As part of the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia, the government recently held an event to showcase the UK’s research facilities and explore how to drive forward international research on dementia. Read more »
The English Community Care Association recently announced many more providers have signed up to the Dementia Care and Support Compactand and improving services to people who have dementia.
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Findings from the York Dementia Without Walls project which explored how to make York a good place to live for people with dementia and their carers. Read more »
In this audio clip, Professor Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for dementia in England, talks about the campaign launched by the Department of Health to increase early diagnosis rates for dementia. Read more »
A new campaign which aims to increase early diagnosis rates for dementia in the South of England by tackling the public’s fears of talking about the condition, has been launched on 21 September 2012 by the Department of Health with support from the Alzheimer’s Society. Read more »
To help family members and others to start talking about the condition with their loved ones, the Alzheimer’s Society have issued advice on how to have difficult conversations. Read more »
In this film Sir Michael Parkinson, Fiona Phillips and Gordon Banks talk about the importance of memory, the most memorable moments of their lives and their experience of having a loved one with dementia. Read more »
Jeremy Hughes, Chief executive of the Alzheimer’s Society, talks about the challenges in making our communities more ‘dementia friendly’. Read more »
The application deadline for the Dementia Challenge Fund has been extended to 21 September 2012. Do you have practical solutions to support people living with dementia? Apply now. Read more »
The Life Story Network believes that the key to meeting the PM’s Challenge on Dementia is to engage all parts of our communities by focusing on the life experiences we can share rather than on our differences. Read more »
The presentations given at the regional Dementia Challenge Fund briefings are available to download. Read more »
Attend regional briefings in Taunton, Newbury and Gatwick to find out more about the Dementia Challenge Fund. Read more »
This fund provides an opportunity for local communities across the South of England to respond to the Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge to identify and implement practical solutions to the problems faced by people living with dementia. The fund of at least £10 million is open to Clinical Commissioning Groups and local partners in the South of England only. Read more »
In this audio clip, Professor Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia, speaks to Clive Ballard, Director of Research at the Alzheimer’s Society, about the current focus on dementia research. Read more »
In this audio clip, Professor Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia, talks to Dr Karim Saad, Dementia Lead in the West Midlands, about work on dementia in the region. Read more »