The New Year sees the launch of two new online dementia information services for the South of England and Warwickshire. The Our Health website for the South of England was originally developed in the South West, initially providing information on local stroke and dementia services. The website received the Prime Minister’s backing in March 2012, […]
Angela Rippon chairs the Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge Champion Group on Dementia Friendly Communities. The 34-strong Champion Group includes representatives from a wide range of services including banking, retail, leisure, police and fire services who aim to lead the movement to tackle the isolation felt by people with dementia and their carers. Click here to […]
This autumn we played an active part in several events to raise awareness of dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson’s dementia. Following our question at the Westminster Social Policy Forum on the ‘Future for dementia care’ about what should be covered in the training for the new 1,000,000 Dementia Friends — given the range of […]
A trial to speed up and improve diagnosis rates for dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) is one of 21 pioneering research projectsto receive a share of £22 million of Government funding. DLB accounts for up to 20 per cent of all cases, yet only one in three are actually diagnosed. The trial aims to produce […]
The LBS funded two Innovation Grants with Parkinson’s UK for research which increased understanding of Lewy body dementias. Dr Jose Bras and his team at University College, London received a grant of £35,000 to analyse the DNA of 700 people with DLB in order to look for subtle genetic changes which have led to further […]
If you have experience of dementia with Lewy bodies or Parkinson’s dementia – either as someone with the condition or a carer – and you would be willing to share your experiences, through an article in the media, a quotation in a report or talking with others in a similar situation, we’d very much like […]
The Lewy Body Society has become a member of the Dementia Action Alliance, a network of around 170 organisations, from all sectors, dedicated to transforming the quality of life of people affected by dementia. All members of the Alliance have to write a pledge that states what action they will be taking between now and […]
Dementia campaigner, Tommy Whitelaw, is collecting letters from carers about what life is like caring for someone with dementia – the struggles and the joys – which he draws from when raising awareness through the media, talking with politicians and seeking to change NHS services and support for the better. You can follow Tommy’s campaign […]
The Lewy Body Society/Parkinson’s UK comment (see below) has been published on the English Forums on Ageing website. The Lewy Body Society and Parkinson’s UK response to Government plans unveiled on Thursday 8 November to cut dementia diagnosis times and raise dementia diagnosis rates: While the charities welcome the proposed early dementia assessment service, they […]
The Lewy Body Society stand attracted a lot of interest at this year’s UK Dementia Congress (30 October-1 November) at the Brighton Hilton Metropole, with a steady stream of visitors from leaders and opinion-formers in the sector to students of dementia studies. For some, this was their first contact with the society or even the […]
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