Review of NHS quality standards for dementia care

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is reviewing the quality standards it will ask the NHS to focus on in future. These are areas that NHS services will be measured against to see how well they are performing. We recently asked for your feedback on the draft standards. Based on the responses […]
Book a holiday and raise money for Lewy body dementia research

Are you thinking of booking a holiday, short break in the UK or abroad, or just a day trip? If you book through Not Just Travel – Near and Far then not only will you get access to great deals and expert advice, but the Lewy Body Society will receive a donation too. It comes at no […]
Les Magee appointed as an Ambassador of the Lewy Body Society

Les Magee, a renowned Northern Ireland-based musician, has joined Ken Clasper and Conor McGinn MP and become our third Ambassador. We have worked with Les for a number of years and are delighted that she has agreed to take on the role. Although extremely busy singing and playing the harp and piano at weddings, Les […]
MPs show their support for Lewy body dementia

On 14th November we held a meeting in the Houses of Parliament to discuss Lewy body dementia with MPs and Peers. The team from Join Dementia Research also came along to discuss their work on recruiting volunteers for research studies and drug trials. Among those who attended were Caroline Dinenage MP, Minister for Care at […]
New address and phone number from Monday 23rd July

New address and phone number for the Lewy Body Society From Monday 23rd July 2018 the Lewy Body Society will have a new postal address and telephone number. Our new contact details are: The Lewy Body Society Unity House Westwood Park Wigan WN3 4HE Telephone number: 01942 914000 Email address: info@lewybody.org If you are a […]
Do you need expert advice and information about Lewy body dementia

From today (23 July 2018) the Lewy Body Society has a partnership with Dementia UK to offer expert advice and information on Lewy body dementia, through the Admiral Nurse Dementia Helpline. The Admiral Nurse Dementia Helpline is run by Dementia UK and is for anyone with a question or concern about dementia. It is staffed […]
Sandra McDonald joins Board of Trustees

Sandra McDonald, the former Public Guardian and Accountant of Court for Scotland, has been appointed as a Trustee of the Lewy Body Society. Sandra brings valuable skills and experience to the Board of Trustees, having headed up the 80-strong Office of the Public Guardian from 2004-2018. The Public Guardian supports and supervises those appointed to […]
Simply Health Great North Run 2018

The Great North Run is the biggest half marathon in the world and takes place on 9th September. We are delighted to have five runners tackling the 13.1 mile course and helping to raise money for the Lewy Body Society this year. The money they raise through sponsorship will help us to fund much-needed research […]
The Imagine Series

‘The Imagine Series’ is an new patient and carer involvement programme coordinated by VOICE and delivered in collaboration with the NIHR Innovation Observatory. The Innovation Observatory is a national centre funded by the Department of Health and aims to see what the management of health conditions could, and should, look like in the future. The […]
Improving understanding of Dementia with Lewy bodies – Lewy Body Society

The society has funded a short film to promote awareness of Lewy body dementia. The film was produced by ITN Productions on behalf of the NHS alliance and was launched at their summit on the 6th December in London. The society was represented at the event by our President Prof Ian McKeith who features in […]