Scotmid Co-op customers and staff have raised more than £60,000 for Alzheimer Scotland, Scotland’s leading dementia charity.
The money raised will pay for a specialist dementia nurse to work in one of Scotland’s health boards, to improve the care offered to patients with dementia.
Henry Simmons, Alzheimer Scotland’s chief executive, said: “This is an absolutely tremendous contribution to Alzheimer Scotland’s mission– to make sure that no-one has to go through dementia on their own.
“We will be using this money specifically to support people with dementia in acute hospitals through our innovative Dementia Nurse programme.
“This very generous donation will fund a full-time dementia nurse post. In a 900 bed acute hospital, anywhere between 150 to 200 people will have some form of dementia. Alzheimer Scotland dementia nurses work with NHS colleagues to increase staff understanding of dementia and improve standards ofcare.
“Our dementia nurses make a big difference to the lives of people with dementia and their families. The incredible support of all the customers and staff at Scotmid has gone a long, long way in helping us to make this possible.”
John Brodie, Scotmid’s chief executive, said: “Having a close working relationship with Alzheimer Scotland made us fully appreciate how this illness can affect so many people from every walk of life. I would like to thank our customers and staff for their generosity in once again raising so much money for charityeven in these difficult times.”
Source: Scotmid
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