News Tag: News. Government failure to deliver Dementia Moonshot pledge two years on jeopardises vital research breakthroughs As Members of Parliament, led by Debbie Abrahams, debate the issue in the House of Commons, Alzheimer's Society warns that without crucial funding, progress in dementia research could grind to a halt. Read more
News Tag: News. Alzheimer's Society responds to news government spending on dementia research has decreased MP Chi Onwurah questioned the government today on why total research spending on dementia had dropped from £112.9million to £104.7million from 2018/19 to 2019/20 - Alzheimer's Society responds. Read more
News Tag: News. Alzheimer’s Society announces new Director of Operations to lead vital support services Alzheimer’s Society is delighted to announce Dara de Burca as their new Director of Operations, leading their services to support the 900,000 people living with dementia in the UK. Read more
News Tag: News. Health and Social Care Committee: Clearing the backlog caused by the pandemic - Alzheimer's Society responds A report by The Health and Social Care Committee reveals that Omicron and the emergency care crisis could derail plans to tackle the backlog of people waiting to seek elective care. Read more
News Tag: News. Alzheimer's Society responds to EMA rejection of aducanumab The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended that aducanumab, marketed as Aduhelm, is not approved for use across the EU. The drug was previously approved for use in the US by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on 7 June 2021. Read more
News Tag: News. Alzheimer's Society respond to the high number of people in care homes who have still not received a booster jab NHS England announced today that a fifth (20.6%) - around 60,000 - of people in older adult care homes have still not received their COVID-19 booster vaccination. Read more