Are you or someone you care for living with dementia and would you like to register for the Avon and Somerset Police ‘Dementia Safeguarding Scheme’?
Avon and Somerset Police have 2,000 hi-tech NFC assistance wristbands and hangtags which help safeguard people with dementia.
These assistance devices are free and can be obtained by Google search ‘Avon and Somerset Dementia’ and completing the ‘Dementia Safeguarding/Herbert Protocol’ document on the police website:
https://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/apply/dementia-safeguarding-scheme-herbert-protocol/
If you are a representative from a care setting for people living with dementia or support group, you may be able to have a bulk amount sent out to you. Please e-mail Sergeant Stuart King on email: stuart.king@avonandsomerset.police.uk