Programme launched to help support dementia carers

An estimated 90,000 people in Scotland live with the condition.

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An estimated 90,000 people in Scotland live with dementia, and responsibility for their care often falls to loved ones.

For the first time in the north east of Scotland, a training programme to support and educate carers has been launched.

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