Dementia Action Week 2025: Don’t Lewy body dementia be the ‘forgotten dementia’

The Lewy Body Society is pleading with the government and the NHS not to let Lewy body dementia continue being the “forgotten dementia”. Jacqui Cannon, CEO of the Lewy Body Society, said: “The Government and the NHS must prioritise dementia. It is a shocking truth that one in three people in the UK living with […]
Dementia Action Week: why better diagnosis is more vital than ever

This Dementia Action Week (May 13-19), we are calling for better diagnosis and treatment of ‘the most common disease you have never heard of’. Our chief executive Jacqui Cannon sets out they are more important than ever.
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 […]