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Board members are deeply concerned about the new Alzheimer’s Society advertising campaign which equates living with dementia as enduring multiple deaths. Such a comparison undermines the humanity and dignity of people living with dementia and perpetuates negative stereotypes and misconceptions. We accept that dementia faces people with challenges and changes, but to imply that dementia…

A new system of Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) will replace the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) next year, so a short film has been produced showing how LPS will “seek to promote practice which aligns with human rights and the core principles and duties of the Care Act 2014”.  Made by the Social Care Institute…

Bruce Willis’ wife, Emma, has announced plans to publish a book (currently untitled) in 2025 about her experiences as a carer to Bruce who lives with frontotemporal dementia.  Emma said of her experiences of her husband’s dementia diagnosis:  “For many people, their first touch point about this disease is received in their doctor’s office. I…

The BBC has run a season across TV, iPlayer and Radio entitled: ‘Memories and Dementia: Starting the Conversation’.  Led by Dr Punam Krishan, ‘Memories and Dementia’ ran from 24-28 March 2025 and drew on the BBC’s content archive through specially curated reminiscence collections aimed at triggering memories and starting conversations.  Discover all of the ‘Memories…

Participation rates in late-stage dementia drug trials have been described by Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) as “shockingly low”. According to ARUK, just 61 people were recruited to these trials last year, around 100 times fewer than for cancer and 10 times fewer than for either stroke or coronary heart disease. The charity published the figures…

Skills for Health has launched a survey to understand how AI is being adopted across healthcare; what’s working well, where there are challenges, and what support staff need. The survey is open to all healthcare staff, whether or not they currently use AI tools, and takes around 10–12 minutes to complete. You can access the…