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The latest Join Dementia Research volunteer registration data has been published today. November 2018 highlights: 530 (438 in October 2018) new volunteers registered, including 76 (was 70 in October) people with a dementia diagnosis NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire CCG remains at the top with the most JDR volunteers (1934 volunteers). This has […]

Current drug treatments, improved care, and more efficient clinical tests for people living with dementia are only available now thanks to previous research studies. To this effect, two objectives of the prime minister’s challenge on dementia 2020 states that every newly diagnosed person should be offered access to research (through Join Dementia Research [JDR]) and […]

The latest Join Dementia Research volunteer registration data has been published today. October 2018 highlights: 438 (-2 on September 2018) new volunteers registered, including 70 (was 83 in September) people with a dementia diagnosis NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire CCG has the most JDR volunteers with 1918 (significantly higher than the nearest with […]

The latest Join Dementia Research volunteer registration data has been published today. September 2018 highlights: 440 (+80 on August 2018) new volunteers registered, including 83 (was 51 in August) people with a dementia diagnosis Referrals from charity partners significantly contributed to this months volunteers, and increased traffic from internet searches. However for people with dementia, […]

The latest Join Dementia Research volunteer registration data has been published today. August 2018 highlights: 360 (-192 on July 2018) new volunteers registered, including 51 (was 97 in July) people with a dementia diagnosis No single source of referral stands out amongst people without dementia, however for people with dementia, Memory Clinics and GP Surgeries […]

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) Innovation and Research Team are currently working with Voluntary Impact Northamptonshire (VIN) to create an army of volunteers who champion Join Dementia Research, spreading awareness about the service both around the Trust and through the County. This initiative has created a  social movement of engagement. Read the full case […]

The latest Join Dementia Research volunteer registration data has been published today. July 2018 highlights: 552 (-40 on June 2018) new volunteers registered, including 97 (was 83 in June) people with a dementia diagnosis Over 50% of people with dementia registering this month, list GP / Memory Clinic as their source, however ‘other’ stands out […]

Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys (TEWV) NHS Foundation Trust are committed to raise awareness about Join Dementia Research, so that people living with dementia know about research and how they can take part in studies. Lauren Roberts, a Research Assistant at TEWV, shares the various approaches that are currently being undertaken to achieve this goal.

Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust and NHS Fylde and Wyre CCG are one of the three areas working with the NIHR as exemplars for  embedding the promotion of Join Dementia Research into normal care pathways – delivered as part of the Embedding Research in Care (ERICA) Project. Since April 2018 the Trust has been piloting […]

The county of Lincolnshire have come together to support people with dementia and their families in getting involved in research. All three of Lincolnshire’s NHS Trusts and Lincolnshire County Council  joined forces and pledged to be a Join Dementia Research champion county. This initiative was proactively led by the NIHR research delivery team at Lincolnshire Partnership […]