JCVI Includes Dementia In Priority Groups For COVID-19 Vaccination
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has published interim advice on priority groups for COVID-19 vaccination.
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Dementia
Free Online Meeting To Learn About Dementia Research
Dementia researchers are inviting the public to join a free online event on Friday 26 June, to hear about progress being made in dementia research.
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New Expert Dementia Consultancy Service Available For Care Home Staff In Response To Covid-19
Dementia Support UK: Connect, Consult, will provide immediate expert support for people caring for those living with dementia in the care home sector.
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Colten Care Puts The Kettle On For Families Living With Dementia
Care homes in the south raised cuppas to press for vital support during the pandemic for families living with dementia. Residents and staff across Colten…
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Dementia Under Lockdown: The Moving Accounts Of Those Striving To Be Heard
Moving accounts of how life under lockdown has affected people living with dementia have been penned by those living with dementia and carers The online…
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VE Day Celebrations Provide opportunity To Connect Music To Happy Memories
Carers and families are being encouraged to embrace VE Day as an opportunity to open conversations around music to help people living with dementia rediscover…
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Air Pollution May Increase Risk Of Dementia
Scientists in Sweden have found that people who experience higher levels of air pollution are at increased risk of dementia. Researchers publish the findings today…
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R&D Budget Pledge Must Support Dementia Research, Alzheimer’s Research UK Says
Alzheimer’s Research UK has welcomed the Chancellor’s Spring Budget commitment to boost R&D investment to £22 billion a year. The charity says that it hopes…
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Personalised Music To Be Integrated Into Dementia Care With New Training Programmes
Scottish music for dementia charity, Playlist for Life, has launched a package of UK-wide training programmes urging healthcare professionals and those with caring responsibilities to…
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Number Of People With Dementia In Europe Set To Double By 2050
Alzheimer’s Research UK is calling on government to prioritise dementia research, following a new report that has revealed the number of people with the condition…
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Lilian Faithfull Care Opens Gloucestershire’s First Dementia Meeting Centre
Lilian Faithfull Care are opening their doors to support people newly diagnosed with Dementia in Gloucestershire. The first of this kind in the county and…
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Dementia Drop-In Café To Offer Support To High Wycombe Community
Support for people living with dementia and their loved ones will be available to the High Wycombe community at a new Royal Star & Garter…
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Jim Broadbent Announced As Ambassador For Dementia UK
Oscar-winning actor Jim Broadbent has been named as an ambassador for Dementia UK – the only charity providing support to people with dementia and their…
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Monty Python Star Terry Jones Has Died With Dementia, Aged 77.
The Welsh comic actor, writer and director died on Monday – four years after being diagnosed with a rare form of dementia called frontotemporal dementia…
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LGA Responds To Report On Emergency Dementia Admissions
Responding to an Alzheimer’s Society report on an increase in emergency hospital admissions for people with dementia, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government…
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