uk dementia

Football's Concussion Crisis Tells Us As Much About The Dangers Of Sport As It Does About The Society We Live In

New findings on sports injuries reflect how as a society we are obsessed by dementia and in a panic about its impact on both individuals and the wider population, academic Dominic Malcolm writes.
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We Can Only Solve The Social Care Crisis By Working Across Party Lines

Paralysed by toxic debate, the government has failed the nation on social care. It will take all of Westminster to find a solution, writes Lib Dem MP Vince Cable
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Dame Barbara Windsor Delivers Dementia Petition To Downing Street

Dame Barbara Windsor has thanked fans for signing her Dementia petition as she delivered it to Prime Minister Boris Johnson at Downing Street. Dementia is the biggest challenge to health and care services facing the UK according to the Alzheimer’s Society, with one million people expected to suffer from the disease by 2021.
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Barbara Windsor Meets With Boris Johnson At Downing Street To Discuss Dementia Care

The former EastEnders star shared a kiss with the PM after their conversation about the current limitations around dementia care.
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Barbara Windsor Calls On Boris Johnson To Solve Dementia Care Crisis In Open Letter

The former EastEnders star was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease in 2014.
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This Alzheimer's Test Can Accurately Predict The Disease Before Symptoms Arise

Scientists said the blood test could "have an enormous impact" on the cost of the disease as well as the human suffering that goes with it.
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'The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes' Proves We Need To Do More For People With Dementia

Channel 4 series follows 14 volunteers – all who have dementia – work in a restaurant.
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My Dementia Diagnosis Changed My Life. But It Won't Stop Me Living Well.

Being a younger person with dementia means there’s very little funding or support out there – but my philosophy is to live every day as well as I can and live for the moment.
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Dementia Left Me Wanting To End It All, But Friends And Support Saved Me

After diagnosis I lost my self-esteem, felt isolated and worthless as a father, grandfather and brother. But I learned that dementia doesn't have to define who I am.
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These Are The 12 Biggest Risk Factors For Dementia (And What You Can Do To Combat Them)

It's time to get active (and eat a Mediterranean diet) 💪
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