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Date Lodged: 21 June 2013
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to raise awareness of the daily issues suffered by people with Alzheimer’s and dementia and to ensure that free personal care is made available for all sufferers of this illness regardless of age.
Petition History:
Summary:
17 September 2013: The Committee took evidence from Amanda Kopel, and Dr Susan Logie, Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry, Susan Carnegie Centre, Stracathro Hospital. The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government and Alzheimer Scotland. Link to Official Report 17 September 2013 (597KB pdf)
28 June 2018: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Standing Orders Rule 15.7 on the basis that the Health and Sport Committee has recently approved regulations which address the action called for in this petition. Link to Official Report 28 June 2018
Below: Amanda Kopel giving evidence on 17 September 2013
26 November 2013: The Committee agreed to write to Alzheimer Scotland and COSLA. Link to Official Report 26 November 2013 (515KB pdf)
28 January 2014: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government. Link to Official Report 28 January 2014 (550KB pdf)
1 April 2014: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government. Link to Official Report 1 April 2014 (448KB pdf)
17 June 2014: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government. Link to Official Report 17 June 2014 (589KB pdf)
28 October 2014: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government. Link to Official Report 28 October 2014
13 January 2015: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government. Link to Official Report 13 January 2015
17 March 2015: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government and COSLA. Link to Official Report 17 March 2015
26 May 2015: The Committee agreed to invite the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport to give evidence at a future meeting. Link to Official Report 26 May 2015
6 October 2015: The Committee took evidence from Shona Robison, Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport, Scottish Government. The Committee agreed to consider the evidence heard at a future meeting. Link to Official Report 6 October 2015
8 December 2015: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government and Professor David Bell. Link to Official Report 8 December 2015
9 February 2016: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government. Link to Official Report 9 February 2016
1 March 2016: The Committee agreed to include the petition in its legacy paper for consideration by the Session 5 Public Petitions Committee. Link to Official Report 1 March 2016
30 June 2016: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government. Link to Official Report 30 June 2016
29 September 2016: The Committee agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care. Link to Official Report 29 September 2016
22 December 2016: The Committee agreed to invite the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport to provide evidence at a future meeting and to explore taking evidence from COSLA. Link to Official Report 22 December 2016
16 March 2017: The Committee agreed to reflect on the evidence heard at a future meeting. Link to Official Report 16 March 2017
25 May 2017: The Committee agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport. Link to the Official Report 25 May 2017
9 November 2017: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government. Link to Official Report 09 November 2017
29 March 2018: PE1480 by Amanda Kopel on behalf of The Frank Kopel Alzheimer's Awareness Campaign on Alzheimer's and dementia awareness / PE1533by Jeff Adamson on behalf of Scotland Against the Care Tax on Abolition of non-residential social care charges for older and disabled people.The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government and to bring the response from the petitioner for PE1533 to the attention of the Health and Sport Committee. Link to Official Report 29 March 2018
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Let’s get Amanda Kopel to the Scottish Parliament to tell her heart breaking story of how her husband Frank the ex-Dundee United player have been treated by the DWP and health authorities in Scotland. Have you or your family been treated unfairly due to Alzheimer's? Let’s hear your stories and sign the petition.
My Grandad died of Alzheimer's at 77. Horrible thing to have happen to anyone :-(
Laura
17:38 on 21 Jun 2013
Good luck with the Campaign Amanda x
Eleanor Anderson
17:23 on 21 Jun 2013
All the best to u and frank,grew watching him a UNITED LEGEND
alun gray
15:19 on 21 Jun 2013
Best of luck, Amanda and Frank.
Ben Thomson
15:00 on 21 Jun 2013
Good luck to the kopel family, dwp are a disgrace
bryan wylie
13:50 on 21 Jun 2013
Good luck Amanda and frank x
Joyce Baxter
12:52 on 21 Jun 2013
One of my all time heroes for Dundee United my heart goes out to Amanda hope the campaign is s success Peter Davidson. 21.06. 2013
Peter Davidson
12:08 on 21 Jun 2013
Alzheimers can strike at differemt ages and we need a sensitive and positive policy to help those who are suffering and their carers.
Gordon McD
12:02 on 21 Jun 2013
Good luck :-)
gary rattray
11:59 on 21 Jun 2013
My father is an alzheimers sufferer, and my mother is his only source of care. Provision should be made for both the sufferer and carer, before this disease breaks both of them.
Iain Lees
11:57 on 21 Jun 2013
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