‘Carer Connect’, a new initiative dedicated to understanding and supporting the millions of unpaid carers across the UK, has been launched by Grace Carers and Ontex. In its first stage this initiative is conducting a consultation, with the findings from that due to be compiled into a white paper of recommendations entitled ‘Caring by Love,…
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), in collaboration with Kent and Medway Medical School (KMMS) and Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU), are trialling a new type of brain scanner. The low-field MRI scanner, the first of its kind to be owned by an NHS Trust in England, is integrated with artificial…
Dementia Carers Count (DCC) has published a briefing and recommendations that they’ve shared with the Casey Commission. The briefing and recommendations have been informed by what unpaid/family dementia carers have told DCC would make the most difference to their ability to cope and their capacity to care. Read the briefing and recommendations here: https://dementiacarers.org.uk/content/uploads/2025/07/What-if.-This-could-be-dementia-care-DCC-briefing-to-the-Casey-Commission.pdf The…
The UK Government has announced a new service entitled ‘Diagnosis Connect’ to complement existing NHS care. Diagnosis Connect will refer patients to specialist charities and support organisations as soon as they are diagnosed with a condition. The aim is for people to obtain personalised advice, information and guidance to help them manage their condition better. …
The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC)’s second assessment of new Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab has aligned with their original decision (that we reported on here https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/smc-reject-lecanemab-for-use-in-nhs-in-scotland) maintaining that lecanemab won’t be used in the NHS in Scotland. This aligns with the view of NICE (which we covered here: https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/nice-publish-final-draft-guidance-on-lecanemab-and-donanemab) when considering lecanemab for use in the NHS…
The £1m partnership between Marie Curie and the Alzheimer’s Society to improve end of life experiences for people with dementia and unpaid carers/families (that we reported on here: https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/open-call-for-research-applications) has named its funded projects. The projects are aiming to develop practical tools, training and guidelines to improve support and reduce hospital admissions. This is timely…
The Association for Dementia Studies (ADS) at the University of Worcester has shared a survey to gather feedback on the DemECH resources (booklets, infographic and videos) that we originally reported on here: https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/new-extra-care-housing-resources. The survey is for anyone who has used, or intends to use, the resources to share how useful they’ve been. It’s part…
The Churchill Fellowship has announced a new programme entitled: ‘Building a Society that Cares – How might we reimagine a care-centred future for the UK?’ The programme is looking to find ways that care can be used to humanise services, build resilience and community connections, and reimagine societal challenges. The Churchill Fellowship say: “The programme…
The National Academy for Social Prescribing (NASP) has launched the Green Social Prescribing Innovation Community. The Community aims to support the spread and scale of green social prescribing nationally. It includes: Find out more and apply to join the Green Social Prescribing Innovation Community here: https://www.naspinnovation.online/gsp
The Young Dementia Network’s latest animation from their ‘Share your experiences’ campaign is available to watch. Entitled ‘The reality of young onset dementia’, the animation depicts Young Dementia Network members’ experiences in their own words, describing what life has been like from diagnosis onwards for them and their families. You can view the animation here:…