Health & Wellbeing Community & Social Justice 2025
Alzheimer Scotland

Alzheimer Scotland Annual Review 2024/25

Alzheimer Scotland is Scotland's leading national dementia charity. Their 2024–25 annual review covers 7,882 people supported, 3,302 helpline calls, 2,794 dementia advisor referrals, a landmark Stop the Cuts campaign with 17,500 signatories, the opening of a second Outdoor Brain Health Centre, and the launch of the SafeConnect safeguarding scheme.

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24-hour Freephone Dementia Helpline, Dementia Advisor Service (2,794 referrals), Post Diagnostic Support Link Workers (111 workers across 10 NHS boards), 27 Brain Health & Dementia Resource Centres, Brain Health Scotland, STARS: My Amazing Brain schools programme, SafeConnect safeguarding scheme, Dementia Dog Project, Stop the Cuts campaign

📊Key Metrics

7,882 people supported across Scotland; 3,302 Helpline calls answered; Stop the Cuts petition secured 17,500 signatures at the Scottish Parliament Key Metric 1
560 groups held for people living with dementia and 382 groups for carers; 82 people supported through counselling services averaging 9 sessions each Key Metric 2
Stop the Cuts campaign identified £150m worth of cuts to vital community services — 17,500-signature petition delivered to Scottish Parliament Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • People living with dementia and unpaid carers accessed helpline, group and local community support
  • Campaigning highlighted the impact of cuts to dementia community services across Scotland
  • Total income of £18m; 93% of expenditure on care-related services; nearly 400 staff; second Outdoor Brain Health & Dementia Resource Centre opened at Lauriston Castle

📍Geography

Scotland

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