Hilary is a researcher using electronic healthcare records in the Department of Health and Social Care. She has a background in the arts, but pursued a career change in 2017 when she was awarded the Jost Leuschner MSc Dementia Scholarship at UCL. Previously, Hilary has worked for Alzheimer's Society creating Dementia Friendly Communities, as a Research Assistant at UCL on the IDEA project (Intervention to Reduce Depressive Symptoms in Early Dementia). All views are her own.