Free dementia clinic at Lancaster Nationwide building society
Nationwide and Dementia UK’s free face-to-face clinics are returning to Nationwide branches in Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Cheshire including Lancaster, offering specialist support in a safe, comfortable and private space for people to discuss any aspect of dementia.
Hosted by Dementia UK’s Admiral Nurses, the clinics are open to anyone impacted by dementia, offering life-changing support to families and individuals in the area.
The clinics will offer practical and emotional advice on all aspects of dementia – from worries about symptoms through to getting a diagnosis and understanding how the condition can progress.
The clinics are part of Nationwide’s social impact strategy, Fairer Futures, which addresses four of the UK’s biggest social issues through charity partnerships – family poverty (Action for Children), youth homelessness (Centrepoint), dementia (Dementia UK) and cancer (The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity).
Nationwide is funding 30 dementia specialist Admiral Nurses and is hosting clinics in over 230 Nationwide branches across the country including Lancaster.
Twelve Virgin Money branches across the North of England and Scotland will also trial clinics from May, increasing the number of branches offering dementia support to 250 across the UK.
Lesley Potter, Admiral Nurse at Dementia UK, said: “We’re looking forward to returning to offer support and advice to families affected by dementia. Since launching our partnership with Nationwide Building Society, we have seen the difference it can make to bring specialist dementia support into local communities.
"These clinics give people the chance to speak to an Admiral Nurse about any aspect of dementia, from understanding a diagnosis to finding practical support in a safe and accessible place, helping to ensure no one faces dementia alone.”
Charlotte Kensett, director of customer experience and social Impact for Nationwide, said: “Dementia impacts millions of families and that’s why we’re incredibly proud to have brought life-changing support into 250 of our branches and helped more than 55,000 people through our partnership with Dementia UK.
"As a mutual we believe we have a role to play in strengthening the communities we serve and supporting those most in need. Through our social impact strategy, Nationwide Fairer Futures, we’re committed to changing hundreds of thousands of lives for the better.”
The clinic will visit Nationwide building society on Market Street in Lancaster on December 3.
To book a confidential and in-person appointment visit https://www.dementiauk.org/information-and-support/how-we-can-support-you/admiral-nurse-clinics/nationwide/?misc=media