Andrew Chidgey
Head of Policy and Public Affairs
The Alzheimer’s Society
Andrew Chidgey is Head of Policy and Public Affairs and Programme Director for National Dementia Strategy Implementation at the Alzheimer's Society where he has worked for 8 years. In that time he has been responsible for leading campaigns for mental capacity legislation, access to drugs and changes to the system of charging for care. Andrew has advised politicians, policy makers and commissioners on the needs of people with dementia and their carers and has appeared as a spokesperson for the Alzheimer's Society on many occasions.
Recently he has worked with the Department of Health on developing the National Dementia Strategy for England. In 2005-2006 Andrew was seconded to the Department of Health where he worked on the White Paper Our Health, Our Care our Say and the comprehensive spending review. Before joining the Alzheimer's Society he worked in market research for consumer goods companies.
