joined to say hello and welcome the members of the EWGPWD and Wendy Rankin and Vicki Cahill provided support. From the EWGPWD, Chris Roberts (Chair) and Kevin Quaid (Vice Chair) presented some of the work of the EWGPWD and referred to their experiences as members of this and other national groups. Members of both groups also shared their personal experiences on diagnosis, post-diagnostic support and stigma. Dianne and Ana participated in the meeting
