Dementia UK’s Professional and Practice Development Team has won a prestigious Nursing Times Workforce Award....
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Colin’s experience of music and dementia
"Music was one of the things which truly sustained her after the diagnosis. It was the one thing that I knew would help her and myself through the time ahead."...
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What more can be done to boost the retention of nurses?
Pressures within the health and social care systems and lack of support can mean that nurses face stress, anxiety and even burnout, which can result in nurses ...
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Dementia UK’s communications team takes on the South Coast Challenge
The Communications team at Dementia UK is always up for a challenge – working on multiple projects and turning briefs round to tight deadlines – so three of...
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It Runs in the Family…
Matthew Lawrence and his two brothers have raised over £29,000 for us at the Virgin Money London Marathon. They have all run for their dad who has dementia, ...
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Supporting a person with dementia to go on holiday
Here are some of the most commonly asked questions our Helpline receives about holidays, answered by Helen Green and Joanne Freeman who work on our Admiral ...
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A chat with our Admiral Nurse, Helen Green, before her Great North Run challenge
With events season well and truly underway, Helen Green provides some words of encouragement to our challenge event fundraisers...
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‘Dementia Sings Out’ community choir
Inspiration gained from watching the BBC's Our Dementia Choir has prompted one lady to establish a local choir for people living with dementia....
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Dementia UK is the Ladies Scottish Open’s official charity partner
We are excited to be announced as The Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open’s official charity partner of the tournament at The Renaissance Club,...
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Driving with Dementia
Driving is something that many people take for granted, so when a person is diagnosed with dementia, they may start to worry that they will no longer be able to...
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