David Cameron has called for real action by drug companies to tackle what he called one of the greatest enemies of humanity – dementia. The Prime Minister pointed to a market failure, with the launch of only three dementia drugs in 15 years. http://www.itv.com/news/update/2014-06-19/david-cameron-important-to-see…
Karen Wilson whose Dad has Lewy Body Dementia decided to write a blog called ‘A week with Mr Lewy Body’. Her aim is to bring awareness to all types of dementia, and hopefully raise some money. The blog has links to both Alzheimers and the Lewy Body Society, for people to donate. It is published […]
Although this book has be around for several years and we list it in our Books Section. We thought it worth highlighting again, especially for new carers. If anyone has read this and can contribute a review. Please mail via our Contact Form.
You could win a fun and stylish 1996 Mini Sprite by supporting the Lewy Body Society on the Cambridge Miniworks JustGiving Page. Lovingly restored and generously donated by Blake Elkins, who runs Cambridge Miniworks and whose mother, Susan, has dementia with Lewy bodies, this cheeky, exciting, iconic car will be raffled July 26th 2014. Please […]
[Source: gov.uk 20/05/14] Action to tackle smoking, drinking, sedentary behaviour and poor diet could reduce the risk of dementia in later life alongside other conditions such as heart disease, stroke and many cancers, according to the UK Health Forum and Public Health England in a joint consensus statement known as the Blackfriars Consensus Statement. Fifty-nine […]
Carers Week is a UK-wide annual awareness campaign taking place from Monday 9 to Sunday 15 June 2014. Its aim is to improve the lives of carers and the people they care for. It does this by raising awareness of carers at a national, regional and local level. Hundreds of organisations and individuals join in […]
[Source: Royal College of GPs, 22/05/14] The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has launched an online tool called the Dementia Roadmapto help people with dementia access care in their local area. Aimed at doctors and providers of community care, the Dementia Roadmap is a comprehensive ‘one stop shop’ designed to reflect a patient’s needs […]
Care UK has produced a ‘Listen, Talk, Connect’ guide to help carers of loved ones with dementia. Listen, talk, connect has been put together by colleagues and those with personal experience of caring for loved ones, to assist relatives, friends and carers to continue having meaningful conversations with anyone living with dementia. Click here to […]
The Lewy Body Society has produced two new information leaflets to help frontline healthcare staff and the public recognise and respond to the symptoms of Lewy body dementia, the second most common progressive dementia, which affects over 130,000 people in the UK. The leaflets are entitled: ‘Are you worried about dementia?’ and ‘Referral for a […]
We continue to highlight that Lewy body dementia is the second most common progressive dementia, affecting over 130,000 people in the UK (one in six people with dementia). We work to correct the widespread public misconception that ‘dementia = Alzheimer’s = memory loss’ which delays help for people with Lewy body dementia symptoms: visual hallucinations, […]
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