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Latest News
2011
December
A little known drug-free treatment can have an affect on Alzheimer's - Daily Mail
Health Lottery raises £5 million for good causes - The Express
Focus on dementia: the importance of an early diagnosis - The Good Care Group
The True Cost of Care - Public Service Review
Admiral Nurses in Medway celebrate a decade of helping people with dementia - Rochester Link
October - November
Keeston's Alex in 10,000 feet for Dementia UK – Western Telegraph
Medway Admiral Nurses celebrate 10 years - Kent and Medway NHS trust
The experiences of an Admiral Nurse – Age UK
Raising Funds for Dementia Nurses - Maidenhead News
The Health Lottery: £200k cheque lottery – Daily Star
Health lottery’s £200k Handout - The Express
Grateful widower fights for nurses to be reinstated - Harrow Observer
Newport family to skydive for Dementia UK – South Wales Argus
Brothers in beach race to honour granddad and Dementia UK – Wiltshire Times
Theatre tour gets dementia charity’s backing - Community Care Culture Vulture blog
Support nurses scheme launched for home carers in Hull - BBC News Humberside
August - September
Dementia Awareness Day – ITV West Country
Motocross brothers tribute at Holt to granddad – This is Wiltshire
Heywood woman to take on challenge of a lifetime - Rochdale Online
Pals meet to help raise awareness of the ‘lost battle’ – Bolton News
Dementia ‘not a normal part of ageing’ - Barchester News
Raising awareness of dementia in Kirklees – South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Blogger Norman McNamara organises Dementia Awareness Day - BBC Devon
Dementia: The Role of the Admiral Nurse - The Huddersfield Examiner
Bolton Admiral Nurse service scrapped by NHS chiefs - Bolton News
Patients and carers enjoy Romford's dementia cafe culture - Guardian Healthcare Network
June - July
They were Shropshire Childhood sweethearts - Shropshire Star
Penryn student jumping for dementia – The Falmouth Packet
Dementia charity boost - Peterlee Mail
Bedworth woman at Downing Street to highlight unpaid care issues – Nuneaton Tribune
Recognising the achievements of Kirklees Admiral Nurses one year on – South West Yorkshire NHS Partnership
Army of ‘grey-carers’ who look after elderly relatives grows to record 1.2 million - Daily Mail
Have a break for carers to mark Carers Week– The Huddersfield Daily Examiner
A Day in the Life of an Admiral Nurse - Memory Services National Accreditation Programme (MSNAP) Newsletter, July 2011 edition
Special report: Care crisis looming in the West Midlands - The Birmingham Mail
Carers cry for help – ITV Central News
Carer wins government pledge against cuts– Halesowen News
Teenage climber conquers Kilimanjaro - Stroud News and Journal
April - May
I'm determined to help the people who helped me - Worcester News
The Living Death of Alzheimer's - Jim Broadbent - Daily Mail
Singer takes part in Chester Half Marathon for Dementia UK– The Chester Chronicle
Thirteen-year-old to climb Mount Kilimanjaro for charity- Shroud News and Jounrnal
Carers invited to Marylebone concert - Westminister Chronicle
Pioneering approaches tyo developing services - Moderngov
January - March
Dementia Diaries, a new play by Maria Jastrzebska - The Guardian
Crime gangs target dementia sufferers to con them out of thousands- The Daily Mail
Inquiry into UK Dementia spending BBC News
Royal' visit to dementia centre stirs up memories - The Guardian
2010
Dementia Nursing Care needs overhaul says King's Fund - BBC News UK
Dementia patients rescued as fire destroys Inverness home - The Press & Journal
Jim Broadbent backs Meryl Streep's Lady Thatcher - Express.co.uk
Pledge to cut anti-psychotic drugs - WalesOnline.co.uk
Metro Dress to be worn at 'Snow White & the Seven Designers Show' - Metro.co.uk
Paige & Worth Visit Designers at Garrick - WhatsOnStage.com
Pixie Lott takes the plunge - Mail Online
Drug could slow onset of Dementia - Telegraph.co.uk
Defeating Dementia - Telegraph.co.uk
Agony Aunt and NHS campaigner Claire Rayner dies at 79 - BBC News UK
Groups hail Altzeimer's drug u-turn by health watchdog - BBC News Health
