Meeting Centres Scotland has been officially launched to promote community-driven dementia care. The Meeting Centres model was pioneered in Amsterdam 30 years ago. Scotland’s first meeting centre opened in 2019 in Kirriemuir, and Scotland now has 19 Meeting Centres that aim to increase confidence and wellbeing for people with dementia and their families. Meeting Centres…
Dr Carol Sargent, founder of Sargent Group Consulting and a specialist in inclusive tourism for people living with dementia, has announced Hoe Grange Holidays as the first UK accommodation provider accredited by her as dementia inclusive. Dr Carol Sargent says: “The accreditation scheme was inspired by my personal experience with taking both my mum Liz…
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has announced that it is beginning the development of a dementia strategy. CQC say this will be a cross-sector strategy that will be shaped by a central question – how can CQC use its role to improve the experience of using health and social care services for people living with…
The Carer Poverty Coalition, a group of 130 national and local organisations campaigning to end poverty amongst unpaid carers, has published a manifesto calling on all political parties to commit to reviewing Carer’s Allowance and other means-tested benefits available to carers. As part of the review, the Coalition also want an examination of the financial…
CQC and Healthwatch England has launched a new campaign aiming to amplify the voices of people using care services. ‘Share for Better Care’ has a particular focus on collecting experiences from people from seldom-heard communities because it is known these individuals are more likely to experience poorer care and inequalities. These communities include: The campaign…
The American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced an advisory panel will be convened to scrutinise data on the safety and efficacy of new Alzheimer’s drug donanemab. Donanemab had been expected to be approved by the FDA imminently, but their decision is now delayed until later this year. UK regulators (along with their European…
Deafinitely Theatre has created ‘The Promise’, a stage show that follows the story of a family navigating deafness and dementia. The creation of ‘The Promise’ has been in conjunction with deaf families experiencing dementia and scientists studying dementia and its impact on deaf people. It has been two years in the making, led by Paula…
A five-year project to study blood tests for Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia has been announced, funded by the Blood Biomarker Challenge (Find out more about this here: https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/blood-biomarker-challenge-for-dementia-diagnosis). Led by University College London (the ADAPT study) and the University of Oxford (the READ-OUT study), a range of blood tests will be conducted…
Skills for Care has dedicated April to Celebrating Social Care, their yearly campaign to highlight the great work being done in the sector. Skills for Care has run this campaign every year since 2022, and encourage participation from across the social care sector. You can find out more and get involved here: https://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/news-and-events/Spotlight-on/CelebratingSocialCare.aspx
elearning for Healthcare, in partnership with NHS England, has shared an updated learning resource to support knowledge and understanding of the management of dysphagia. The Dysphagia Guide e-learning resource has been co-developed with care home staff but is also relevant to other health and social care staff, informal carers and people with dysphagia. The Guide…