Alzheimer’s Society award £2m to the GRACE Programme to tackle healthcare inequalities
Following a funding call by the Alzheimer’s Society for research proposals that tackle healthcare inequalities for people living with dementia and their carers (that we reported on here: https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/inequalities-initiative-funding), it has been announced that £2m has been awarded to a research project entitled: ‘Implementing GRACE: Goal-diRected, Accessible and Evidence-based Care’.
The GRACE Programme, created by a team at Queen Mary University of London, will begin in spring 2026 and work directly with individuals and their loved ones/carers to ensure that they receive good quality, evidence-based care. It will begin in Belfast, Humber and North Yorkshire, North East London and Kent and Medway – areas of the UK that have been identified as experiencing significant healthcare inequalities.
GRACE builds on the Alzheimer’s Society funded NIDUS-Family programme (that we reported on here https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/family-intervention-independence), and will be led by Professor Claudia Cooper and Jessica Budgett.
Professor Fiona Carragher, Chief Policy and Research Officer at Alzheimer’s Society, says:
“Dementia hits hardest where health inequalities run deepest. Early and accurate diagnoses, access to specialist personalised dementia care and dedicated support for carers must be a priority – so that everyone receives the help they deserve.”
Watch a film about the GRACE programme here: https://youtu.be/MBvsnMcGtOk?si=FpnR4POUlxmn_wBH
Visit the GRACE programme website here: https://gracedementiacare.co.uk
Read more from the Alzheimer’s Society here: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/research/our-research/GRACE