MPs and peers call for national dementia strategy
The APPG (all party parliamentary group) for dementia has stated that there is a requirement for a national dementia strategy to offer a better standard of support once a sufferer
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Cardiff scientists to head up £16m dementia programme
Two million UK volunteers are to take part in the world’s biggest research project, being led by Welsh scientists, investigating Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Their health and
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New report on standards of dementia care ‘very disappointing’
Levels of care being given to dementia sufferers in specialist NHS units have been criticised in a new report by the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland. The report found that
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Over 50% ignore symptoms of early stage dementia
More than half of people affected by dementia have said they waited six months or more after first noticing symptoms of the condition before seeking professional help, according to a
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Celebrities team up for dementia friends campaign
Chris Martin, Lily Allen and Amanda Holden are teaming up with stars from the worlds of sport, comedy and television to highlight the plight of dementia sufferers. The celebrities have
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90 face redundancy as Care UK closes dementia home
A Poole care home which looks after up to 50 people with dementia, is due to shut after a change in the contract between Borough of Poole and Care UK,
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Review finds major changes required in Welsh dementia services
The National Review of Commissioning for Social Care in Wales 2013-14, has found that local authorities and health boards need to make major changes to the way they plan and
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SSSC issue new learning tools for workers in dementia
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) have produced a new set of learning tools to support services and organisations to embed the Standards of Care for Dementia in Scotland (2011).
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GP in warning of ‘substantial harm’ over dementia targets
Setting targets for the number of people who should be diagnosed with dementia could lead to “substantial harm” to patients, a GP has said. An urgent debate is needed before
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Dementia patients should be treated within community, says expert
More people with dementia need to be treated in the community and allowed to die at home, an expert has claimed. The number of people with the condition is expected
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