On 17th October 2024 we are holding an event with a difference… We are going to have an event at Central Hall in Central Buildings,Oldham Street Manchester, M1 1JQ Register to attend the event: https://www.trybooking.com/uk/CZTD All to raise awareness of Lewy body dementia, the second most common type of dementia in older people. Lewy body dementia […]
The Lewy Body Society has announced a year of celebration for its 20th anniversary during Lewy Body Awareness Week (June 23-29). Jacqui Cannon, CEO of the Lewy Body Society, said: “For this year’s Lewy Body Awareness Week, while we are proud of the impact we have made in 2024, we are looking ahead to the great […]
A new Carers Week report has found millions of unpaid carers feel disadvantaged and are unable to prioritise their own health needs and struggle with employment. Many people looking after disabled, older or ill relatives have developed mental and physical health conditions since they started caring or need support to stay in paid work and […]
This Carers Week, Lewy Body Society ambassador Karen Young shares her experience of becoming a carer for her husband Alan, a former chartered civil engineer originally from North Birmingham and now living in Sheffield “For over forty years, Alan has and will continue to be my best friend and soul mate. With our children grown […]
The Lewy Body Society is pleading with the government and the NHS not to let Lewy body dementia continue being the “forgotten dementia”. Jacqui Cannon, CEO of the Lewy Body Society, said: “The Government and the NHS must prioritise dementia. It is a shocking truth that one in three people in the UK living with […]
The Lewy Body Society has awarded almost £600,000 in research grants to universities across the UK in the largest-ever funding round for the charity. It brings the total LBS funding of Lewy body dementia research to £3.4 million over its 19-year history. The Lewy Body Society receives no government funding, so the funds are entirely […]
The Lewy Body Society’s Dementia Inequalities Game has been shortlisted as Innovation of the Year by the University of Liverpool. Co-produced with the University’s Dementia Research Group and people with lived experience of the disease, the game teaches health and social care professionals and the general public about the difficulties faced before and after receiving […]
A WIRRAL PA will be swimming across the Arctic Circle for the Lewy Body Society in honour of her late father who died from the disease. Wendy Cordier, a personal assistant for people with disabilities, who only learned front crawl last summer will swim 2km in the River Torne in July. She said: “I took […]
We are delighted to introduce the newest members of the Lewy Body Society Specialist Advisory Committee. Our SAC ensures we make objective funding decisions that comply with our research strategy and are the best use of the funds so generously donated by our supporters. The UK-based panel of experts review all applications for our grant […]
The Trustees of the Lewy Body Society are delighted to announce Rob Rinder as our patron. The renowned barrister, broadcaster and author’s father is living with Lewy body dementia and he has frequently spoken out about the challenges that people with the disease and their families face. Lewy body dementia is the second most common […]
The Lewy Body Society has released its first ever commercial on World Lewy Body Day. The mini-film will get its global premiere this week at the eighth International Lewy Body Dementia Conference, in Amsterdam. Student creators from the University for the Creative Arts (UCA) worked pro-bono at the world-famous Pinewood Studios, in association with Sony […]
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