Dementia-friendly health and social care environmentsThis design guidance published by the Department of Health outlines the elements of the built environment that can make a difference to the quality of care for people living with dementia. Read more »
Why Dementia: 2015 and Beyond conference reportThis is a report of the conference, hosted by the East of England Strategic Clinical Network, to support the system across the East of England to achieve the dementia diagnosis ambition and to encourage the delegates to look beyond the diagnosis rate to look at new and innovative models in memory assessment and post diagnostic support. Read more »
Dementia Friendly Communities: New domains and global examplesThis report, published by Alzheimer’s Disease International, highlights the emerging trend to create dementia-friendly communities as a global response against stigma in an effort to form more inclusive societies for people living with dementia. Read more »
Health secretary announces $100m Dementia Discovery FundHealth secretary Jeremy Hunt will announce the $100m Dementia Discovery Fund at the World Health Organization’s First Ministerial Conference on Global Action Against Dementia on 17 March 2015. Read more »
Dementia – it affects us allThis short video published by the World Health Organization tells what is like to live with dementia, and the impact that the condition can have on family and professional life. Read more »
Dementia: a public health priorityThis infographic published by the World Health Organization illustrates the symptoms, causes, prevalence, cost and challenges that dementia poses. It also looks at what can help and stresses the need for global action against dementia. Read more »
Vanguard sites selected to deliver new models of careNHS England has announced 29 vanguard sites for their New Care Models Programme, one of the first steps towards delivering the Five Year Forward View and supporting improvement and integration of services. Read more »
Getting better outcomes for older people using personal budgetsThis report, published by Think Local Act Personal, draws on research from across the sector to show that older people do experience positive benefits from having a personal budget, although these are not as marked as for other groups. Read more »
Join Dementia ResearchJoin Dementia Research aims to accelerate the pace of dementia research by allowing people with and without dementia to register their interest in studies, helping researchers find the right participants at the right time. Read more »
Women and dementia: A marginalised majorityThis report published by Alzheimer’s Research UK reveals that dementia has become the leading cause of death among British women and that women are far more likely to end up as carers of those with dementia than men, suffering physical and emotional stress and job losses in the process. Read more »