The Department of Health wants every person with dementia, and their carers and families, to receive high quality, compassionate care from diagnosis through to end of life care.
Videos: good practice in post diagnosis support
Five new videos from the Department of Health highlight a range of initiatives to support people with dementia in different areas of England. The vide…
Meet Tommy Dunne
This short film focuses on the experiences of Tommy Dunne, who lives in Liverpool and has been diagnosed with early onset dementia.
Beta version of new dementia site launched
This new Department of Health site on dementia has been launched as a ‘beta’, which means it’s a prototype version that we will develop using fe…
Government policy on dementia
The Department of Health wants every person with dementia, and their carers and families, – from all backgrounds, walks of life and in all parts of …
Join Dementia Research
Join Dementia Research is a new service that helps people to take part in dementia research studies. It aims to accelerate the pace of dementia resear…
Dementia Friends
Dementia Friends is a programme to help people understand a bit more about dementia and the small things they can do to help people with the condition…
Said elsewhere
News and blogs about dementia from other sites
Sense of purpose in life linked to healthier brain ageing
Researchers in the US have found that older people with a strong sense of purpose in life may be less likely to have damage in the brain caused by decreased blood flow.
Positive results from early-stage trial of a new drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease
The results of a highly-anticipated early-stage trial into a new drug aimed at treating Alzheimer's disease have been announced by the pharmaceutical company Biogen Idec.