Dementia care white paper published 

ByJDCteam

Care Talk has published a dementia care white paper following a roundtable event they held in London in April 2025. 

Entitled, ‘Collaborating for Change: Shaping the Future of Dementia Care (Championing change, reimaging dementia care together), the white paper includes sections on: 

  • Changes and opportunities in dementia care. 
  • Strengthening health and social integration. 
  • Innovations and workforce development. 

It also includes key takeaway and recommendations.  

Dementia Community was represented at the roundtable event. 

You can read the whitepaper here: https://www.caretalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Dementia-White-Paper-April-2025-Final-1.pdf 

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