Dementia Summit

ByJDCteam

Dementia Summit is a new conference from the King’s Fund think tank around the theme “It’s Time to Talk about Dementia”.  Taking place at King’s Fund HQ in London on 31st October, the one-day conference will include a “thought provoking programme” on education, research and care in dementia.  It will take place in the context of the government’s proposed 10-year plan for dementia and a planned £375 million investment in neurodegenerative disease research.  https://dementiasummit.co.uk.

 

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