We would like to thank the Slowey family, who for the second year running have undertaken a huge fundraising effort on behalf of the Lewy Body Society. They have been raising money in memory of their mum and gran, who passed away in March 2017 aged 80, having been diagnosed with Lewy body dementia four […]
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 […]
Professor Ian McKeith, President of the Lewy Body Society and Professor of Old Age Psychiatry at Newcastle University’s Institute for Ageing, has been awarded the prestigious European Grand Prix in recognition of his leadership in research into Lewy body dementia. The €100,000 prize was awarded by the Foundation for Research on Alzheimer’s disease, based at the Hospital Pitié-Salpêtrière, […]
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 […]
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, 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 […]
Sophie Ellis, a French teacher at Greenhead College in Huddersfield, is tackling her first ever half-marathon to raise awareness of Lewy body dementia, in memory of her grandad who had the disease. Sophie’s grandad Mike Ellis died in July aged 83, having been diagnosed with the condition 4 years previously, and having had dementia symptoms […]
Mark Clasper from Chester-le-Street is taking part in the Great North Run on 9th September on behalf of the Lewy Body Society. Mark’s father Ken was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia in 2003. Ken has since become an Ambassador for the Lewy Body Society and writes a blog about his experience of living with Lewy […]
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’ 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 […]
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