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…
The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) has opened the call for abstracts for their Dementia, Delirium and Brain Health Conference. The conference (which has CPD accreditation) is on 20 May 2026 and is hybrid (in-person in Birmingham and online). The programme themes include: Abstract submissions can be made here: https://www.bgs.org.uk/abstracts. The call for abstracts closes at…
The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) has launched a new resource for pragmatic prescribing to reduce harm for older people with moderate to severe frailty. The resource aims to assist with prescribing decisions for older people with moderate to severe frailty where there is a need to balance potential benefits with harms. It can be used…
A survey has been launched to explore the changing use of technology, social media and online narratives (stories) for people living with dementia and their carers. The survey is part of the LEND (Lived Experience Narratives in Dementia) programme, a 5-year project aiming to improve quality of life for people with dementia and their carers…
A review published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity has shown that menopause hormone therapy – also known as hormone replacement therapy (HRT) – neither increases nor decreases a post-menopausal woman’s risk of developing mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia. The research, commissioned by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and led by University College London with…