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Today is World Delirium Awareness Day 📣

Delirium is a common but serious medical condition that is often overlooked in health policy.

Our 'Delirium Matters' report outlines 5 urgent recommendations to improve delirium care in England 👇

tinyurl.com/58u2n9mf

#WDAD2026 @proflizsampson.bsky.social

@ucl-primarycare.bsky.social @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social @claudiacooper.bsky.social @hdemnitzking.bsky.social

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There's still time to register for the Economic Evaluations Alongside Trials conference taking place on Friday, 20 March.

We are co-hosting this year's conference, so look out for a special focus on dementia and neurodegenerative diseases across the programme!

Register here: tinyurl.com/38rvper5

Abstract submissions have now closed, but there's still time to sign up for this free #healtheconomics conference on Friday, 20th March. Find out more:

www.eeatconference.com/conference/h...

What death certificates tell us about the inequities of living with dementia | British Geriatrics Society

"Our Age and Ageing article shows that 85% of people who died with dementia in England between 2013 and 2023 also had at least one other long-term condition (and up to ten) recorded on their death certificate" - @claudiacooper.bsky.social

Read more in Claudia's latest @gerisoc.bsky.social blog 👇

#denpruqm | NIHR Policy Research Unit Behavioural and Social Sciences We've had a great two days connecting with two other NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research) Policy Research Units. On Tuesday 27th January, we visited the Policy Research Unit in Dem...

We spent this week connecting with the @nihr.bsky.social Policy Research Units in Dementia and Neurodegeneration @denpru-qm.bsky.social and Policy Innovation and Evaluation @piru-lshtm.bsky.social.

Read more about what we got up to on our LinkedIn page below:

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Today is #WorldLewyBodyDay, and our Patient and Public Engagement Group member Karen is in Westminster with @lewybodysociety.bsky.social.

Follow their account to find out more 👇

Thank you @nihr-pru-bass.bsky.social for joining our Centre Seminar today!

@claudiacooper.bsky.social @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social

Graphic with colourful squiggles. Text reads 'Economic evaluation alongside trials, 20 March 2026. Conference co-hosted by UCL and the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Dementia and Neurodegeneration at Queen Mary University of London.

We're co-hosting the @ucl.ac.uk Health Economics Policy Lab economic evaluation alongside trials conference on Friday, 20 March 2026.

Visit the conference website for all the information you need to register and submit an abstract 👇

www.eeatconference.com/conference/h...

#healtheconomics

Read more on our website 👇

denpru-qmul.nihr.ac.uk/resources/

@hdemnitzking.bsky.social @charlesmarshall.bsky.social @claudiacooper.bsky.social @jmschott.bsky.social @proflizsampson.bsky.social @sebwalsh.bsky.social @alzheimersresearchuk.org @alzsocresearch.bsky.social

🩺 Integrate dementia prevention and related health inequalities into existing NCD models (e.g. alcohol, sugar)

📊 Collect and share high-quality data on dementia incidence and associated risk factors

📈 Explore options to improve how we model the societal & economic impact of dementia risk reduction

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The Nottingham Consensus provides a policy roadmap to reduce dementia risk, the UK's leading cause of death. Recommendations include:

📢 Launch a targeted public health campaign to address key modifiable risk factors

💬 Adapt communication strategies to ensure relevance across diverse communities

New paper led by @denpru-qm.bsky.social brings together 40 dementia experts – including ARUK’s Policy team – to agree on key things decision makers need to do to help cut dementia risk. #denpruQM

@qmul-wiph.bsky.social @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social @qmulfmd.bsky.social @claudiacooper.bsky.social

The panel developed 56 recommendations across four domains:

📢 Public health messaging
👟 Individual-level interventions
🌍 Population-level interventions
📚 Research commissioning

Read our policy brief for a summary: tinyurl.com/5e2tn4u4

@charlesmarshall.bsky.social @hdemnitzking.bsky.social

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How can policy reduce dementia risk?

We convened a panel of experts to develop policy recommendations for dementia risk reduction, refining them through a modified-Delphi process.

