Coalition of UK charities launch ‘Dementia: a manifesto’ 

ByJDCteam

UK dementia charities Alzheimer’s Society, Dementia UK, Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK Dementia Research Institute and Alzheimer Scotland have collaborated to create ‘Dementia: a manifesto’. 

The coalition’s manifesto calls on the next UK Government to make dementia a key priority, with actions to prevent, diagnose, support, care and research.  

You can read the manifesto here: https://www.dementiauk.org/wp-content/uploads/dementia-uk-dementia-coalition-manifesto-2024.pdf 

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