Updates

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 […]

The latest Join Dementia Research volunteer registration data has been published today. June 2018 highlights: 592 (-360 on May 2018) new volunteers registered, including 83 people with a dementia diagnosis No single source of referral stands out this month, however sign-ups from the Alzheimer’s Show and referral from GP surgery / memory clinic mailings rate […]

This month the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published updated guidance for NHS and Healthcare providers on the assessment, management and support for people living with dementia and their carers, following a consultation earlier this year. The new guidance excitingly includes supporting for talking to patients about research, specifically: 1.1.11 Tell people […]

Tanglewood Care Homes has become the first residential care provider in the UK to become a Join Dementia Research Champion.

The latest Join Dementia Research volunteer registration data has been published today. May 2018 highlights: 952 (+163 on April 2018) new volunteers registered, including 98 people with a dementia diagnosis Most new volunteers came as a result of JDR being included in an Alzheimer’s Research UK newsletter (146), and some news coverage (121) NHS Bristol […]

Carol Duff has worked as an occupational therapist at the NHS for over 25 years. During that time she has supported many people experiencing the process of receiving a diagnosis of dementia.

The latest Join Dementia Research volunteer registration data has been published today. April 2018 highlights: 789 (-302 on March 2018) new volunteers registered, including 69 people with a dementia diagnosis Most new volunteers came from West of England, with 429 registrations (GP Mailing to patients over 55 undertaken in March) NHS Camden CCG has the […]

The Office of the NIHR National Director for Dementia Research continues to pilot 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 then […]