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The Clinical Research Network in the North West Coast has been working with a student society at Lancaster University in supporting Join Dementia Research. Defying Dementia is a campaign to support research into drugs and development relating to dementia and neurodegenerative diseases. The student society works to advocate this campaign, and are now becoming Student […]

  The Office of the NIHR National Director for Dementia Research is looking to appoint a new Research Project Administrator to help support our Embedding Research in Care Project (ERICA). This exciting opportunity offers someone a chance to play a key role in helping ensure that Join Dementia Research is shared with patients and carers […]

Join Dementia Research Volunteer Registration Data is a monthly statistical publication produced by the Office of the NIHR National Director for Dementia Research to support delivery of the 2020 Dementia Challenge objectives. This has been published for the first time today, and will be published on the 1st of each month. This report provides information on […]

The Office of the NIHR National Director for Dementia Research has recently been piloting the use of kiosks in healthcare settings to encourage sign up to Join Dementia Research. The kiosks allow users to enter basic details (name, year of birth, region) and if they would like to be contacted by email or phone. They […]

The Dementia Reporters project sees people affected by dementia become citizen journalists, and question leading research academics, clinicians and industry professionals. These reporters conduct interviews as representatives of their community creating a video library of expert knowledge that matters to the dementia community. In July 2017, three Join Dementia Research champions got to put their […]

Through February 2018, Rowlands Pharmacy chain will be delivering a Dementia Research awareness campaign in all its 527 branches across England, Wales and Scotland. Delivered as part of Rowlands’ Healthy Living Pharmacy work, this campaign is a partnership between the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Alzheimer’s Research UK and Join Dementia Research. Pharmacy staff […]

The Government vision, and NHS support for health research and Join Dementia Research is outlined in a number of key documents, including the 2020 Dementia Challenge and the Dementia: Good Care Planning document by NHS England. Read more about support for health research at NHS and Government Support for health research

A new initiative piloted in the West of England with local GP surgeries, has revealed a successful approach to recruiting volunteers to Join Dementia Research. A joint project between the NIHR Local Clinical Research Network (LCRN) and the Office of the NIHR National Director for Dementia Research, aimed to work alongside GPs in the region […]

Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys (TEWV) NHS Foundation Trust in the North of England has seen a substantial rise in the number of patients signing up to Join Dementia Research. This shift has increased since they have recruited a Research Assistant, Lauren Roberts, whose role is to promote and recruit patients to Join Dementia Research. […]