The final result is the Nottingham consensus, published today in @natrevneurol.nature.com 👇

tinyurl.com/4rsz2yy6

The Nottingham consensus on dementia risk reduction policy: recommendations from a modified Delphi process - Nature Reviews Neurology Translation of evidence about dementia risk into effective public health policy is a challenge. In this Consensus Statement, Demnitz-King and colleagues present 56 policy recommendations for dementia ...

What should the Department of Health and Social Care be doing to improve the nation’s brain health?

@hdemnitzking.bsky.social and I brought UK experts together to produce a consensus roadmap for dementia risk reduction on behalf of @denpru-qm.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Come and work with us, as the manager of the new Alzheimer's society Centre for Inequalities! @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social @qmul-wiph.bsky.social
@hdemnitzking.bsky.social @jbudge.bsky.social @qmuldementia.bsky.social @denpru-qm.bsky.social

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✨ Our December newsletter is here!

Read about our highlights from the past few months, including our latest research findings, Dementia Congress 2025 and our policy workshop for early- and mid-career researchers.

Wishing you all a wonderful festive break from #denpruQM.

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✨ We're preparing the December edition of our e-newsletter, which will be published early next week.

Not yet on our mailing list? Sign up here by Monday, 15 December 👇

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Making Shared Care a Reality – Resource Launch As we move into the next phase of the “Shared Care” initiative, we are proud to announce the official launch of the Making Shared Care a Reality – Resource for Care Home Staff.

Coming soon: a new Shared Care resource from our collaborators at Together in Dementia Everyday (tide) 🎉

Co-created with family carers and care home staff, it builds on tide's research into carers' experiences when the person they have looked after moves into residential care.

tinyurl.com/mr2dmwje

#denpruqm | Claudia Cooper One of the most rewarding aspects of working is academia is the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues across different institutions and career stages. Yesterday, #denpruQM joined forces with the ...

We were in York yesterday co-hosting a policy workshop for early- and mid-career researchers. Thank you to our co-hosts, speakers & attendees for making the day a success 🎉

Read more from @claudiacooper.bsky.social 👇
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Alzheimer’s Society I-Care DTC PhD Studentships - DEMENTIA RESEARCHER Apply for a funded PhD Studentship within the Alzheierm's Society I-Care DTC - help shape compassionate integrated dementia care across leading UK universities.

We are delighted to launch applications for our 2nd cohort of PhD students as part of our Alzheimer's Society I-Care Doctoral Training Centre. 5 PhD Studentships & 1 clinical Training Fellowship available starting October 26. Apply now online!
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/alzheimers-s...

Great to join @nihrhapru.bsky.social to co-host yesterday's webinar on shaping the future for brain health.

Weren't able to join us? The recording is now available on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkdi...

@hdemnitzking.bsky.social

🚨 Last chance to sign up for our joint webinar with @nihrhapru.bsky.social, taking place tomorrow (19 November) from 12-1pm on Microsoft Teams.

✅ Find out more and register here:
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Thank you for inviting us - we had a wonderful day!

For more information about how people living with dementia and neurodegenerative diseases and their family carers are involved in #denpruQM research, please visit our website:

denpru-qmul.nihr.ac.uk/lived-experi...

Yesterday, I attended my first @dementiacommunity.bsky.social Communtiy Congress.

I had the privilege of being there alongside the brilliant Jo Brown and Mohammed Akhlak Rauf (MBE), representing the Patient and Public Engagement Group (PPEG) @denpru-qm.bsky.social

Participants at the 'Dementia Research in London' event sat around a table having a discussion. On the table are pieces of paper and post it notes.

Our #denpruQM policy brief outlines why a skilled workforce is critical to ensuring that every family receives effective, compassionate dementia care, with recommendations to achieve this in practice 👇

tinyurl.com/2kax6t3j

Thank you to everyone who shared their experiences with us today.

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Thank you @alzheimersresearchuk.org London Network Centre for inviting us to speak at your PPI event today.

We joined lived experience experts, researchers and clinicians to discuss putting people at the centre of dementia research and care.

@claudiacooper.bsky.social @charlesmarshall.bsky.social