13 and 14 March – LBS stand at NHS Health Expo
The Lewy Body Society exhibited jointly with Parkinson’s UK in the Dementia Village at the NHS Health Expo at London’s ExCel on Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 March #dementiachallenge #nhsexpo
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Shona and Louise shine through in Gloucester 10k
On a very wet and windy Sunday in February, Louise Davies and Shona Godefroy ran the Gloucester 10k in memory of Shona’s father, Stewart Dyer, who died in February 2012, aged 63, of dementia with Lewy Bodies. Shona said, “It was the first time that the run took place in Gloucester and the route was […]
12 March – LBS presence at ‘Innovate Dementia’
LBS took part in the Innovate Dementia Symposium in Liverpool on 12 March.
Now tweeting @lbsorg
We’ve relaunched our Twitter feed. Please follow and tweet us @lbsorg Thank you!
Putting care right campaign
Alzheimer’s Society has launched a campaign called Putting Care Right which aims to improve the quality of care for people with dementia in a variety of settings: care homes, hospital and people’s own homes. A survey by the Alzheimer’s Society has discovered that more than 320,000 of the 400,000 people living in the 20,000 care […]
ALCOVE – European project to improve the wellbeing of people with dementia
ALCOVE is a project involving 19 countries across Europe that aims to contribute to the wellbeing of people with dementia, by improving knowledge and developing preventive and care recommendations that facilitate policy and health care decision making in European countries. It is working on four main topics: How to improve data to have a better […]
Dementia Friends – What’s new?
You may have seen in the news that comedians Meera Syal and Jo Brand have signed up to become‘Dementia Friends’. The scheme aims to reach one million people in England by 2015 with free information sessions exploring what it is like to live with dementia. We will be working to ensure that the scheme gives […]
Invitation to join Carers Panel at Dementia Services Development Centre
The Dementia Services Development Centre at the University of Stirling is trying to make things better for people with dementia and to support carers through its research and teaching for health and social care staff. They are inviting carers to join their Carers Panelto answer questions, from time to time, on what makes a difference […]
Local to you
The Lewy Body Society does not run any local support groups, but if you would like to be involved in supporting people with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) or Parkinson’s dementia (PDD) in your area, please get in touch. For information on dementia services in your area, try Dementia web which is gathering together details […]
Dementia Debate in Parliament – 10 January 2013
On 10 January 2013, Paul Burstow MP (former Minister of State for Care Services) led a debate on dementia, which starts at Column 515 (1.23pm) in Hansard, the Parliamentary record.
