We want to involve as many people affected by dementia as possible so we’re inviting people to submit questions and pledges for a panel made up of the Greater Manchester Mayor, Chief Executive from the Alzheimer’s Society, Lived Experience members and Senior Greater Manchester Health and Social Care staff.

Dementia United is working in partnership with a lived experience steering group, Alzheimer’s Society, International Longevity Centre, and Greater Manchester Ageing Hub, to plan an event for Greater Manchester on the Monday 6^th June 2022. Find out more about the event here 

The event will be an opportunity to acknowledge the impact the pandemic has had on people affected by dementia as well as to celebrate the successes and good work regarding dementia that have happened across Greater Manchester over the last few years and discuss what the priorities are for the future.

This event has co-production and lived experience engagement at the heart of all stages, with an established lived experience steering group driving the planning, steering the content and focus of the event.

When do I need to return the pledges form?

We would like you to complete the pledges form and send it back to us by Monday 2^nd May

Pledges form – Living well with dementia in Greater Manchester event

How do I send the completed pledge form back?

There are several ways of completing the blank pledges form and sending them back.

• You can complete the form by typing directly into the blank form. Please then email the completed form to us E: dementiaunited@nhs.net
• You can print off the blank pledges form and write into it to complete it; you would be welcome to take a photo and email that to us or scan your completed form and email it to us at dementiaunited@nhs.net
• If you would prefer to post a completed pledges form to us; please get in touch by telephone 07521 868 370 and we can provide an address
• Any questions please do get in touch via email or telephone

These are examples of completed pledges forms:

• Pledge example 1
• Pledge example 2
• Pledge example 3

What will happen to all the pledges that Dementia United receive?

The lived experience steering group plan to review the completed pledges forms, identify common themes and prioritise them in preparation for sharing these with the panel.

The intention is for questions and issues from these completed pledge forms are to be put to the panel as well as, where relevant, to put to speakers at the event that are presenting on different topics that will focus on the Dementia Well Pathway stages. These will include preventing, diagnosing, supporting, living and dying well.

We would also plan to share the themes and priorities from these completed pledges with the commissioners and locality leads for dementia from the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester. These will also inform the recommendations and report following the event.