News Tag: News. Lockdown’s side effect: mental health deterioration of people affected by dementia, with third ‘giving up’ Charity’s support used over half a million times during lockdown, people with dementia worst hit in terms of deaths and thousands struggling with mental health decline. Read more
News Tag: News. Alzheimer's Society pays tribute to World Cup winner Jack Charlton Jack Charlton, a member of the 1966 World Cup team, passed away over the weekend. Read more
News Tag: News. Alzheimer's Society responds to ONS report on the impact of Covid-19 on carers New figures today published by the Office for National Statistics have revealed that more people have been helping others outside their household through the coronavirus. Read more
News Tag: News. An open letter to the Government - allow family carers key worker status Speaking with #OneDementiaVoice, dementia organisations across the country are calling on the Government to avert hidden catastrophe by giving family carers key worker status when visiting care homes. Read more
News Tag: News. Biogen submits licence application with the FDA for potential new Alzheimer's disease treatment Alzheimer's Society comments on Biogen submitting a licence application with the FDA for potential new Alzheimer's disease treatment, aducanumab. Read more
News Tag: News. ONS figures reveal consistent fall in care home Covid-19 deaths – Alzheimer’s Society comment Figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal that deaths in care homes due to Covid-19 are consistently falling. Read more