Reading Well for dementia list launched in Wales 

Following the launch in England of the new Reading Well for Dementia list https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/reading-well-for-dementia, a launch event has now taken place in Senedd, Wales, the home of the Welsh parliament.  

In Wales, the Reading Well for dementia collection includes an extra title that is only available in the Welsh language ‘Datod: Straeon am Ddementia’ 

Find out more about Reading Well for dementia here: https://readingagency.org.uk/get-reading/our-programmes-and-campaigns/reading-well/reading-well-for-dementia/ 

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