Dr Jeremy Isaacs appointed as NHS England National Clinical Director for Dementia 

ByJDCteam

NHS England has announced Dr Jeremy Isaacs is the new National Clinical Director for Dementia, succeeding Professor Alistair Burns CBE who took up the role in 2010. 

You can read more here: https://www.england.nhs.uk/2024/04/nhs-announces-first-ever-national-clinical-director-for-womens-health/ 

At Dementia Community we send our congratulations to Dr Isaacs and look forward to working together to further our mission to support learning, sharing and inspiring within the Dementia Community. 

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