News featured in March 2026 JDC
Alzheimer Scotland has proposed a new assessment process after the Scottish Medicines Consortium reviewed further evidence on donanemab and continued to reject its use by NHS Scotland. Henry Simmonds, Alzheimer Scotland’s Chief Executive, says: “This demonstrates the urgent need for change in the system used to assess dementia drugs if we have any hope of…
Alzheimer Europe has published a report entitled: ‘The Prevalence of Dementia in Europe 2025’. The report provides updated prevalence figures for the number of people living with dementia across Europe and breaks this down by each European country. Overall, it estimates that the number of people living with dementia by 2050 will increase by 58%…
Jo Glanville has shared her experiences of reading to her parents with dementia, describing it as ‘the key to breaking through the fog’. Jo’s article was published in The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/01/reading-key-breaking-through-fog-parents-dementia and in it she says of her father’s dementia: “There appears to be some kind of motor in the brain that enables us to…
Care Voices – A collaboration between The Care Workers’ Charity (The CWC) and Providers Unite – has been launched. Care Voices brings together care workers, people who draw on care and care providers in a national initiative designed to strengthen communication, community, and collective advocacy across the social and health care workforce. Care Voices is…
A report has been published by NIHR Policy Research Unit Dementia and Neurodegeneration University of Exeter entitled ‘Managing care challenges related to lack of awareness in the person with dementia: Report of a stakeholder consultation’. Written by Dr Catherine Alexander, the report examines challenges when a person with dementia is being cared for at home…
Dementia Disco are providing free discos in the North West of England. Currently operating in Cheadle Hulme, Heaton Mersey, Merton, Poynton and Seahouses, the free discos are held at weekends and are for people living with dementia, carers, family and friends. The discos aim to use music to inspire memories, conversations and friendships between people…
Alzheimer Europe has published the ‘Dementia in Europe Yearbook 2025’. The Yearbook provides an overview of programmes and resources relating to transport and access to cultural life, recreation, leisure and sport across Europe. It details how European countries address transport and cultural participation through national policies, schemes and local initiatives, as well as outlining the…
Skills for Care has published a joint position statement on the contribution adult social care can make to the Neighbourhood Health Service in England. The statement, published on behalf of the Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care in England Oversight Executive which represents organisations including Alzheimer’s Society, Age UK and the Care Provider Alliance, identifies…
The Lewy Body Society has marked their 20th anniversary with the premiere of a new film entitled, ‘What is life with Lewy body dementia really like?’ The film features David and Alan, who both have Lewy body dementia, their wives Lorraine and Karen, and clinical experts Dr Paul Donaghy and Consultant Admiral Nurse for Lewy…
The 3 Nations Dementia Working Group (3NDWG) is to close at the end of March 2026. The decision follows reflection and discussion with the 3NDWG partner organisation, Alzheimer’s Society. A new independent social group will be launched and 3NDWG members will be contacted directly about this before the end of March. Find out more about…