Nationwide and Dementia UK are offering free face-to-face specialist dementia care in their Preston branch this November.

The clinics will be hosted by Dementia UK’s Admiral Nurses in Nationwide’s Preston branch on Fishergate.

Support will include practical and emotional advice on all aspects of dementia, from worries about memory problems and understanding a diagnosis, and how the condition can progress to help with financial and legal issues.

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Sarah Priestley, Admiral Nurse at Dementia UK, said: “We’re looking forward to bringing specialist face-to-face support for people affected by dementia to Preston. By partnering with Nationwide, we can provide a safe space in towns across the county to ensure our Admiral Nurses are able to reach as many people affected by the condition as possible.
 
“Dementia is a huge and growing health crisis – someone in the UK develops dementia every three minutes and the condition is the leading cause of death in England and Wales. It’s more important than ever that we reach families and individuals affected by dementia and offer one-on-one support from our dementia specialist Admiral Nurses.”

The Nationwide branch will offer a safe, comfortable and private space for families to discuss any aspect of dementia.

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As part of the partnership, Nationwide will host 200 pop-up clinics in branches around the UK, and the building society and fund 30 dementia specialist Admiral Nurse posts through Dementia UK.

Debbie Crosbie, Chief Executive Officer of Nationwide, said: “Nationwide wants to help people live their best life possible, for as long as possible. By working with Dementia UK to fund more Admiral Nurses and turning our branches into dementia clinics, we’re helping to tackle the country’s leading cause of death. 

“As a mutual, we work for the good of society as well as our members.  We believe this and Nationwide Fairer Futures will change hundreds of thousands of lives for the better.”

To book an appointment you can visit their website here.

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