The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a research report entitled ‘Good Practice in Care for Those Living with a Dementia: Literature Review’. The report was created by IFF Research, who worked in partnership with Leeds Beckett University to review examples of good practice that have been published by UK and worldwide universities and organisations…
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…
The National Year of Reading 2026 ‘Go All In’ initiative is asking individuals and organisations to share experiences, projects, approaches and impacts related to reading and people living with dementia. ‘Go All In’ is a national initiative aiming to reignite a culture of reading for pleasure across the UK. It is led by the National…
Playlist for Life has released two new animated films to support people living with dementia, their families and carers create and use personal playlists. The first animation is voiced by Doctor Who star David Tennant and explains how to make a playlist. The second animation is voiced by former BBC local radio journalist Willy Gilder,…
Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) has launched a Choice and Control Hub for social care. The Hub is intended to help professionals: TLAP say: “Choice and control in social care is about people having real power to make decisions about their own lives. That means moving away from services making decisions for people and instead…
NICHE-Leeds (Nurturing Innovation in Care Home Excellence in Leeds) has launched the NICHE-Leeds Virtual Care Home. NICHE-Leeds was established in 2018 for care homes and researchers to work as equal partners, based on a Living Lab model. The Virtual Care Home is an illustrated, fictional home where staff, residents, and researchers collaborate to drive improvement….
Dementia UK has launched a film with two young people talking about their experiences of being young carers. The film features Izzy and Cici, who talk openly and honestly about their experiences of being young carers as a result of their dads’ living with young onset dementia. You can watch the film here: https://youtu.be/Hpz_Cd2edy8?si=4acaGGsSusGbpqzP Alongside…
The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) has published a new series of key messages on dementia and brain health. The messages have been developed to provide BGS members and multidisciplinary colleagues with information that can help to support older people’s healthcare. Read the BGS dementia and brain health key messages here: https://www.bgs.org.uk/bgs-key-messages-dementia-and-brain-health
Expressions of Interest are being sought from health care professionals and industry leaders whose clinical interventions and technological innovations can contribute to the delivery of the NHS Fit for the Future – Dementia Challenge. The R&D MAP Health Mission team are looking for clinical interventions and technological innovations that will shorten time to diagnosis, enhance…
Dementia Carers Count (DCC) has partnered with Dementia Research UK to enable DCC to further raise awareness of the help, support and information they provide to dementia carers. Dementia Research UK say: “Through our funding, we’re helping Dementia Carers Count reach more of the 700,000 families caring for someone living with dementia in the UK,…