NHS England publish data showing a record increase in dementia diagnosis 

A study published in npj dementia has linked sleep disorders with a doubling of the risk of developing a neurodegenerative disease such as dementia.  Researchers from UK Dementia Research Institute at Cardiff University and the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Intramural Center for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias, analysed data from electronic health records to…

Charities Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) and Music for Dementia have teamed up on a programme to provide new music playlists for broadcast and to encourage more people with dementia to volunteer for research. In return for supplying playlists for Music for Dementia’s m4dradio.com  radio stations, ARUK hopes that more volunteers will come forward for a…

Dr Carol Sargent, founder of Sargent Group Consulting and a specialist in inclusive tourism for people living with dementia, has announced Hoe Grange Holidays as the first UK accommodation provider accredited by her as dementia inclusive.  Dr Carol Sargent says:  “The accreditation scheme was inspired by my personal experience with taking both my mum Liz…

Charity Parkinson’s UK has launched a campaign for better training of social care staff on Parkinson’s-related dementia.  Carers of people with the condition signed more than 1,200 postcards delivered to Whitehall as part of the charity’s “Nobody Really Knows Us” campaign.  It urges the government to allocate some of the £500 million it has earmarked…

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…

The Carer Poverty Coalition, a group of 130 national and local organisations campaigning to end poverty amongst unpaid carers, has published a manifesto calling on all political parties to commit to reviewing Carer’s Allowance and other means-tested benefits available to carers. As part of the review, the Coalition also want an examination of the financial…