Following the consultation conducted by Grace Cares and Ontex as part of their Carer Connect initiative (that we reported on here: https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/carer-connect-launched-by-grace-cares-and-ontex), a white paper has been published entitled ‘Caring by Love, not by Pay: Stories and Solutions from Unpaid Caregivers’. The white paper includes responses from over 75 unpaid care givers and reveals a…
Alzheimer Scotland has announced the fourth round of their Student Research Programme and are inviting applications on the topic of ‘women and dementia’. The topic can apply to women living with dementia and women that are carers, and applications can cover any of the research themes: diagnosis, fundamental science, living with dementia, prevention, informatics and…
Following a survey the James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership (PSP) launched in July 2024 (that we reported on here: https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/hearing-and-dementia-research), the top ten research priorities for co-existing dementia and hearing conditions has been agreed upon and published in the Age and Ageing Journal. Dr Sian Calvert, Research Fellow, NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, says: …
Vanessa Tang, a Trainee Clinical Psychologist at Teesside University, is looking for formal (professional) and informal (unpaid/family) carers to participate in her study of robotic pet ownership amongst people living with dementia. The aim of this research is to explore and describe people’s experiences of caring for a person with dementia who owns/has permanent availability…
The International Longevity Centre (ILC) and Drinkaware are holding an in-person expert stakeholder workshop on alcohol and healthy ageing on Monday 20 October 2025 and are looking for people with knowledge of this topic to contribute their expertise. The workshop is part of an ongoing project exploring with relationship between alcohol and healthy ageing in…
The Social Care Foundation has launched a new report entitled: ‘WHO CARES? Solutions for the Social Care Review’. The report looks at issues relating to funding, the workforce, use of technology, integration with the NHS, the commissioning system and ways to reduce the need for formal care. Dementia is mentioned within the report in relation…
Following a successful trial in partnership with Police Scotland, Alzheimer Scotland are distributing free SafeConnect fobs for people living with dementia in Scotland. SafeConnect are yellow fobs that store a person’s emergency contact details so they can be supported to return home safely if they are lost. The fobs use Near Field Communication (NFC) which…
A study published in Science has linked the development of Lewy body dementia with air pollution. Scientists found that fine-particulate air pollution, known as PM2.5, triggered the formation of toxic clumps of protein that killed nerve cells in the brain. PM2.5 can be inhaled deep into the lungs and detected in the bloodstream, brain and…
Carers UK has launched a report entitled ‘A fresh approach to supporting unpaid carers – Our vision for delivering the NHS 10 Year Health Plan in England’. The report looks at unpaid carers’ experiences of the NHS and responds to the NHS 10 Year Health Plan for England (that we last covered here: https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/uk-government-launch-fit-for-the-future-10-year-health-plan-for-england). The…
The National Garden Scheme and The Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing (QICN) are inviting applications for NGS Elsie Wagg (Innovation) Scholarships. NGS Elsie Wagg (Innovation) Scholarships, which are awarded to nurses, aim to show how gardening and garden visiting can promote physical, mental and emotional health. The application process is open to all nurses working…