Chief Policy and Research Officer @alzheimerssoc | Visiting Professor @UlsterUni | Previously Deputy Chief Scientific Officer @NHSEngland | Mum of 3 boys
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Also happening in a parallel session “Disrupting Diagnosing: A Health System Priority?” with @joannepikedrph, Brad Conner, @FiCarragher and @RicciMilstein
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🔬 @alzheimerssoc & UK Dementia Trials Network are improving access to clinical trials. They need input from people with dementia & their carers.
📝 Share this survey & help shape the future of research!
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Dementia, including a dementia diagnosis target, has been removed from the NHS Operational Planning Guidance.
This is a step backwards and sends the message that dementia doesn't matter.
#DementiaDeservesDiagnosis
It’s unacceptable that dementia, including a diagnosis target, has been removed from @NHSEngland planning guidance.
We need to #MakeDementiaAPriority and that starts with diagnosis.
Join @alzheimerssoc as a campaigner today if you agree: action.alzheimers.org.uk/pag…
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🚨 Breaking news
The new @NHSEngland planning guidance published today contains nothing on dementia.
Like you, we think that’s unacceptable.
Dementia is a priority. Diagnosis is a priority. We cannot ignore the UK's biggest killer anymore.
#DementiaDeservesDiagnosis
ALT White text on a blue background reads: Dementia diagnosis is a priority. The word 'is' is highlighted and underlined.
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Interested in #inequalities in #dementia and how we can address them? Join us for our next in-person #Equadem event in London on the 19th of March! @KritikaSamsi
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I’m excited to share this blog which introduces some of the researchers from our @alzheimerssoc Doctoral Training Centre for Vascular and Immune contributors to dementia. Their research will lead to vital new knowledge: alzheimers.org.uk/blog/resea…
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Registration is now open!
Join us for the Early Career Researcher Retreat on the 8th to 9th of July 2025 at Mercure Northampton.
A unique chance to network, gain peer-to-peer advice, and develop skills to boost your career!
Secure your spot today! 🙌 alzheimers.org.uk/dementia-p…
#ECRRetreat #DementiaResearch #CareerDevelopment #Networking
An important start to 2025 meeting the Northern Ireland @healthdpt Health Minister Mike Nesbitt to discuss the key challenges facing people affected by dementia. Urgent action is needed to address the project 51% increase in dementia cases across NI by 2040
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We were pleased to welcome the Health Minister to our Belfast office today. With dementia cases in NI projected to rise by 51% by 2040, urgent action is needed. We look forward to working with @healthdpt and the SPPG to drive transformation in dementia care and support.
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This Christmas, you may notice some differences to the messages between programmes on ITV.
That’s because for the first time, we’ve partnered with ITV to run a special campaign from 23-31 December, and we’re thrilled that @RuthieeL will be the voice behind the campaign. (1/6)
ALT Ruth Langsford, a woman in her 60s, smiles at the camera. She has blonde hair cut in a bob, and is wearing a black jacket over an orange top. To her left, blue text on a grey background reads: "Having lots my dad Dennis, and currently seeing my mum Joan live with dementia, I know how this time of year can often heighten the heartbreak and loss we feel, coupled with added challenges to manage ongoing caring responsibilities." Ruth Langsford, Alzheimer's Society Ambassador.
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Support Line opening hours:
Mon - Weds: 9am - 8pm
Thu - Fri: 9am - 5pm
Sat - Sun: 10am - 4pm
Christmas Eve: 10am - 4pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 10am - 4pm (8/8)
ALT Blue text on a white background with a graphic of colourful Christmas lights along the top. The text reads: For support and advice call the Dementia Support Line on 0333 150 3456
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If you’re caring for someone with dementia, here are three resources that you should know about.
For personalised support and advice, call our dementia support line on 0333 150 3456 seven days a week:
Mon to Weds: 9am – 8pm
Thurs & Fri: 9am – 5pm
Sat & Sun: 10am – 4pm
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Are you a researcher with ideas for products to support people with dementia, but don’t know where to start? Apply to our Innovation Launchpad Programme by 13th of January!
We have teamed up with @Good_Innovation to deliver support designed to help you to validate and pitch your product ideas.
Find out more: alzheimers.org.uk/research/o…
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‘It’s complicated, it’s challenging, and it cannot be tackled in isolation.’
Fiona Carragher and @mariecurieuk's Sam Royston discuss how we’re working in collaboration to improve end of life care. spkl.io/6018fwJoA
Great to collaborate with @sam_royston Director of Policy and Research @mariecurieuk, to discuss how working in partnership to meet the dementia challenge is the best way @alzheimerssoc linkedin.com/pulse/too-big-t…
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🚀 Ready to tackle critical challenges in dementia care? Apply now for a fully-funded PhD with the @AlzSocResearch I-Care DTC, covering themes like independence, risk, and inequality. #DementiaResearch #PhDPost
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Know a dementia researcher on a career break?
Our new @DaphneJacksonTr-ust Fellowship offers flexible, part-time funding and mentoring to help support a return to research.
Apply by Nov 25th.
For more information go to our website: alzheimers.org.uk/research/r…
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Both @SaraDaviesCC and @Vicky_McClure have been personally affected by dementia. They share some of their personal experiences and talk about why it’s so important to find ways to help keep you or your loved ones feeling both independent and safe when they are spending.
@Sibstar #SafeSpendingForAll
💙 @Vicky_McClure and @SaraDaviesCC families have been touched by dementia, and they’re determined to make a difference. Vicky is raising awareness through her work with the @OurDemChoir, showing that life can be enjoyed. 💙 #DementiaSupport #Sibstar #LiveWellWithDementia
With the approval of #donanemab by MHRA we now have two treatments for Alzheimer’s disease deemed safe and effective. It is disappointing that neither will be available on the NHS but this is still a milestone on the journey.
Donanemab and lecanemab are first generation treatments and in other conditions we have seen treatments become cheaper, safer and more effective as research continues. We hope to see similar progress in Alzheimer’s disease.