Over 50 GP practices in central and northern Scotland are taking part in the BriDGe (Bringing Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers to General Practice) study being led by Scottish Brain Sciences using a Roche Diagnostics blood test. Up to 500 people who are potentially developing Alzheimer’s disease are expected to be referred for the BriDGe study blood…
It’s been announced that Professional Care Workers’ Week (PCWW) 2026 will run from Monday 14thSeptember to Friday 18th September. Hosted by The Care Workers’ Charity (CWC), Professional Care Workers’ Week – now in its ninth year – is a national celebration of the contribution care workers make to the lives of the people they support….
A study published in The Lancet has shown that culturally adapted lifestyle interventions can lead to cognitive improvements in a wide-variety of communities. The study – known as the LatAm-FINGERS Initiative for Cognitive Change – was conducted across 11 Latin American countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and…
A training programme for clinicians to support future blood biomarker testing is being developed by Dr Jemma Hazan, an Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) Clinical Research Training Fellow. The programme, known as DART-CU (Decision-Support for Alzheimer’s Blood Biomarker Result Tool for Clinical Use), is intended to help clinicians understand when blood biomarker tests may be appropriate,…
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) are continuing their investigations into the acquisitions of UK care homes by Welltower Inc. The homes that were acquired by Welltower Inc – an American real estate investment trust that focuses on healthcare infrastructure – are managed by Barchester Healthcare, HC-One, Aria Care (including Asprey) and Danforth Care. More…
The Dementia Frontiers Fund has cut their shortlist of twelve teams to five after their expert panel heard pitches from all of the contenders at The Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2026. The five teams will now receive up to £1.5 million over two years to accelerate their research. The teams and the questions they…
Summary As heat-related deaths rise across the UK, people living with dementia are among the groups most vulnerable to extreme temperatures. Older adults, particularly those aged over 85, face increased risks, especially when dementia is combined with conditions such as heart disease, diabetes or respiratory illness. In this blog, David Truswell argues that the impact…
Dementia UK, alongside 11 other charities, are leading a petition calling on the Health and Social Care Secretary to ‘Fix NHS continuing healthcare’ (CHC). The petition is being backed by organisations including TIDE (Together in Dementia Everyday), Dementia Carers Count and The Lewy Body Society. Dementia UK say: “NHS continuing healthcare (CHC) funding can be…
The Care Workers’ Charity (CWC) has collaborated with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to produce the ‘Care workers’ guide to CQC’. The guide – which was co-produced with care workers from The Care Workers’ Charity Care Worker Advisory Board and Champions Project – has been developed to help the adult social care workforce better understand…
Baroness Casey, alongside Prime Minister Andy Burnham, has launched ‘The Big Conversation on Care’. Described as ‘the most ambitious public conversation in a generation, handing the public a direct role in shaping the future of adult social care in England,’ The Big Conversation is for anyone living in England to say what they want and…