Latest news Read the latest news about dementia. Find out what's making the headlines, from dementia research studies to campaign, policy and fundraising updates. News News Tag: News. Ruth Langsford to spread dementia awareness this Christmas as part of new partnership with ITV We're partnering with ITV for a special Christmas campaign on dementia fronted by TV presenter and Loose Women star Ruth Langsford. Read more News Tag: News. Honouring Carol Jennings and her legacy through groundbreaking dementia research Learn about the Carol Jennings Fellowship and the people working to stop dementia devastating lives. Read more News Tag: News. Celebrity Ambassadors including David Baddiel record dementia support line calls as January spike expected Alzheimer's Society Celebrity Ambassadors re-enact common dementia support line conversations as a surge in calls is anticipated in the New Year. Read more News Tag: News. Angela Rippon CBE backs charity’s call to make dementia training mandatory Alzheimer's Society says it’s alarming that nearly two thirds of care workers have not received any dementia training, and a long-term social care workforce strategy is needed. Read more News Tag: News. Blood Biomarker Challenge to 'revolutionise' dementia diagnosis Alzheimer’s Society is continuing work on the Blood Biomarker Challenge, a project that could bring dementia blood tests to the NHS within five years. Read more News Tag: News. Autumn Budget 2024 announcement a 'key political moment' for dementia care Alzheimer's Society responds to the Autumn Budget announcement of £600 million in social care funding and what this might mean for people affected by dementia. Read more See More Blog News Our Ambassador Sir Tony Robinson records special podcast episode for Dementia Action Week News Actor, presenter and writer Sir Tony Robinson joined Alzheimer’s Society Director of Research and Innovation, Fiona Carragher, in the studio to record a very special episode of the Tony Robinson Cunningcast podcast. Actor, presenter and writer Sir Tony Robinson joined Alzheimer’s Society Director of Research and Innovation, Fiona Carragher, in the studio to record a very special episode of the Tony Robinson Cunningcast podcast. ... 16 May 2024 0comments. News Celebrating Chris and Ronald's exceptional contribution to dementia care News Chris Maddocks and Ronald Amanze are joint winners of the Exceptional Contribution by Person Living with Dementia category at the 12th National Dementia Care Awards 2022. Chris Maddocks and Ronald Amanze are joint winners of the Exceptional Contribution by Person Living with Dementia category at the 12th National Dementia Care Awards 2022. ... 18 October 2022 1comment. News Our Dementia Choir Sings Again with Vicky McClure on BBC One – how music can help people with dementia News Vicky McClure’s gran was diagnosed with vascular dementia at the age of 75, and lived with the disease until her death in 2015. Inspired by her memory, Line of Duty star Vicky is fronting a moving two-part documentary, Our Dementia Choir Sings Again, starting on Monday 10 October 2022 at 9pm on BBC One . Vicky McClure’s gran was diagnosed with vascular dementia at the age of 75, and lived with the disease until her death in 2015. Inspired by her memory, Line of Duty star Vicky is fronting a moving two-part documentary, Our Dementia Choir Sings Again, starting on Monday 10 October 2022 at 9pm on BBC One . ... 10 October 2022 41comments. News Watch ‘The World Turned Upside Down’: A film about dementia and communication News Co-created by people affected by dementia, the IDEAL research project has released a new film that focuses on the importance of effective communication around dementia. Co-created by people affected by dementia, the IDEAL research project has released a new film that focuses on the importance of effective communication around dementia. ... 23 September 2022 15comments. See More Dementia together magazine News Latest innovations: meet our Accelerator Programme partners News Our Accelerator Programme helps new products for people affected by dementia to become a reality. Our Accelerator Programme helps new products for people affected by dementia to become a reality. ... 01 August 2023 News Involving people living with dementia in everything we do News Joy Watson asks Kate Lee, our CEO, how we’re involving more people living with dementia in Alzheimer’s Society’s work. Joy Watson asks Kate Lee, our CEO, how we’re involving more people living with dementia in Alzheimer’s Society’s work. ... 01 June 2023 For researchers News The latest research advancements in the field of Frontotemporal Dementia News Alzheimer’s Society is bringing you highlights from the International Society for Frontotemporal Dementias (ISFTD) Conference, which was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands in late September. Alzheimer’s Society is bringing you highlights from the International Society for Frontotemporal Dementias (ISFTD) Conference, which was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands in late September. ... 02 October 2024 0comments. News Dementia breakthrough drugs could be a golden opportunity – we need to seize it News In light of the latest news on donanemab, Richard Oakley, Associate Director of Research and Innovation at Alzheimer's Society, discusses the future of dementia diagnosis. In light of the latest news on donanemab, Richard Oakley, Associate Director of Research and Innovation at Alzheimer's Society, discusses the future of dementia diagnosis. ... 18 July 2023 News UK DRI: celebrating 5 years of research impact News The UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) represents the largest investment the UK has ever made in dementia research. Alzheimer's Society is proud to have been a founding funder, and now a funding partner of the UK DRI. The UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) represents the largest investment the UK has ever made in dementia research. Alzheimer's Society is proud to have been a founding funder, and now a funding partner of the UK DRI. ... 28 February 2023 0comments. News Spotlight on Dementia: Photo competition for Alzheimer's Society funded researchers News Spotlight on Dementia is a research photography competition for Alzheimer's Society funded researchers to showcase captivating images and videos to illustrate that dementia research can be beautiful. Spotlight on Dementia is a research photography competition for Alzheimer's Society funded researchers to showcase captivating images and videos to illustrate that dementia research can be beautiful. ... 10 August 2022 1comment. See More
