Healthwatch has announced that their ‘Share for Better Care Week’, organised in conjunction with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), will begin on 24 February 2025. The week is intended to engage people drawing on health and social care, and the health and social care workforce, to share their feedback to drive improvements in health and … Read more
Having signposted to ‘Knowledge is Power’ resources previously https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/a-trio-of-knowledge-is-power-resources-available, we’ve noted that further additions to these resources are now available. You can download a Scottish Gaelic ‘Knowledge is Power’ Booklet here: https://www.dementiavoices.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Knowledge_is_Power_Scottish_Gaelic_booklet_single_A5_pages_AW.pdf and a Welsh booklet here: https://www.dementiavoices.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Knowledge-is-Power-cy.pdf (via DEEP: https://www.dementiavoices.org.uk/deep-resources/knowledge-is-power/). Via Bangor University / Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) Cymru/Wales https://dsdc.bangor.ac.uk/products-created.php.en you can access: … Read more
Harmless, an organisation who work to address and overcome issues related to self-harm and suicide, are looking for contributors to a book called ‘Words That Harm, Words That Heal: The Language of Mental Health’. They describe the book as, “A compassionate exploration of how language is used in today’s society regarding mental health and suicide, … Read more
Dawn Astle, founder of The Jeff Astle Foundation, has been honoured with an MBE for her services to footballers with dementia. Dawn is the daughter of footballer Jeff Astle and founded The Jeff Astle Foundation after her father died from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a condition he developed from repeated, low level brain trauma believed … Read more
Research published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia – The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, has suggested that a common herpes virus that can cause a chronic gut infection is linked to changes in the immune system seen in Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers in the US found that the virus, which is found in most people but usually … Read more
Age UK has published ‘Continuing healthcare?’, a report that Age UK say, “Points to the growing divergence between how NHS Continuing Healthcare funding is supposed to work, and how it actually works.” The report is based on new Age UK analysis of the latest official data about trends in the award of CHC funding, and … Read more
£72m of funding has been announced to establish 14 new Commercial Research Delivery Centres (CRDCs) across England. The investment, beginning in April 2025 and running for 7 years, is awarded from the £400 million Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicine Pricing, Access, Growth (VPAG) Investment Programme (VPAG is a partnership between the UK Government and the … Read more
Anglia Ruskin University and British healthtech company MediMusic have received £183,682 of funding from Innovate UK (part of UK Research and Innovation) to investigate how AI technology and music can ease anxiety amongst people of South Asian backgrounds living in care homes with dementia. It is believed to be the first time music therapy research … Read more
Home Instead has launched a YouTube channel dedicated to raising awareness of dementia and helping families who are impacted by dementia. The channel aims to support, educate and inform those struggling to look after loved ones with dementia by providing expert advice, step-by-step guides, and stories from other caregivers who’ve faced similar challenges. Topics covered … Read more
The Australian Government has launched its 2024-2034 National Dementia Action Plan. The plan aims to raise national awareness, address risk factors, and prioritise better quality care for those living with dementia. Professor Tanya Buchanan, CEO of Dementia Australia, says: “Dementia Australia welcomes the National Dementia Action Plan which provides a clear vision for the future, … Read more