{"id":2228,"date":"2026-08-20T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askneurology.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/connecting-you-to-support-dementia-rehabilitation-ideas-from-lived-experience-policy-practice-and-research\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T06:00:00","slug":"connecting-you-to-support-dementia-rehabilitation-ideas-from-lived-experience-policy-practice-and-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askneurology.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/connecting-you-to-support-dementia-rehabilitation-ideas-from-lived-experience-policy-practice-and-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting You to Support: Dementia rehabilitation. Ideas from lived experience, policy, practice and research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>An AHP Dementia Webinar<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ahp-dementia-webinar-series-1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"537\" data-attachment-id=\"7705\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com\/2026\/08\/20\/connecting-you-to-support-dementia-rehabilitation-ideas-from-lived-experience-policy-practice-and-research\/ahp-dementia-webinar-series-14\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ahp-dementia-webinar-series-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5000,2625\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"AHP Dementia webinar series\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ahp-dementia-webinar-series-1.jpg?w=640\" src=\"https:\/\/letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ahp-dementia-webinar-series-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7705\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alzscot.org\/ahpresources\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.alzscot.org\/ahpresources<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As an allied health professional (AHP) dementia community we have developed a National\u00a0AHP\u00a0Dementia\u00a0Webinar\u00a0series where we share practice, connect people, to support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In our <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/wbqbO6flCag\">AHP Dementia webinar in June 2026, <\/a>people joined this interactive session to learn about dementia rehabilitation in Scotland. Hear from the perspectives of lived experience, from policy, from practice, as well as research. Our guest presenters were<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rynagh<\/strong> Flynn<strong>,<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alzscot.org\/campaign-for-change\/active-voice\/scottish-dementia-working-group\/\">Scottish Demetia Working Group,<\/a> Active\u00a0Voice,<em>\u00a0Alzheimer Scotland<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Ian<\/em><\/strong> <em>Tomney, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alzscot.org\/campaign-for-change\/active-voice\/national-dementia-carers-action-network\/\">National Dementia Carers Action Network<\/a>, Active Voice, Alzheimer Scotland<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fiona<\/strong> MacLean<strong>,<\/strong> <em>Professor, Edinburgh Napier University<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Laura<\/strong> Bolton<strong>,<\/strong> <em>Music Therapist,\u00a0Nazareth Care<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can <strong>WATCH AGAIN<\/strong>; the webinar link is <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/wbqbO6flCag\">here \u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can view all our AHP Dementia webinars <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alzscot.org\/community-support\/allied-health-professionals\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/margaret.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" data-attachment-id=\"7710\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com\/2026\/08\/20\/connecting-you-to-support-dementia-rehabilitation-ideas-from-lived-experience-policy-practice-and-research\/margaret\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/margaret.png\" data-orig-size=\"525,394\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"margaret\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/margaret.png?w=525\" data-src=\"https:\/\/letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/margaret.png?w=525\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7710 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 525px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 525\/394;\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">image from Rynagh\u2019s presentation <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a>If you joined us live at the webinar session in November, or you are listening again to the recording,\u00a0we would encourage you to take a few minutes and share with us your thoughts. Simply Click the link\u00a0to comment and let us know \u2013<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/links.uk.defend.egress.com\/Warning?crId=685d01be8606bfdab3456948&amp;Domain=alzscot.org&amp;Threat=eNpzrShJLcpLzAEADmkDRA%3D%3D&amp;Lang=en&amp;Base64Url=eNrLKCkpKLbS10_LL8ot1stPS8tMTtVLzs_VT9X3iUoJsXTPKnOxAAAAjwz3&amp;@OriginalLink=forms.office.com\">https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/LZdT9GjvD8<\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>What did you like?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Even better if?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>What are you planning or have already done next with what you heard?\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We would love to hear from you and feeding back provides a positive contribution to transforming the support available in Scotland available to people living with dementia. <em><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>COMING SOON.\u00a0<\/strong> <strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/advert-for-ahp-dementia-course.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"552\" data-attachment-id=\"7712\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com\/2026\/08\/20\/connecting-you-to-support-dementia-rehabilitation-ideas-from-lived-experience-policy-practice-and-research\/advert-for-ahp-dementia-course\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/advert-for-ahp-dementia-course.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1206,651\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"advert for AHP dementia course\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/advert-for-ahp-dementia-course.jpg?w=640\" data-src=\"https:\/\/letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/advert-for-ahp-dementia-course.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7712 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/552;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our AHP Dementia webinars this year will be held on: <strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>30<sup>th<\/sup> September from 3.30pm \u2013 4.30pm<\/strong>. AHP Dementia Rehabilitation in a hospital. Christine Steel, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and Kirsty Williamson, NHS Lothian<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>9<sup>th<\/sup> December from 3.30pm \u2013 4.30pm<\/strong> where Elaine Hunter, Dr Claire Craig and Helen Fisher will be sharing their work to co-design person led planning, sharing the evidence, practice and the co-designed toolkit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Email us at <a href=\"mailto:AHPDementia@alzscot.org\">AHPDementia@alzscot.org<\/a> for more information about the CPD AHP rights based rehabilitation or to let us know what content you would be interested to learn more about in our AHP dementia webinar series <strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Stay connected.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We post<\/strong> daily@AHPDementia<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We blog<\/strong> weekly<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alzscot.org\/talking_dementia\">www.alzscot.org\/talking_dementia<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We support<\/strong> our AHP students to share their work at AHPDementia Instagram\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We share<\/strong> self-management resources at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alzscot.org\/ahpresources\">www.alzscot.org\/ahpresources<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We have an email<\/strong> for youto send questions <strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:AHPDementia@alzscot.org\">AHPDementia@alzscot.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We developed<\/strong> an interactive website with 32 resources for you <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cpcs.online\/\">www.cpcs.online<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Enjoyed this blog? Tell us more. We love feedback.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please spend 1 minute completing this short anonymous feedback form to allow us to make our blog posts even better in 2026. Thank you<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/HqqcAcMPD5\">AHP Let\u2019s Talk About Dementia Blog Feedback Form \u2013 Fill out form<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ahp-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" data-attachment-id=\"7715\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com\/2026\/08\/20\/connecting-you-to-support-dementia-rehabilitation-ideas-from-lived-experience-policy-practice-and-research\/ahp-4\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ahp-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1406\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"AHP\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ahp-1.jpg?w=640\" data-src=\"https:\/\/letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ahp-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7715 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; 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