News Tag: News. Ruth Langsford to spread dementia awareness this Christmas as part of new partnership with ITV We're partnering with ITV for a special Christmas campaign on dementia fronted by TV presenter and Loose Women star Ruth Langsford. Read more
News Tag: News. Honouring Carol Jennings and her legacy through groundbreaking dementia research Learn about the Carol Jennings Fellowship and the people working to stop dementia devastating lives. Read more
News Tag: News. Celebrity Ambassadors including David Baddiel record dementia support line calls as January spike expected Alzheimer's Society Celebrity Ambassadors re-enact common dementia support line conversations as a surge in calls is anticipated in the New Year. Read more
News Tag: News. Angela Rippon CBE backs charity’s call to make dementia training mandatory Alzheimer's Society says it’s alarming that nearly two thirds of care workers have not received any dementia training, and a long-term social care workforce strategy is needed. Read more
News Tag: News. Blood Biomarker Challenge to 'revolutionise' dementia diagnosis Alzheimer’s Society is continuing work on the Blood Biomarker Challenge, a project that could bring dementia blood tests to the NHS within five years. Read more
News Tag: News. Autumn Budget 2024 announcement a 'key political moment' for dementia care Alzheimer's Society responds to the Autumn Budget announcement of £600 million in social care funding and what this might mean for people affected by dementia. Read more
News Our Ambassador Sir Tony Robinson records special podcast episode for Dementia Action Week News Actor, presenter and writer Sir Tony Robinson joined Alzheimer’s Society Director of Research and Innovation, Fiona Carragher, in the studio to record a very special episode of the Tony Robinson Cunningcast podcast. Actor, presenter and writer Sir Tony Robinson joined Alzheimer’s Society Director of Research and Innovation, Fiona Carragher, in the studio to record a very special episode of the Tony Robinson Cunningcast podcast. ... 16 May 2024 0comments.
News Celebrating Chris and Ronald's exceptional contribution to dementia care News Chris Maddocks and Ronald Amanze are joint winners of the Exceptional Contribution by Person Living with Dementia category at the 12th National Dementia Care Awards 2022. Chris Maddocks and Ronald Amanze are joint winners of the Exceptional Contribution by Person Living with Dementia category at the 12th National Dementia Care Awards 2022. ... 18 October 2022 1comment.
News Our Dementia Choir Sings Again with Vicky McClure on BBC One – how music can help people with dementia News Vicky McClure’s gran was diagnosed with vascular dementia at the age of 75, and lived with the disease until her death in 2015. Inspired by her memory, Line of Duty star Vicky is fronting a moving two-part documentary, Our Dementia Choir Sings Again, starting on Monday 10 October 2022 at 9pm on BBC One . Vicky McClure’s gran was diagnosed with vascular dementia at the age of 75, and lived with the disease until her death in 2015. Inspired by her memory, Line of Duty star Vicky is fronting a moving two-part documentary, Our Dementia Choir Sings Again, starting on Monday 10 October 2022 at 9pm on BBC One . ... 10 October 2022 41comments.
News Watch ‘The World Turned Upside Down’: A film about dementia and communication News Co-created by people affected by dementia, the IDEAL research project has released a new film that focuses on the importance of effective communication around dementia. Co-created by people affected by dementia, the IDEAL research project has released a new film that focuses on the importance of effective communication around dementia. ... 23 September 2022 15comments.
News Latest innovations: meet our Accelerator Programme partners News Our Accelerator Programme helps new products for people affected by dementia to become a reality. Our Accelerator Programme helps new products for people affected by dementia to become a reality. ... 01 August 2023
News Involving people living with dementia in everything we do News Joy Watson asks Kate Lee, our CEO, how we’re involving more people living with dementia in Alzheimer’s Society’s work. Joy Watson asks Kate Lee, our CEO, how we’re involving more people living with dementia in Alzheimer’s Society’s work. ... 01 June 2023
News The latest research advancements in the field of Frontotemporal Dementia News Alzheimer’s Society is bringing you highlights from the International Society for Frontotemporal Dementias (ISFTD) Conference, which was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands in late September. Alzheimer’s Society is bringing you highlights from the International Society for Frontotemporal Dementias (ISFTD) Conference, which was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands in late September. ... 02 October 2024 0comments.
News Dementia breakthrough drugs could be a golden opportunity – we need to seize it News In light of the latest news on donanemab, Richard Oakley, Associate Director of Research and Innovation at Alzheimer's Society, discusses the future of dementia diagnosis. In light of the latest news on donanemab, Richard Oakley, Associate Director of Research and Innovation at Alzheimer's Society, discusses the future of dementia diagnosis. ... 18 July 2023
News UK DRI: celebrating 5 years of research impact News The UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) represents the largest investment the UK has ever made in dementia research. Alzheimer's Society is proud to have been a founding funder, and now a funding partner of the UK DRI. The UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) represents the largest investment the UK has ever made in dementia research. Alzheimer's Society is proud to have been a founding funder, and now a funding partner of the UK DRI. ... 28 February 2023 0comments.
News Spotlight on Dementia: Photo competition for Alzheimer's Society funded researchers News Spotlight on Dementia is a research photography competition for Alzheimer's Society funded researchers to showcase captivating images and videos to illustrate that dementia research can be beautiful. Spotlight on Dementia is a research photography competition for Alzheimer's Society funded researchers to showcase captivating images and videos to illustrate that dementia research can be beautiful. ... 10 August 2022 1comment.
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