Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) are looking for new participants for their Lived Experience Involvement Group.
Alzheimer’s Research UK say:
“This group plays a vital role in shaping our information resources, research priorities, and policy work – ensuring they reflect what truly matters to people affected by dementia.”
Find out more about volunteering to be part of this group here:
A play about the impact of dementia on a Jamaican-British family is coming to the Bush Theatre in Holloway, London. ‘Miss Myrtle’s Garden’ will run from 31 May to 12 July 2025 and has been described as: ‘A wonderfully warm, witty, and life-affirming exploration into how we acknowledge the past as a means to confronting…
The Royal College of Psychiatrists Memory Services National Accreditation Programme (MSNAP) has extended the deadline for entries to their artwork competition. The competition is for people living with dementia and unpaid/family carers/care partners. Artwork will be featured in upcoming MSNAP publications. You can download the form to accompany artwork (which also details the email address…
‘Care Fully Considered’ is a new podcast from hosts Laura Barnes and Katy Styles, who are both unpaid carers. The podcast features experts sharing their views on key topics relating to unpaid carers and is part of the work of the We Care Campaign. The promotion for the podcast says: “There are only three types…
Safe and Found Online (SAFO), a digital version of the Herbert Protocol, is being trialled by West Yorkshire Police, Greater Manchester Police and Cumbria Police. The scheme is designed to help locate vulnerable individuals, particularly those living with dementia, if they go missing. SAFO allows carers or individuals with dementia to create a secure, up-to-date…
The National Activity Providers Association (NAPA) have launched their new Dementia Strategy. It is intended to be a blueprint for activity provision that will enhance lives and encourage meaningful person-centred experiences for all people living with dementia. NAPA want to enable people living with dementia to experience support, understanding and joy through their key focus…
There have been mixed reactions across health and care to the government’s decision to scrap plans for individual conditions like dementia and replace them with a combined Major Conditions Strategy (see JDC Newsletter, 2 February). Last year the government promised 10-year plans for various individual conditions, including dementia, cancer and mental health, but in January…