Welcome to the Every Small Step Podcast from Dementia Carers Count, our virtual annual conference. This year, we're celebrating the lives and contributions of the dementia carer community.

In this episode we welcome Claire Goodchild CEO of Dementia Carers Count. She tells us of the progress made in the last year, and of the charities ambitions for the future.

This week, we will take small steps to support the brilliant work of friends and family caring for those with dementia across the country. Every day, we'll share an episode from a series of talks from public figures through to young carers, we want to share the stories of some of the incredible people caring for those with dementia. Walk with us and listen to their stories.

There are 700,000 people in the UK who are caring for a friend or family member with dementia. We invite you to take your own small steps and walk with us, as we take a step for every family dementia carer.