The Herbert Protocol has launched on the Isle of Man to support residents with Alzheimers and Dementia

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00:00Okay, so my name's Pam Robinson and I'm the sergeant currently in charge of the Eastern

00:04Neighbourhood Community Team at Police Headquarters. Today we're here to launch the Herbert Protocol.

00:11Herbert Protocol is a joint initiative with the Isle of Man Constabulary, Forget Me Not Charity,

00:18Admiral Nurses and the Hospice. Essentially, this was launched in the UK in 2018 and it's

00:25based around, it's called Herbert Protocol because an ex-war veteran called George Herbert,

00:30he had dementia and essentially lost his life trying to find his childhood home. So it's an

00:36initiative to help people with the dementia so we can record information accurately and if they go

00:43missing we can get them home or get them the right help that they need. So essentially all you have

00:48to do is come down, grab a pack or you can find the packs online and we can send them out. You fill

00:53out an application form, not an application form but a form that has all the details on it and it

00:59logs all the essential details along with a picture and then essentially all that information gets

01:04loaded onto the app which can be controlled by family, friends or even the person and then you

01:09get given a band or a little key ring and then the person wears it or you can tag the key ring into a

01:17coat and if they need help any member of the public can then scan the band and it will have

01:23the essential information that's required to get that person home or the help that they need.

01:28Okay so I'm Gemma Wilde, I'm part of the Forget Me Not charity. We support the Admiral Nurse Service

01:36on the Isle of Man who help families with dementia including the carers and we've collaborated with

01:46the local constabulary to promote the Herbert protocol so we have provided the wristbands and the fobs that

01:56will help people when they go missing. We also provide these lovely interactive animals and anything else that

02:06we can help with. Well obviously it's a very scary situation if somebody that you love is showing signs of

02:15dementia and on many occasions they get confused, get lost and so the Herbert protocol is a vital

02:25thing to have on the island to help take away that fear hopefully as much as possible.