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Dementia training for police in Dumfries and Galloway

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Police in Dumfries & Galloway have been training in how to deal with people with dementia, after a significant number of officers admitted feeling ill-equipped.

NHS Dumfries and Galloway teamed up with Police Scotland to trial a session with 18 members of staff.

It explored some practical challenges older people and people living with dementia may face, such as arthritis and visual changes related to ageing, and their effects on the mind and body.

It is estimated that there could be as many as 90,000 people in Scotland living with dementia and increasingly our officers are coming into contact with people living with and affected by dementia.

– Detective Inspector Robin Ferguson