1. SHEFFIELD DEMENTIA ACTION ALLIANCE Opportunities for Community Pharmacy

2. W HO ARE WE The person with dementia Retail Sheffield Universities Emergency Services Cultural Sector Voluntary Sector Faith Sector

3. H OW COMMUNITY PHARMACIES CAN SUPPORT THE LOCAL DEMENTIA ACTION ALLIANCE Ensure community pharmacies in Sheffield become ‘centres of excellence’ in the support and care for people living with dementia. Identify a leader in education and training in for pharmacies Comply with campaigns to raise awareness about dementia Community pharmacy staff to become dementia friends A voice to get messages to your contacts Use the Alliance as a resource to make suggestions of how to work with local communities Pharmacies get involved in the Dementia Friendly Community plans (Darnall, Stocksbridge) Each community pharmacy to display a Dementia Friendly logo

4. S OME C HALLENGES WE CAN HELP YOU WITH Publicising that Sheffield pharmacies are engaging proactively with the dementia agenda Support to train staff to become dementia friends Provide support to LPC for staff to become Dementia Champions to support the family of pharmacies Organise meetings for pharmacy staff to attend at appropriate times. Joint planning approach.

5. NEXT STEPS Plan Dementia Friends awareness sessions Ensure updated LPC action plan to show new elements Provide Community pharmacies with logos to be displayed