Nationwide and Dementia UK’s free face-to-face clinics are returning to six Nationwide branches across London this December,
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. Appointments can be booked via Dementia
UK’s website here.

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.

Ahead of the appointments, Dementia UK, the specialist dementia nursing charity, has shared some of the common signs and symptoms
of dementia people should look out for in themselves and others.

Dementia is often associated with memory problems, but the first symptoms of dementia are not always memory-related, meaning sometimes
people don’t recognise the early signs.

The signs of dementia differ from person to person, but the common symptoms include:

Memory problems
– e.g. increasing forgetfulness, difficulty retaining information and getting lost in places that used to be familiar

Changes in cognitive ability –
e.g. difficulties with decision making, a loss of interest in previously enjoyed activities and problems understanding time and place

Communication issues
– e.g. struggling to find the right words, confused or rambling speech and calling people and items by the wrong name

Changes in behaviour and personality
– e.g. becoming agitated, upset or impatient more easily than usual, acting impulsively in ways that are socially inappropriate, experiencing restlessness such as pacing or fighting

If someone is concerned about having symptoms of dementia, it is important to book an appointment with your GP as soon as possible.

There can be challenges along the way to receiving a diagnosis, for example a personal may be reluctant to go to the doctor due
to fear or be in denial that there is an issue, but it’s important that families know they’re not alone – Dementia UK’s Admiral Nurses are there to help.

The clinics in London 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 200 branches across the country.

Sarah Cooper, Admiral Nurse at Dementia UK, said:

“We’re looking forward to returning to London to offer support and advice to families affected by dementia in the area. Our
clinic programme, in partnership with Nationwide Building Society, has now been running for over a year which has enabled us to reach thousands of people across the country who need the support of a dementia specialist Admiral Nurse.”

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 200 of
our branches and helped more than 30,000 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.”

To book a confidential and in-person appointment with an Admiral Nurse in London, visit:
https://www.dementiauk.org/nationwide/?misc=media.

The clinics will visit:

Tottenham Court Road, 225/226 Tottenham Court Road W1T 7QF – 2nd, 3rd and 4th December

Walthamstow, 179/181 High Street E17 7BX – 2nd, 3rd and 4th December

Ealing,
9 New Broadway W5 5AW – 9th and 10th December

Hornchurch,
10 Station Lane RM12 6NJ – 9th, 10th and 11th December

Kensington, 189 Kensington High Street W8 6SH – 9th, 10th and 11th December

Sutton, 63 High Street 16th SM1 1HR – 16th, 17th and 18th December