The Long Goodbye – Alzheimer’s Society film 

A House of Commons debate to highlight the plight of dementia research heard how funding fell by 10% last year, despite a pledge from the government in its 2019 manifesto to double spending on such research. Leading the special debate last week Debbie Abrahams MP, who is co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia,…

Alzheimer Scotland’s Centre for Policy and Practice (ASCPP) has published reports and associated resources exploring the health and social care of people living with diagnosed or suspected dementia in prisons.  The ASCPP research into dementia and prisons highlights statistics showing that numbers of prisoners aged 60+ in UK prisons trebled between 2002-2016, and that 7.2%…

Alzheimer’s Society has teamed up with Leeds Beckett University to create an online forum dedicated to supporting family carers of people affected by both dementia and cancer. “Through the forum we want to provide carers of people with dementia and cancer with a social support network of others who understand the unique challenges they may…

The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) has published a report entitled, ‘Workforce and patient safety: primary and community care co-ordination for people with long-term conditions’.  The report describes failures by NHS and care organisations to coordinate care for people with long-term health conditions, including dementia. Concerns documented include people struggling to navigate the health…

It has been announced by pharmaceutical company, Biogen, that Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab (commercially known as Aduhelm) will be withdrawn from use by November 2024. Biogen say this isn’t due to any safety or efficacy concerns.  Aducanumab was offered to people living with Alzheimer’s in the US from June 2021, but was not approved for use…

 TIDE (Together in Dementia Everyday) has been awarded a grant by the Dementia Trust to begin some peer support groups for carers of people with young onset dementia (YOD) in conjunction with the Alzheimer’s Society.  The groups will be in the Merseyside area, initially beginning in Liverpool and Sefton.  If you are supporting someone under…