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Health secretary Jeremy Hunt is one of 11 people who have so far signed up as a dementia champion for Surrey. "It [being a champion] means that you promote the needs of people with dementia in every way, helping businesses to make their environments more dementia-friendly," says Sarah Mitchell, the county council's strategic director for adult social care.
Despite the support of the local MP, Surrey needs more volunteers ? a minimum of 20 in each of its six clinical commissioning areas ? to help realise its plans to become a dementia-friendly community, a key commitment of the prime minister's challenge on dementia.
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/sep/06/dementia-champions-save-public-money
Despite the support of the local MP, Surrey needs more volunteers ? a minimum of 20 in each of its six clinical commissioning areas ? to help realise its plans to become a dementia-friendly community, a key commitment of the prime minister's challenge on dementia.
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/sep/06/dementia-champions-save-public-money