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Police adopt new scheme to help find missing people with dementia
A scheme has been launched in North Yorkshire to help police find missing people with dementia. The Herbert Protocol is a national scheme which provides police with quick and detailed information about a person's background and history to help speed up the time taken to find them.
Under the scheme, someone living with dementia or their friends, family or carer completes a form with their daily routine, medication, mobility and places of significance to them, and keeps it in a safe place where it can be quickly found if they go missing. This information will help narrow down police searches for the missing person.