To mark Dementia Action Week, Drake Circus and The Barcode has partnered with local dementia charity Memory Matters , encouraging people to take action in the fight against dementia.
Memory Matters works to improve the lives of those affected by dementia, and members of their team were at Drake Circus today (Thursday 18th May) to raise awareness about the importance of early diagnosis...
There are misconceptions that still exist around memory loss just being part of getting old and this can be a big barrier to accessing a dementia diagnosis.
This year's theme for Dementia Action Week is based around a timely diagnosis.
"It is vital to understand young people get dementia and there are around 40,000 people under 65 living with young onset dementia,” says Gina...
