The Long Goodbye – Alzheimer’s Society film 

The Coalition of Frontline Care for People Nearing the End of Life has published a report entitled: ‘End of Life is Everyone’s Business.’  The report talks about how many people die with age-related conditions – with dementia as the UK’s leading cause of death – and that numerous families try to cope at home until a…

Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) has documented how future dementia care may evolve following the announcement that NHS England is being dissolved.  The functions of NHS England are set to be integrated into the work of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), and ARUK have put together some overarching information alongside a ‘Frequently Asked…

A blog by Age UK charity director Caroline Abrahams on the charity’s website provides a useful summary of the High Court’s recent ruling on the government’s policy of discharging older people from hospitals into care homes at the outset of Covid-19.  The webpage, titled: The court decision on discharges into care homes, explains that while…

Dementia United, in collaboration with clinicians, business intelligence colleagues and members of the Dementia United Dementia Carers Expert Reference Group, has developed a dementia data dashboard for Greater Manchester.  The dashboard shows dementia diagnoses rates across all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester, as well as documenting lived experience, quality of care and quality of life…

The Applied Research Collaboration and Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex has developed ‘My Choice’, an evidence-based information resource that gives people with dementia and their families information on living with dementia.   The resource has been co-designed with people living with dementia, and includes eating well, mental health, hearing and vision, cognitive activities, using supportive technology,…

Wellcome, a charitable foundation focused on health research, has announced a targeted funding programme for researchers of Black, Bangladeshi and Pakistani heritage in the UK to stay in research and advance their careers.    From their data and insight work Wellcome have identified these groups as underrepresented, and they are keen to encourage the diversity of…