News Tag: News. Damian Green MP sets out plan to fix social care - Alzheimer's Society comment In a new report for the Centre for Policy Studies, the Rt Hon Damian Green MP has put forward a proposal about the future of social care. Read more
News Tag: News. Dame Barbara Windsor ‘overwhelmed by generosity of British public’ as husband’s Virgin Money London Marathon team hits £100,000 target for dementia research Dame Barbara Windsor has thanked the public from the bottom of her heart as a team of her friends and family hit their £100,000 fundraising target today, two days ahead of the Virgin Money London Marathon. Read more
News Tag: News. More people asking for social care support but fewer getting it - Alzheimer's Society comment New analysis from The King’s Fund shows that the proportion of working-age adults approaching local authorities for support has risen by 4 per cent – over 23,000 people – since 2015/16. Read more
News Tag: News. Man with dementia runs Virgin Money London Marathon alongside support runner Harry Cullen, 63, is running the Virgin Money London Marathon on 28 April for the Dementia Revolution. Read more
News Tag: News. Study in mice finds blood pressure drug shows promise for treating Parkinson’s and dementia – Alzheimer’s Society comment A drug to treat high blood pressure has shown promise against Parkinson’s, Huntington’s and forms of dementia. Read more
News Tag: News. New £20m Care Research and Technology Centre will help people with dementia to live at home for longer A new Care Research & Technology Centre at Imperial College London will use artificial intelligence and robotics to help people with dementia live longer in their own homes. Read more