“Visiting Alzheimer Scotland gave students valuable insight into how third sector organisations operate in practice. Hearing from fellow students supported peer learning while exploring the charity’s work in fundraising, engagement and post‑diagnostic support brought classroom learning to life. We are very grateful for our ongoing partnership in developing a dementia‑informed AHP workforce in Scotland.” Ashleigh Gray, Practice Education Lead, Edinburgh Napier University
Introduction
On the 30th of March 2026, Pre-Registration first year, Master students of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy from Edinburgh Napier University attended Alzheimer Scotland, National Centre in Edinburgh as a...
When the sun goes down, one out of five persons
with dementia will experience dramatic changes in behavior. Agitation
increases, and they become irritable and...
For no logical reason, I recently bought a thousand-piece
puzzle. I’m not sure whether I was feeling optimistic, or if I was merely
delusional.
I set...
Since the publication of our first allied health professional dementia policy document in Scotland, Connecting People Connecting Support (Alzheimer Scotland 2017) we have...