Be Part of Alzheimer Scotlands Election 2015 Pledge on Dementia

Whats it about? - On 7 May 2015 the people of Scotland will vote for the 59 MPs they want to
represent Scottish constituencies in Westminster. Before that, Alzheimer Scotland is asking
Scotlands election candidates to pledge their support for the 90,000 people in Scotland who are
living with dementia.

Why? - As the number of people living with dementia in Scotland continues to rise, Alzheimer
Scotland has set out a clear vision of the ongoing change required to properly support them, their
families and their carers.
People with dementia have the same human rights as every other person. These include the right
to be fully included in their community and, when needed, to timely, skilled and well-co-ordinated,
care, support and treatment, at home, in hospital or any other setting.
By ensuring that the rights of people living with dementia are fully recognised, throughout the
illness, we can avoid the enormous human, social and financial costs of crisis-driven care.

Pledge your support for people living with dementia

Alzheimer Scotland and our supporters across the country are asking you, as a candidate for
election, to pledge your support to people living with dementia in your area and across Scotland by
making the following four commitments:
1. To back an ongoing commitment to a human rights based approach to support, care
and treatment for people with dementia, their families and carers
2. To champion the globally significant contribution that research in Scotland makes and to
ensure equality of access to UK funding opportunities for Scottish institutions.
3. To promote awareness and address the stigma of dementia by encouraging more open
dialogue and reducing the barriers to seeking help.
4. To support the improvement of services for and inclusion of people living with dementia
in every constituency in Scotland.

These are all areas where Scottish MPs can have an important impact as they carry
out their roles in their constituencies and in Westminster.
You can show your support by;
1. Tweeting @alzscot using hashtag #AlzScot2015 telling us you back the Pledge on
Dementia.
2. Email publicpolicy@alzscot.org telling us your name and constituency.

THANK YOU FOR MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Well publicise the names of candidates who sign our pledge and will share your tweets, to let our
members, supporters and the 90,000 people living with dementia across Scotland know that
youre backing them.