Meet The Team
The concept of a national brain health initiative that would support dementia prevention was developed in partnership with the Centre for Dementia Prevention at the University of Edinburgh and Alzheimer Scotland. This was led by Professor Craig Ritchie from the University and Henry Simmons Chief Executive of Alzheimer Scotland. The concept received the support from the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in 2018 and in 2019 the Scottish Government commissioned Alzheimer Scotland to set up and host the new initiative Brain Health Scotland.
ANNA BORTHWICK
EXECUTIVE LEAD
ROLE
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Member of Alzheimer Scotland Senior Leadership Team.
Overall responsibility for Brain Health Scotland strategy and programme delivery.
Strategic Liaison with Clinical Advisor and Brain Health Ambassador.
Strategic Liaison with Scottish Government, NHS and Health & Social Care Partnerships.
Lead contact for partnership agreements, engagement programmes and operational matters.
Day-to-day management of Brain Health Scotland team.
HENRY SIMMONS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE ALZHEIMER SCOTLAND
ROLE
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Overall Line management and supervision, contract management, implementation of grant programme and delivery.
Financial budget.
External contract negotiations and agreements.
Mainstreaming and general hosting within Alzheimer Scotland.
NEIL
FULLERTON
PROJECT & COMMUNICATIONS LEAD
JOANNA CRISPELL
ENGAGEMENT LEAD
SARA
DI STEFANO
STUDY COORDINATOR &
RESEARCH NURSE
HELEN
SKINNER
NATIONAL PROJECT LEAD