Call to action on hospital care

A new focus on the care of people with dementia in hospitals gives LBS an opportunity to raise concerns that are specific to people affected by Lewy body dementias. We’d love to hear from you if you have experiences you would like to share about acute hospital care. We took part in a meeting on […]

Call to action on hospital care

A new focus on the care of people with dementia in hospitals gives LBS an opportunity to raise concerns that are specific to people affected by Lewy body dementias. We’d love to hear from you if you have experiences you would like to share about acute hospital care. We took part in a meeting on […]

LBS response to NICE consultation on Dementia Care Standard

LBS has made a joint response with Parkinson’s UK to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence’s consultation on a draft quality standardfor the social care of people with dementia and their carers. Click here to read our response. We would like to thank all the people who gave us comments to include in […]

Jim McIntosh completes Dublin Marathon in target time

Jim McIntosh finished the Dublin Marathon on Monday 29 October in four hours, 24 minutes and 22 seconds, well within his target time of four and a half hours. Congratulations, Jim! He still needs some more donations to reach his fundraising target of £1000 for the Lewy Body Society, so, if you’d like to help […]

BrainFacts.org

BrainFacts.org is an authoritative source of information about the brain and nervous system for the public. This site contains a huge amount of information of all the latest information on the science of the brain. “The brain is the most complex biological structure in the known universe. It is a topic rich with exciting new […]

Legal advice for dementia carers

‘Dementia: making decisions’ is a very helpful booklet by Alzheimer Scotland. It is full of information for anyone thinking through issues around powers of attorney, guardianship or deputyship in England, Scotland or Wales.

Elite Police unit raise money for The Lewy Body Society

SOI8 are an elite Police Special Operations force who guard our airports. As the Olympic Games draw near, foreign police and security teams from all around the world, will soon arriving in the UK through Heathrow Airport and SO18 have a plan to sell their handsome pin badges (see the picture on the right) to […]

Dementia Awareness Week 20-26 May: News Update

This article highlights our activities and includes links and videos. Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia. We attended the launch of the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia and contacted David Cameron after the event to urge him to take account of the non-Alzheimer’s dementias, with an explanation about DLB and the work of the Society. At […]