Forget-Me-Not

have branched out!

An essenti al support service for dementi a pati ents and their families has branched out to Aboyne.

The Forget-Me-Not Club held its fi rst session in the Community Shed in July and runs on Mondays, 10.30am to 13.30pm.

The Banchory-based charity off ers trained support and makes no charge for its services, relying on donati ons, grants, fundraising and support from Aberdeenshire Council. The new group enjoys friendly chats, games to gently challenge the mind and body, and lunch.

There is currently space for another couple of members at these sessions. If you know someone who could benefi t, contact Eunice Gardyne on 01330 822655/ 07767 713571 or email eunice.gardyne@ forgetmenotclub.co.uk 17

The Nati onal Care Service consultati on is now live! A series of online engagement events are being held in August, September, and October to enable stakeholders, individuals, and communiti es to come together to share their views on the Nati onal Care Service. For more details, visit htt ps://consult.gov.scot/health-andsocial-care/a-national-care-service-forscotland/

AVA and the Aberdeenshire Health & Social Care Partnership (AHSCP) launched a community mapping project.

By completi ng the survey, parti cipants whose project, organisati on, group or forum supports health, social care, and wellbeing in Aberdeenshire, helped AVA and the AHSCP improve their understanding of what is currently in place.

The survey results will also inform how these partnerships connect with groups in the future.