Dementia UK is delighted to have received Health Lottery funding, raised by local Health Lottery partners and players, to establish eleven new Admiral Nurse posts across England.

This crucial funding will allow us to establish Admiral Nurse posts in new localities as well as enabling us to expand our reach in areas where there are already Admiral Nurse services.

Working with local partners, these newly funded Admiral Nurses will help support more families affected by dementia and share best practice with local health and social care professionals to improve dementia care.

We are now in the process of setting up these new Admiral Nurse services with local partners in the following areas:

• Kent and Medway: in partnership with Avante Partnership

• North Yorkshire/ York

• Taunton: in partnership with the Royal British Legion

• Lincolnshire: in partnership with the Order of St John’s Trust

• Norfolk

• Cheshire: in partnership with the Royal British Legion

• Sussex: in partnership with the Royal British Legion

• Surrey: in partnership with Friends of the Elderly

• Bristol: in partnership with Brunelcare

• Bolton: in partnership with Making Space

• Warwickshire: in partnership with the Royal British Legion

Recruitment has already begun for many of these newly funded Admiral Nurse posts and we will announce when the new Admiral Nurses take up post.

A huge thank you to the Health Lottery and to all players for supporting this much needed service.

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