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Professor Tom Dening, former director of the Nottingham University Centre for Dementia, has won an award for lifetime achievement from the Royal College of Psychiatrists.  Accepting the Lifetime Achievement Ward in Older People’s Mental Health, Professor Dening said it was a “great honour”.  He added: “I have been a doctor for nearly 43 years, psychiatrist…

Think Local Act Personal (TLAP), in partnership with Dementia Change Action Network (DCAN), has launched a report entitled ‘I just want to be able to dance’.  The report, written by Neil Crowther and Liz Leach, champions a renewed focus on wellbeing for people with dementia, highlighting connection, community, and personalised care and support as key…

Are you a person diagnosed with memory problems who would like to get involved in a short dementia research study?  Researchers want to develop a digital assessment tool that could help to reduce waiting times in Memory Clinics. They are looking for volunteers with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) or early Alzheimer’s disease who have access…

A venture called ‘WellBrain’, which is based in Scotland with links to the University of Aberdeen, has launched a survey for health professionals and the general public to gain feedback on brain health check-ups.   You can find out more here: https://wellbrain.co.uk 

Dementia Australia has launched ‘Hold the Moment’, a new podcast featuring stories of life after a diagnosis of dementia.  Hosted by Jim Rogers, who lives with young onset dementia, and journalist Hamish Macdonald, whose father has dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson’s, the podcast is a mix of personal experiences and expert advice.  You can…

Dementia NI has released a single and music video, written by Dementia NI members and local singer-songwriter Cora Kelly, to give people who are newly diagnosed in Northern Ireland and beyond hope that they aren’t alone and there is support available to help them live as well as possible.  The single and music video will…