The three Dementia Challenge Champion Groups have written brief reports detailing their progress during the past year.
These reports feature in a letter to the UK Prime Minister which also reiterates achievements since the Prime Ministers Dementia Challenge was launched 2 years ago and describes the Champion Groups ambitions for the third year of the dementia challenge.
To recap, the challenges three champion groups comprise:
- The Dementia Health and Care Champion Group: co-chaired by: Sir Ian Carruthers (NHS South West) and Sarah Pickup (ADASS).
- The Dementia Friendly Communities Champion Group: co-chaired by: Jeremy Hughes (Alzheimers Society) and Angela Rippon.
- The Research Champion Group: led by the Ministerial Advisory Group on Dementia Research (MAGDR) and co-chaired by Dame Sally C. Davies and Professor Patrick Maxwell.