Emmerdale Announces Special Dementia Episode
Emmerdale is currently filming a special episode set to air this December, which will give the audience an insight into living with dementia. Viewers will…
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Dementia
Government Sets Out Plan To Accelerate Access To New Medicines At ‘Crucial Time’ For Dementia
A new report published by the government puts forward a number of recommendations aimed at speeding up the process by which the NHS implements newly…
Read more...Environmental Risk Factors For Dementia Summarised In New Study
A new analysis of existing studies has indicated potential environmental factors that may alter the risk of dementia. The study is published in BMC Geriatrics…
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New Film Urges Essex Hospitals To Make Dementia Care Personal
The premiere of a new film produced by Healthwatch Essex, in collaboration with Broomfield Hospital and leading dementia campaigner Tommy Whitelaw, took place last night…
Read more...Care Home Dementia Study Reveals Failure To Reduce Antipsychotic Prescribing
A study by Coventry University and City, University of London has found that there was no sustained reduction in the prescribing of antipsychotics to dementia…
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Monty Python Star Terry Jones Diagnosed With Dementia
It has been reported that actor and director Terry Jones, best known as a member of the legendary Monty Python comedy troupe, has been diagnosed…
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Blackburn College Students Will Be Supporting People Living With Dementia At Eachstep Blackburn, After The Two Organisations Signed A Partnership Agreement.
Students from a range of courses at the College will be supporting various areas at the site including care support, catering, and health and beauty…
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New Role For Technology In Dementia Care
Learning how to use technology can help people with dementia recall memories, follow leisure activities, communicate with family and friends, record lucidity and manage day-to-day…
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NACC Launches Training Workshop To Improve The Mealtime Experience For Those Living With A Dementia
The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) has launched a dedicated training workshop to support the care sector with the challenges of catering for people…
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Monthly Activities For People With Dementia Get Into “Full Swing”
People supported at pioneering dementia specialist care home, EachStep Blackburn, stepped back in time for a lively 1950s tea party on Friday 26th August. The…
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Care & Dementia Show Introduces Six New Features For 2016
Following twelve months of industry research, the Care & Dementia Show has announced a new content line up with six new features at this year’s…
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Lilian Leaves Lasting Legacy To Dementia Research In Memory Of Her Husband
Nonagenarian Lilian Sully left a precious and exceptionally generous gift of £1million to Alzheimer’s Research UK in her Will after she passed away at the…
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Belong Director Brings Global Research Into Dementia Care Facilities Back To The UK
Award-winning dementia design champion, Tracy Paine, who is the operations director at care provider, Belong, has travelled across the globe investigating housing and care facilities…
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Carey Mulligan Teams Up With Jeremy Hunt To Change Global Attitudes Towards Dementia
Oscar-nominated actress Carey Mulligan has today been appointed by the Alzheimer’s Society and Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt as the first ever UK Global Dementia Friends…
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Cyclist Plans 250-Mile Trip Around Kent’s 32 Historic Castles For Dementia Research
Cearon O’Flynn, who lives in Chatham, will start at Cooling Castle and cycle anti-clockwise around the county, completing the ride in just two days on…
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