Dean Andrews ditches the Quattro to run for Alzheimer’s Society

Dean, who plays DS Ray Carling in the hit BBC police drama, which began its final series last week, says,

'I'm delighted that Bupa has chosen Alzheimer's Society as its nominated charity for a second year and I'm honoured to be running for them.  One in three of us will die with dementia, so it is something which will touch all our lives at some time.'

A passionate Rotherham United supporter and a keen runner, Yorkshireman Dean's big acting break came playing DCI Gene Hunt's polo neck wearing sidekick in Life on Mars, which was set in the 1970s.

Dean will be running in the Bupa Great Yorkshire Run as part of the Alzheimer's Society team which includes Outnumbered actor Hugh Dennis, EastEnder's Nasty Nick Cotton, John Altman, Dick and Dom's Richard McCourt, newsreader Nina Hossain and belly dancer Sophie Mei.

Dean added,

'I'm looking forward to running in my home county and for such a good cause. Dementia research and care is woefully under resourced and Alzheimer's Society relies on donations to carry out its work.  The money raised from the Bupa Great Yorkshire Run will provide help and support for people with dementia and their carers, and fund research to find a cure in the future.'

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Alzheimer's Society

 

• One in three people over 65 will die with dementia.
• Alzheimer's Society research shows that 700,000 people in the UK have a form of dementia, more than half have Alzheimer's disease. In less than 20 years nearly a million people will be living with dementia. This will soar to 1.7 million people by 2051.
• Alzheimer's Society champions the rights of people living with dementia and the millions of people who care for them.
• Alzheimer's Society works in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
• Alzheimer's Society needs to raise money to help people live well with dementia today and for research to find a cure for tomorrow. You can donate now by calling 0845 306 0898 or visiting alzheimers.org.uk
• Alzheimer's Society provides a National Dementia Helpline, the number is 0845 300 0336 or visit alzheimers.org.uk
  

Bupa

Bupa is a leading international healthcare company. Established in 1947, it has over ten million customers in more than 190 countries and employs over 52,000 people around the world. Its main interests are health insurance, care homes for young disabled and older people, workplace health services, health assessments and chronic disease management services, including health coaching and healthcare services in the home.

While Bupa's largest and original business is in the UK, it has significant operations around the world including Sanitas in Spain, MBF, HBA, Mutual Community in Australia, IHI in Denmark and Health Dialog in the US. Bupa also has businesses in Hong Kong, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, India, China and Latin America. In addition, Bupa Care Services owns care homes in Spain, Australia and New Zealand.

Bupa has no shareholders. Bupa reinvests its money to provide better healthcare for its customers, helping them to live longer, happier, healthier lives.

 

• Bupa is the largest owner/operator of care homes for older people in the UK.
• It is one of the largest organisations in the UK to be awarded the Investor in People quality standard, most recently in 2006.
• The company delivers highly-individualised care through its award-winning Personal Best initiative.
• It operates 301 nursing and residential homes with over 21,000 registered beds in the UK - more than 25 percent of which are registered for specialist dementia care.
• Approximately 70 percent of those who live in Bupa care homes receive state funding