Dementia UK’s online programme ‘Dementia: what next?’ is continuing in 2026, having initially launched in 2024 as we reported on here: https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/what-next-programme. The programme is designed to provide information and advice for individuals and families after a diagnosis of dementia. The sessions are hosted by Admiral Nurses and cover: They take place on Zoom from…
Guidance entitled, ‘Let’s Talk Dementia: Supporting communication in research partnerships involving people with dementia’ has been launched. This guidance, and the accompanying video, aims to help researchers adapt their communication when involving people with dementia as partners (rather than participants) in research. The resources, which have been co‑produced through a collaboration between University College London,…
Sanctuary Care has published ‘A Lifetime of Flavours: Celebrating Food, Family and the Lives Behind Beloved Recipes’. The cookbook features 42 recipes from residents aged 70 to 105 and is described as celebrating, ‘The joy of cooking, memory, and continuity in later life’. Louise Palmer, Director of Operations at Sanctuary Care, says: “Moving into a…
Alive Activities has launched ‘Bridging the Gap!’, an intergenerational YouTube channel with films featuring young people in schools and older people living in care. The channel is designed to be a space for sharing, connecting and learning about the daily life of people from different generations, with the younger participants sharing their learning and experiences…
A study published in npj Dementia has suggested that gene variants APOE4 and APOE3 could account for over 7 in 10 cases of Alzheimer’s disease and overall be linked to nearly half (45%) of all types of dementia. The study, conducted by Dr Dylan Williams and his team at University College London, analysed health data…
Skills for Care has launched ‘Keep learning to build your future’ to shine a spotlight on the importance of learning and development for a sustainable adult social care sector. ‘Keep learning to build your future’ runs throughout January and February 2026 and will provide information and practical examples of learning and development in action, as…
Skills for Health has begun a consultation exercise on the revised content of the capabilities and tier descriptors for the End-of-Life Care and Frailty frameworks. The online surveys for this consultation are as follows: End of Life Care Core Capabilities Framework: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8614013/End-of-Life-Care-Core-Capability-Framework-Consultation Frailty Core Capabilities Framework: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8614006/Frailty-Core-Capability-Framework-Consultation Both consultations run until noon on Friday 30th…
The Digital Care Hub has launched ‘Digital Care in Focus’, a series of campaigns, beginning in January 2026 and running monthly, that will explore different digital care themes and the evidence, practice-based insight, lived experience and system intelligence associated with them. Themes announced to date are: The Digital Care Hub say their aim is to…
Admiral Nurse Safia Seini has been awarded International Community Nurse of the Year at the Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing (QICN) annual awards ceremony. The award recognises Safia’s work as an Internationally Educated Nurse in a community setting in England. Find out more about the awards here: https://qicn.org.uk/news-and-events/news/outstanding-community-nurses-celebrated-at-qicn-annual-awards-ceremony/ Find out more about Safia’s work with…
University of Manchester PHD student Kate Stalker is looking for lived experience advisors for her research project into dementia and psychosis. Kate’s research focuses on understanding the care needs and care pathways of people living with dementia and psychosis. The project will include a review of existing evidence and interviews, and there is a strong…