Unpaid carers of people with a rarer dementia are wanted for a research study being conducted by Charlotte Marsden at the University of Liverpool. Charlotte is looking to find out if a diagnosis of a rarer dementia was delayed by another diagnosis. It’s known that rarer dementias can be challenging to diagnose and the associated…
The Scottish government has passed ‘Anne’s Law’ to give care home residents legal rights to visits from a designated loved one. The law is named after Anne Duke, a woman with dementia who died in November 2021 after being separated from her family during the Covid-19 pandemic and follows a campaign by Anne’s daughter. Anne’s…
The Sam Beckman Choir, a dementia choir in North London, has written, composed and professionally recorded an original song that they’ve released as a single entitled ‘A new beginning’. The choir worked with music and healthcare practitioner Edmund Jeffrey for a year to create their song during their weekly music sessions. All of the choir…
Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) has launched an Asset Based Commissioning Hub. Asset-based commissioning looks at the strengths, skills and relationships people and communities already have and builds on those to shape the care and support that’s provided. The Hub is intended to help professionals: As well as providing tools, examples and ideas to boost…
The King’s Fund has published a report entitled ‘Not my priority: how the public sees social care (and what can be done about it)’. The report explores what the public thinks about adult social care, the implications these views have on reform, and details suggestions to change the perceptions of adult social care. It includes…
The Care Workers’ Charity (CWC) has launched ‘Centring Care Workers: A Guide’. The guide, which was co-produced with the CWC Care Worker Advisory Board, is intended to help organisations and leaders to engage meaningfully with care workers by providing practical approaches to involving care workers in decision-making, service design and policy development. Karolina Gerlich, CEO…
The Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards 2026 are open for nominations. The HSJ Awards have been running for nearly half a century and aim to showcase the most impactful projects, best practice initiatives, and transformative innovations shaping the future of NHS care. There are 25 categories for the 2026 awards which include three new awards…
Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) has partnered with BBC StoryWorks to develop a film entitled ‘Threads of Hope’. The film aims to reframe how Alzheimer’s disease is viewed from a human perspective and will include personal stories from around the world alongside professionals providing a scientific viewpoint. To express an interest in taking part, email: Shahnoor…
The INDEP (Independent Dementia Care Planning) study, being run by University College London and Queen Mary University of London, are looking for people living alone with dementia to participate in research about care planning conversations. The INDEP team want to learn from people with dementia (who don’t have regular support from informal carers, IE: family…
The Alzheimer’s Society – through their Time for Dementia programme – are recruiting families to take part in virtual sessions to help educate students training to be healthcare professionals. The Time for Dementia team are looking for people with dementia and someone who can support them during a session, IE a family member or friend….