Fewer than a quarter of standard Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) applications in England were completed within the 21-day statutory timeframe last year, according to official statistics published this week. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)…
Read more...A £20 million research hub led by the University of Exeter will build the artificial intelligence and data systems the NHS needs to prevent dementia. The money will help develop new technologies and AI solutions to…
Read more...A major new study will examine proteins in the blood of more than 80,000 UK Biobank volunteers in the hope of uncovering the earliest biological changes linked to dementia, Alzheimer’s Research UK has announced.
Read more...Care England and Dementia Forward have warned that there may be up to 100,000 working-age people with dementia across England (40,000 more than common estimates suggest). Despite this, 95% of local authorities have no way of recording young-onset dementia (YOD) in their data systems.
Read more...An international team led by Northumbria University has developed and validated a simple five-factor risk score to identify older people at elevated risk of dementia in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) – where around 60% of the world’s dementia cases now occur.
Read more...Care homes across England are welcoming local schoolchildren through their doors and taking residents and staff into classrooms, as part of the national launch of ‘The Books on Grandpa’s Shelf’, a new illustrated children’s book…
Read more...The NIHR is backing a first-of-its-kind UK clinical trial that could cut years off the search for effective Alzheimer’s treatments.
Read more...Alzheimer’s Research UK has used this year’s party conference season to press politicians to make dementia research a national priority and to prepare the NHS for future treatments.
Read more...People with epilepsy may be more likely to develop young-onset dementia than people without epilepsy, according to a study published in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Read more...The Government must prioritise the mental health and neurodiversity workforce if it is to respond effectively to growing levels of need, a new report from…
Read more...Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced a £48 million public-private partnership to accelerate dementia research and improve access to clinical trials.
Read more...A Bridlington care home is to open a dedicated 24-bed community for women as the town’s ageing population increases demand for residential and dementia care.
Read more...Residents, team members, and families from Archbridge Manor care home in Telford organised their own Memory Walk in honour of World Alzheimer’s Day.
Read more...One of the UK’s longest-established social care charities has unveiled a new identity and an ambitious strategy to increase its impact across communities nationwide. Saint…
Read more...New data released by the City of London Police shows that dementia was noted as a factor in 337 fraud reports involving abuse of a position of trust during 2025/26, underlining growing concerns about the financial exploitation of vulnerable older people across the UK.
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