Celesio UK, parent company to LloydsPharmacy and independent living aid provider Betterlife, has announced a new national partnership with the Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer’s Scotland to help promote awareness of dementia and improve quality of life for sufferers and carers. This builds on the company’s support for the Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Friends initiative, a scheme aimed at tackling stigma around the issue and helping those affected feel included within their community.

Celesio UK managing director Cormac Tobin voiced his enthusiasm for the partnership, saying: “There is a huge, united desire to make a difference to people living with dementia and their carers.” Kathryn Smith, director of operations at the Alzheimer’s Society, said the partnership would help to “drive greater education and awareness on dementia, as well as to raise its profile in local communities through the pharmaceutical network.”