SHEFFIELD DEMENTIA ACTION ALLIANCEOpportunities for Community Pharmacy

WHO ARE WE

The person with

dementia

Retail

Sheffield Universitie

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Emergency Services

Cultural Sector

Voluntary Sector

Faith Sector

HOW COMMUNITY PHARMACIES CAN SUPPORT THE LOCAL DEMENTIA ACTION ALLIANCE Ensure community pharmacies in Sheffield become

‘centres of excellence’ in the support and care for people living with dementia.

Identify a leader in education and training in for pharmacies

Comply with campaigns to raise awareness about dementia

Community pharmacy staff to become dementia friends A voice to get messages to your contacts Use the Alliance as a resource to make suggestions of how

to work with local communities Pharmacies get involved in the Dementia Friendly

Community plans (Darnall, Stocksbridge) Each community pharmacy to display a Dementia Friendly

logo

SOME CHALLENGES WE CAN HELP YOU WITH Publicising that Sheffield pharmacies

are engaging proactively with the dementia agenda

Support to train staff to become dementia friends

Provide support to LPC for staff to become Dementia Champions to support the family of pharmacies

Organise meetings for pharmacy staff to attend at appropriate times. Joint planning approach.

NEXT STEPSPlan Dementia Friends awareness

sessionsEnsure updated LPC action plan

to show new elementsProvide Community pharmacies

with logos to be displayed