CST International Conference

Church leaders have called for a National Care Covenant in a landmark report produced by the Archbishops’ Commission on Reimagining Care. The commission set up by the Church of England began taking evidence in summer 2021 and urges the government to radically rethink the social care system. A “reimagined” care system based on a National…

Bruce Willis’ wife, Emma, has announced plans to publish a book (currently untitled) in 2025 about her experiences as a carer to Bruce who lives with frontotemporal dementia.  Emma said of her experiences of her husband’s dementia diagnosis:  “For many people, their first touch point about this disease is received in their doctor’s office. I…

The social care Workforce ‘Together’, ‘I’, and ‘We’ Statements framework has been launched, having been developed collaboratively by people drawing on care, caregivers and social care professionals.  Entitled ‘Making it happen together: what good care and support look like’ the Workforce Statements framework includes co-produced statements that are written from three different perspectives:  The Local…

Jordan Adams, one of the FTD Brothers, has made a film for Alzheimer’s Research with actor Brian Cox CBE.  Jordan (aged 29), along with his brother Cian (aged 24), are known as the FTD Brothers having publicly shared how their mum died from frontotemporal dementia aged 52, and how they both carry a rare inherited…

Researchers at Liverpool John Moores University are looking for volunteers to participate in a postgraduate research project exploring the barriers faced – from a carer’s perspective – when trying to obtain a young-onset dementia diagnosis.  Volunteers need to be/have been a carer for someone with young-onset dementia for at least six months and not currently…

To celebrate the 2024 National Playlist Day on 20 September, Playlist for Life has launched an awareness raising campaign inviting contributors to share photos and the songs associated with them for a ‘The Soundtrack of your life’ story.  The campaign aims to celebrate special moments in a person’s life, and the musical soundtrack to those…