The Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) at the University of Stirling has worked with the Stewart Family on dementia design to support Lady Helen Stewart, who was diagnosed with dementia in 2014, to maintain independence as her dementia progresses. Lady Helen Stewart is the wife of the former Formula One World Champion, Sir Jackie Stewart…
The Minister of State for Care, Stephen Kinnock MP, has shared an update via the Department of Health and Social Care blog on the UK Government’s dementia work. The blog talks about the Modern Service Framework for Frailty and Dementia and developments in training and research. You can read the blog here: https://socialcare.blog.gov.uk/2026/05/22/creating-hope-improving-dementia-care-and-research/
Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) are looking for individuals to join them as Online Digital Interns for their 2026 World Alzheimer’s Month campaign. ADI say: “(This is) a rare opportunity to add international NGO experience to your resumé/CV. ADI welcomes participants from around the globe to apply to the programme, and to help support ADI’s efforts…
Dr Hilda Hayo, Chief Admiral Nurse and Chief Executive of Dementia UK, has been awarded an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List 2026 for services to people affected by dementia. Hilda is joined on the list by Professor Carol Brayne CBE, who is made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire…
The Strategy Unit, an NHS organisation specialising in research and evaluation, has been commissioned by the NHS Race and Health Observatory to conduct a review of culturally adapted dementia care in England. The aim of the review is to identify the need, evidence and practice for cultural adaptations in dementia care to support improvements for…
CBBC (Children’s BBC) and Objective Media Group are making a special programme for Operation Ouch! about dementia and are looking to cast a young person and their family to share their experiences. Operation Ouch! is a long-running, BAFTA-recognised series on Children’s BBC that helps children aged 6–12 understand the human body and the people who…
Using new research that shows 1.8 million people aged 55-64 are inactive, Age UK has launched ‘Team Age Better’. Referencing NICE guidance on midlife approaches to reinforce how physical activity can help to prevent the onset of dementia, disability and frailty in later life, Age UK hope that ‘Team Age Better’ will help more older…
CARE, a play portraying dementia, is on at Young Vic, London. Written and directed by Alexander Zeldin, the play is set in a care home and follows the story of a family: Grandmother Joan, her daughter Lynn, and Lynn’s two children Laurie and Robbie. Joan lives with dementia and moves into a care home after…
A letter has been sent to the new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Rt Hon James Murray MP, calling for a ‘bold national ambition’ for dementia as part of the Modern Service Framework for Dementia and Frailty. The letter, signed by 48 key stakeholders including Alzheimer’s Society, Dementia UK, Alzheimer’s Research UK…
Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) has launched the 2026 report in their ‘From Plan to Impact’ series (From Plan to Impact IX), which tracks the progress of WHO Member States towards implementing the targets of the Global Action Plan on the Public Health Response to dementia following the Global Action Plan’s 2025 extension. The report includes…