How dementia changed John Suchet's life - Age UK
Dementia Services in Bury receive National Acclaim - About my Area
Dad & I knew the REAL value of these drugs. Why didn't the bean counters? - Mail Online
What do you say to a child, when Grandma can't remember their name? - Express. co.uk
Dementia Expert to advise care home staff - Jewish Chronicle
Lynda Bellingham on her mother's Alzheimer's - The Telegraph
Fiona Phillips: A treatment for this most cruel of diseases would mean so much to so many - The Independent
Vitamin B is revolutionary new weapon against Alzheimer's Disease - The Telegraph
Newsreader to meet local dementia support group - The Bolton News
Lesley Garrett backs Charity drive - The Star
Dementia charity urges caution on study findings - Barchester
Dementia Cases in Norfolk rise 30% year-on-year - BBC News
Memory loss should not be ignored - BBC News
Arthritis protein ‘guards against Alzheimer’s disease - BBC News
Arthritis protein may reverse Alzheimer’s - Daily Telegraph
Dementia Battler receives honour - Warrington Guardian
Funding gap in dementia research - Public Service website
Dix in the dark about his charity golf marathon - Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard
RAF veteran returns to Spitfire’s cockpit 70 years after surviving crash - Hull Daily Mail
Admiral Nursing DIRECT extends availability to mark Dementia Awareness Week - South West Dementia Partnership
Gnosall GP wins award for dementia early diagnosis work - BBC News
Dementia Awareness Week - The Good Care Group
Backing our dementia nurses - Southampton City Council
Admiral Nurse reaches out to those affected by Dementia - Mature Times
John Suchet: our carer saved my life - The Jewish Chronicle
Nearly half of areas miss dementia strategy deadline - Community Care
Dementia destroyed my dad, as we discovered a shocking lack of support - Yorkshire Post
Magnetic stimulation linked to improved language skills in Alzheimer's - Alzheimer's Research Society
Football project for dementia sufferers may be extended - BBC News
John Suchet: 'My wife Bonnie has dementia and has moved on to a new life. So must I.'- Telegraph
I've packed Bonnie out of my life - Sunday Times - Sunday Times
Interview: John Suchet, journalist - Scotland on Sunday
John Suchet's heartache over wife's dementia - BBC News
Remembering 'My Bonnie' - BBC News
Manchester Admiral Nurses Win Star Award for 'Improving Access'
Making dementia a priority - Independent Nurse
for dementia has changed to Dementia UK
Improving lives of dementia sufferers - Worcester News
Profile: The Dementia Nurse - The Independent
'Admirable' dementia Day Centre opens in Hornsey - Haringey Independant
New dementia nurses to start in Huddersfield - The Huddersfield Daily Examiner
Region gets its first Admiral Nurses - Yorkshire Post
Time for a Cuppa for Chippenham Mayor - Gazette and Herald
School pupils support dementia charity - The Daily Echo
More help for dementia sufferers and carers - Yorkshire Pos
Dementia: My Dad's Story - By June Smith, Contributor to Telling Tales About Dementia
'As I left the love of my life in a care home, I sobbed my heart out': John Suchet on his wife Bonnie's battle with Alzheimer's Daily Mail
2009
Expert Dementia Support Crucial BBC
Dementia Treatment Morally Wrong The Telegraph
Duchess of Hamilton calls for better care for those affected by dementia The Herald Scotland
Family carers speaking as experts on dementia care Nursingtimes.net article
Living with Alzheimer's: 'Jan doesn't understand, but I know she loves me.' The Bolton News featuring Uniting Carers member Jim Swift
Why does caring for our elderly parents turn us back into squabbling children? MailOnline mentions Admiral Nurses
New for dementia website featured on Mature Times
Ian Weatherhead as new Lead Nurse Admiral Nursing DIRECT featured on Nursingtimes.net
Gone from a lover to a carer - John Suchet
John Suchet speaks out, BBC video
John Suchet speaks about music to aid dementia sufferers, BBC video
Jim shares dementia pain with TV newsman
Hugo Swire promises more dementia help
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