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91% of people affected by dementia see clear benefits to getting a diagnosis

Our survey, conducted as part of Dementia Action Week, reveals evidence showing that 91% of people affected by dementia saw clear benefits to getting a diagnosis, with many living with dementia wishing they had received a diagnosis earlier. 

Unforgettable football: England team play international match in nameless shirts to raise awareness of dementia

The England men’s team took to the pitch today (SAT) in nameless shirts at the first ever Alzheimer’s Society International match to raise awareness of dementia.

Vice President and founder member of Alzheimer’s Society Dr Anne Hunter OBE has died

Alzheimer’s Society is saddened to hear of the death of one of their Vice Presidents and founder member of the charity, Dr Anne Hunter OBE.

We urge amendment to cost of care cap as plans benefit just one in five people with dementia

Alzheimer's Society backs a Health and Care Bill amendment calling for means-tested payments for those with fewer assets to count towards £86,000 cap.

70% of public against scrapping free tests for care home visits - Government face repeating ‘deadly mistake'

Price on visiting care homes is ‘penalising’ those trying to keep loved ones safe, Alzheimer’s Society says.

Alzheimer’s Society says ‘Living with Covid-19’ plan does not go far enough to protect people with dementia

On Monday 21 February the Government announced its ‘Living with Covid-19’ plan, which details how the UK will remove the remaining legal restrictions put in place for the pandemic while seeking to protect people most vulnerable from Covid-19.

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