Dementia Friends with Trusted Trader

Author: Tom Howorth, Trading Standards Officer | City of Edinburgh Council

Dementia Friends with Trusted Trader

Over the past few years, I have been working with Alzheimer’s Scotland to allow our Trusted Trader members to carry the Dementia Friends logo on the trustedtrader.scot website and their own literature on completion of a basic dementia awareness course.

The course is available online at dementiafriends.org.uk. The course is about awareness of dementia and treating suffers or those you suspect may be suffering from dementia with sensitivity and respect.

I hope that eventually all our Trusted Traders will take the course, which only takes about 20 minutes, and will allow you to display the badge with pride!

To get the right to display the logo, all your staff must undertake the training. Once this has been done, please forward the Alzheimer’s Scotland course completion email to info@trustedtrader.team

When you hire new staff, please ensure that the dementia training is included as part of their induction, as you may be asked for evidence when your Trusted Trader membership comes up for renewal.