NHS England has reported that 487,432 people in England were given a diagnosis of dementia in June 2024. This is the highest rate of diagnosis, 65.0%, since the start of the pandemic. The NHS ambition for diagnosis is 66.7% of the total number of people estimated to have dementia. This figure was last met in…
Laura Rooney, Lead Dementia Research Nurse for the Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Research Nurse Programme for England, Wales and Northern Ireland has written about her aspirations for her new role, utilising her experiences as a cancer research nurse. Laura told Nursing Times https://www.nursingtimes.net/opinion/research-will-beat-dementia-but-we-need-to-make-it-a-reality-sooner-03-07-2024/: “Dementia research is sadly far behind stroke and cancer, but these two disease…
Gary Thomas – who cared for his mother with Alzheimer’s disease – has created ‘Lost Memories’, a film about his experiences of being an unpaid carer, as well as the experiences of others who’ve cared for relatives. The film combines documentary phone footage with dramatized sequences and is provided in an all-audience format to make…
Research is being conducted at University College London (UCL) about the experiences of using dementia services and organisations for LGBTQ+ people living with dementia. The research aims to discover if dementia services are meeting the needs of LGBTQ+ people, what support individuals would like to be available and any barriers people are experiencing in receiving…
Jersey’s first dementia strategy has been published following a collaboration between the Government of Jersey and Dementia Jersey. This follows a project to shape the strategy that involved listening to over 500 people about their experiences of being diagnosed and living with dementia in Jersey. ‘Strong Foundations: A Dementia Strategy for Jersey’ sets out five…
Alzheimer Scotland’s Centre for Policy and Practice (ASCPP) has published reports and associated resources exploring the health and social care of people living with diagnosed or suspected dementia in prisons. The ASCPP research into dementia and prisons highlights statistics showing that numbers of prisoners aged 60+ in UK prisons trebled between 2002-2016, and that 7.2%…
Vamos Theatre has partnered with PrimeLife to create an innovative teaching programme aimed at supporting care home staff to rediscover their skills of empathy, trust, listening and insight, especially through non-verbal communication. Beginning with a small pilot trial in two PrimeLife care homes, Vamos Theatre has taught staff teams about using their eyes, ears, facial…
Alzheimer Scotland has published their Active Voice Annual Report for 2023. The report looks back at Alzheimer Scotland’s local and national Active Voice work and reflects on what the Scottish Dementia Working Group (SDWG) and the National Dementia Carers Action Network (NDCAN) have been doing. The report has a strong theme of championing the engagement…
The King’s Fund has announced that applications are open for the 2025 GSK IMPACT Awards and the GSK Community Health Programme. The IMPACT Awards provide funding, training and development with up to 15 awards being made to charities whose income is between £150,000 and £3m. The deadline for Stage 1 applications is 5pm on Friday…
The website of the Centre for Applied & Inclusive Health Research (CAIR) has been launched to share the CAIR’s focus on developing and delivering research that can improve the health and wellbeing of the UK’s diverse population, reduce health inequalities and advance health care professional practice. Founded and directed by Dr Karan Jutlla, CAIR’s inclusive…