Dementia UK has published a report entitled ‘A better death: fixing palliative and end of life care for dementia’. The report documents challenges around palliative and end of life care including: The improvements that are being recommended in this report include: Dr Hilda Hayo, Chief Admiral Nurse and Chief Executive of Dementia UK, says: “People…
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is to look again at its decision not to fund Alzheimer’s disease drugs lecanemab and donanemab for use on the NHS. An appeal has found that NICE failed to properly account for the wider impact of the treatments, including on unpaid carers, when calculating the cost…
Creed Foodservice has published a Nutrition and Hydration Guide to support care homes. The Guide includes practical advice and ideas to boost nutrient intake, promote hydration, and make mealtimes more enjoyable. Highlighted in the guide are the benefits of herbs and spices, fortified ingredients, hydration through food, how to make celebrations with food and drink…
A study published in Neurology has linked Type 1 diabetes and dementia. Researchers analysed 283,772 people with an average age of 64 and followed them for over 2 years. Of these people, 5,442 had type 1 diabetes and 51,511 had type 2 diabetes. They found that people with type 1 diabetes were nearly three times…
CrossSense has been announced as the winner of the £1m Longitude Prize on Dementia. CrossSense is a personalised AI-powered assistant, developed for smart glasses, that identifies everyday objects and guides people living with early-stage dementia through daily activities, with the aim of supporting them to live safely in their own homes for longer. Szczepan Orlins,…
SPIN-Dementia Network Plus has shared a film from their February 2026 event focusing on LGBTQIA+ and dementia. The event brought together SPIN-Dementia Network Plus, DETERMIND, Innovations in Dementia, and Together in Dementia Everyday (tide) to focus on brain health and the inequalities that LGBTQIA+ people face. The film features key moments from the event plus…
The Department for Health and Social Care has published its Neighbourhood Health Framework policy paper for England. In the Framework, Neighbourhood Health is defined as follows: “Neighbourhood Health puts the person at the centre of how we deliver their health and care by organising services so they can work together to serve a defined population….
The Alzheimer’s Society has announced their Accelerator and Launchpad partners for 2026. The Accelerator and Launchpad programmes are designed to support innovative products and solutions that address challenges people with dementia experience. Accelerator partners have investment and business support for 12 months to help progress their innovations, whilst Launchpad partners have a 6-12 month support…
A study has been published by the NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research) exploring the use of restrictive practices in the everyday care of people living with dementia in English hospitals. Researchers from the University of West London analysed 225 days of ethnographic observation across nine NHS wards in England alongside more than…
A study published in JAMA Network Open has suggested that detecting a blood-based biomarker could predict the risk of dementia in women up to 25 years before symptoms begin. The study, conducted by researchers from the University of California San Diego, showed that higher levels of p-tau217 (a protein linked to the brain changes seen…