Tag: Alzheimer’s Society

New report exposes critical gaps in data about dementia

Stuart Mitchell

A new King’s Fund report, funded by Alzheimer’s Society, has said that addressing the ‘dementia data gap’ is key to delivering on the future recommendations of the Casey Commission and Modern Service Framework for Frailty and Dementia. Lacking the basic data on dementia The report, titled ‘Delivering care for people with dementia – why data matters’, examines the available data on dementia care and finds that there were significant gaps leading to ‘a patchwork of incomplete insights, rather than a meaningful picture of care’. This causes significant issues for policymakers…

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The FA extends charity partnership with Alzheimer’s Society for a further two years

Stuart Mitchell

The FA have announced a new two-year extension of their charity partnership with Alzheimer’s Society, which will now run until the end of the 2027-28 season. This new extension will take their collaboration with us into a seventh year, giving The FA further scope to build on the £1.6 million that they have already raised for the us since our partnership started in 2021. Those funds have supported us to conduct groundbreaking research, and our partnership has helped spread important awareness of how and where people can access vital dementia…

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Leading sports stars to walk marathon fundraiser at Lord’s

Stuart Mitchell

On Monday, 28 September, sports stars and business leaders will take part in a marathon walk at Lord’s Cricket Ground to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society. Shining a spotlight on dementia with 100 laps Taking place at the spiritual home of cricket, together they will walk 100 laps of the outfield of Lord’s Cricket Ground – equivalent to 50km or 31 miles, more than a full marathon – to shine a spotlight on dementia, the UK’s biggest killer.  The fundraiser, ‘Your Hundred at Lord’s’, has been spearheaded by Alzheimer’s Society…

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New ‘brain hearing’ test could transform early dementia diagnosis, study shows 

Stuart Mitchell

A hearing test measuring how the brain processes sound, rather than how well the ears detect it, could help diagnose dementia, according to researchers at the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology Dementia Research Centre.   How does the test work? The nonverbal ‘brain hearing’ test asks people to identify one sound played into one ear while a different sound is played into the other. The task reveals how effectively the brain separates and interprets competing noises, such as when in a busy environment like a restaurant.   The study was funded by Alzheimer’s Society and involved…

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Channel 4 partners with SunLife to broadcast a special edition of the 1966 FIFA World Cup™ Final In Colour in aid of Alzheimer’s Society

Stuart Mitchell

Sixty years since England soared to World Cup glory, Channel 4 is to relive one of the world’s most famous football matches, showing the match in full and in colour. In partnership with SunLife, this broadcast of England’s historic 4-2 victory over West Germany at Wembley Stadium on 30 July 1966 will raise awareness of dementia and Alzheimer’s Society, supporting people living with dementia and their families. Comedian David Baddiel introduces the broadcast, with Sir Geoff Hurst, England’s hattrick hero on that famous day in ‘66, reflecting on the match…

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