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Largest public petition of its kind calls on Prime Minister to end the crisis in care – Alzheimer’s Society comment

More than 150,000 members of the public and more than 50 health leaders are calling on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to take action now to address the escalating crisis in care.

Most people back tax increase for social care, new study reveals - Alzheimer’s Society comment

A new poll by the GMB Union has shown that most people support a tax increase to tackle to UK’s adult social care crisis.

Alzheimer’s Society appoints Dame Barbara Windsor and husband Scott Mitchell Ambassadors

The couple launch a public open letter calling on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to solve the dementia care crisis – asking the public to sign up.

People with dementia being “ignored and neglected” warns charity as new poll shows more than three quarters of MPs believe dementia care is underfunded

Majority of MPs believe dementia care should be funded by the state; Alzheimer’s Society calls for £2.4bn Dementia Fund.

Hidden No More: Dementia and disability

This 2019 report from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia shines a spotlight on dementia as a disability. It seeks to enable people with dementia to assert their rights to services and for their rights as citizens to be treated fairly and equally.

MPs warn of crisis in social care as more people suffer from cuts in care – Alzheimer’s Society comment

Three out of five politicians say people in their constituencies are suffering because of cuts to social care, with three quarters saying there is a crisis in care in England.

A lonely future: 120,000 people with dementia living alone, set to double in the next 20 years

Six in ten people with dementia say they experience loneliness and isolation. Alzheimer’s Society’s #AskUsAnything launches Dementia Action Week 20-26 May, calling on people to start talking and include people living with dementia

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Dementia is a cross-party group made up of MPs and Peers with an interest in dementia,

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Telling tales: Sharing real-life experiences of dementia makes a real difference

30 November 2018

Being visible in your community can raise people’s awareness of dementia

Largest public petition of its kind calls on Prime Minister to end the crisis in care – Alzheimer’s Society comment

Most people back tax increase for social care, new study reveals - Alzheimer’s Society comment

Alzheimer’s Society appoints Dame Barbara Windsor and husband Scott Mitchell Ambassadors

People with dementia being “ignored and neglected” warns charity as new poll shows more than three quarters of MPs believe dementia care is underfunded

Hidden No More: Dementia and disability

MPs warn of crisis in social care as more people suffer from cuts in care – Alzheimer’s Society comment

A lonely future: 120,000 people with dementia living alone, set to double in the next 20 years

Damian Green MP sets out plan to fix social care - Alzheimer's Society comment

Women are bearing the brunt of the Government’s inaction on social care

Fighting for better: Alzheimer’s Society turns 40

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia

Telling tales: Sharing real-life experiences of dementia makes a real difference

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