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MP learns about dementia as a Dementia Friend

The MP for Keighley and Ilkley has attempted to find out what it means to suffer with dementia by attending a Dementia Friends session in Parliament, as the government work to end the stigma that surrounds a condition which affects hundreds of thousands of people in the UK. The West Yorkshire-based MP, Kris Hopkins, was … Continued

Newsreader calls for music in dementia care

An author and BBC newsreader, Sally Magnusson, has spoken about how she is heading a campaign to put music at the heart of dementia care. Speaking in an article published by The Scotsman – which can be read by clicking the link below – Magnusson explains how the use of music helped her mother to … Continued

90% of elderly patients screened for dementia

Elderly people in West Sussex are now receiving early treatment for dementia, with local hospitals screening for the condition. Worthing Hospital and St Richards Hospital in West Sussex are now reportedly screening 90 percent of elderly patients who have arrived at their sites due to an emergency for dementia.

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Vintage advertising could make dementia patients happy

A leading confectionary giant has created reminiscence packs to help bring back the happy memories of dementia sufferers, made possible through a raft of advertising material the firm has produced over the years.