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For the first time NHS England has released data revealing that 34,412 people in England have been diagnosed with young onset dementia (YOD).  But the NHS estimates that an additional 19,194 people in this age group may be undiagnosed, putting the potential total population of people with YOD at 53,606. “Until now, NHS England didn’t…

The Francis Crick Institute and UCL has launched RAPID, a project looking at how air pollution can impact the brain and lead to dementia.  Funded by Race Against Dementia in partnership with the Rosetrees Trust, Team RAPID will look at how PM2.5, a type of air pollution that is about 30 times finer than a…

The Power of Music Fund, a scheme to promote social prescribing for people with dementia and their families, opened on 22nd November for new grant applications. Musical initiatives for carers and people with dementia, such as dementia choirs, can apply for multi-year grants of either £1,000 or £2,000 annually, depending on the size and scope…

Care home volunteers disappeared during the pandemic but are now re-establishing their position as an “important part of life,” Royal Star & Garter said marking Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June).  The charity has three care homes for military veterans and their partners living with disability or dementia.  Christine Mitchell, pictured (right) with resident Lillian, was a…

An ingrained practice of “pad culture” in the management of incontinence on hospital wards is having a damaging impact on the dignity and independence of people with dementia, an in-depth study has found. Conducted by the University of West London’s Geller Institute of Ageing and Memory, the study of six wards in three hospitals identified…

Health secretary Sajid Javid has held out the prospect of a 10-year plan to prevent dementia and boost funding for research. Speaking at Alzheimer’s Society’s annual conference, Javid pledged that the plan – the government’s long awaited dementia strategy now expected later this year – would focus on how medicines, science and technology can be…