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Alzheimer’s Society hits staggering two million Dementia Friends milestone

One in every 30 people in England, Northern Ireland and Wales now involved in the biggest ever social action movement to change perceptions of dementia Oscar-nominated actress and UK Global Dementia F ...

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Dementia Friends kick off new football campaign

Alzheimer’s Society is teaming up with football clubs across the country on the new Team Dementia Friends campaign to make the nation’s favourite sport more dementia-friendly. The UK’s leading dementi ...

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Over half of people fear dementia diagnosis, 62% think it means “life is over”

Alzheimer’s Society launches Dementia Awareness Week, 15-21 May Over half (56%) of people are putting off seeking a dementia diagnosis for up to a year or more, a study carried out by Alzheimer’s Soc ...

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