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Dr Shirley Evans has been appointed director of the Association for Dementia Studies (ADS) at the University of Worcester following a spell as interim director.  While at ADS Dr Evans has played a key part in driving forward the Meeting Centres programme in the UK, which has mushroomed from 13 centres before the pandemic to…

Cambridgeshire police has launched a Dementia Safeguarding Scheme.  The scheme will see the force issuing hundreds of people with dementia a yellow Herbert Protocol wristband that looks similar to a watch but has built-in smart technology. The technology, known as Near Field Communication (NFC), enables anyone with a smartphone to scan the wristband to help…

Alzheimer’s Research UK has launched a survey to gather the views of people who have been diagnosed with dementia in the last three years, or who are currently seeking answers for memory and thinking concerns. The survey is also open to anyone in a caring role supporting a friend, family member or loved one.  It…

The government’s flagship initiative for finding dementia drug treatments – the “Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission” announced last year by the then PM Boris Johnson – is to be headed by Hilary Evans and Professor Nadeem Sarwar. Evans, CEO of Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK), and Sarwar, who has held leadership positions at global pharmaceutical company…

A new website, DemCon, has been launched to provide information to support people living with dementia at home to manage continence.  The website – which is still under development – was created by researchers at the University of Southampton and King’s College London, with funding from the Alzheimer’s Society and the National Institute for Health…

Medical technology specialist Mdoloris has unveiled ANI Guardian, a bracelet designed to track the wellbeing and pain of those who cannot express it.  As a wireless, wearable sensor, the bracelet provides continuous monitoring of the user and remotely shares data with caregivers, family and medics.  It monitors tell-tale signs from the autonomous nervous system which…