Reimagining Dementia: A Creative Coalition for Justice 

Social Finance has published a report entitled: ‘Taking an outcomes focussed approach to improving care for older people with dementia and other needs.’  The report calls for financial change to improve outcomes for older people with dementia and other needs, unpaid carers, and the system that exists to support them.   The report, which was co-produced,…

BRACE, a Bristol-based dementia charity, has received a landmark £1m donation to support dementia research in the South West.   Brace say the donation will be used in research activities aimed at improving early dementia diagnosis, something BRACE has already heavily funded through supporting the development of Fastball, an early Alzheimer’s test which is currently being investigated by the NHS as…

Alzheimer Scotland has published a ‘Wintering Well’ top tips booklet. The booklet features information and advice on staying well and safe during the winter season.  You can download the booklet here: https://www.alzscot.org/sites/default/files/2024-12/Wintering%20Well%20Top%20Tips.pdf 

The Local Government Association (LGA) has published a Seldom Heard Voices Toolkit. The toolkit looks at support for veteran communities, homelessness communities, Gypsy, Roma and Traveler communities and digitally excluded and low literacy communities. It is intended to be used by local authority leaders, co-production and engagement leads, practitioners and commissioners, community organisations and people…

A study published in the Annual Review of Developmental Psychology has suggested that autistic adults aged over 40 face greater risks of physical and mental illness than their non-autistic peers.  The research, conducted by King’s College London, outlines how autistic adults are more likely to develop certain health conditions, including young onset dementia, and how…