As Members of Parliament, led by Debbie Abrahams, debate the issue in the House of Commons, Alzheimer's Society warns that without crucial funding, progress in dementia research could grind to a halt.

MP Chi Onwurah questioned the government today on why total research spending on dementia had dropped from £112.9million to £104.7million from 2018/19 to 2019/20 - Alzheimer's Society responds.

Alzheimer’s Society is delighted to announce Dara de Burca as their new Director of Operations, leading their services to support the 900,000 people living with dementia in the UK.

A report by The Health and Social Care Committee reveals that Omicron and the emergency care crisis could derail plans to tackle the backlog of people waiting to seek elective care.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended that aducanumab, marketed as Aduhelm, is not approved for use across the EU. The drug was previously approved for use in the US by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on 7 June 2021.

NHS England announced today that a fifth (20.6%) - around 60,000 - of people in older adult care homes have still not received their COVID-19 booster vaccination.