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https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/get-involved/our-campaigns 10-03-2022 10:36:25
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Great to meet Jim Dickson MP for Dartford 🌹 in Parliament today to share our policy priorities, including the vital need to drive up diagnosis and make sure our social care system works for people living with dementia. Look forward to continuing to work together to Make Dementia a Priority!
This week, Policy Manager, Emily Hindle, featured in the latest edition of The House magazine, talking about how we can improve social care for people living with dementia, and why it matters Find the article on p.10 & find out more about what we're calling for library.myebook.com/thehouse/house…
National Influencing Manager Rachael Anne met with Emily Darlington MP - it was great to hear the work Emily spearheaded as Deputy Leader of Milton Keynes City Council to make Milton Keynes the first dementia-friendly city. We look forward to working with Emily to make dementia a priority in Parliament.
Congratulations Layla Moran 🔶🕊️ on your election as Chair of the Health&Social Care Committee Dementia is the leading cause of death in the UK, with almost 1 million living with the condition, the economic impact is £42bn annually We welcome working with you to prioritise dementia.
Congratulations Chi Onwurah 💙 on election as Chair of Science, Innovation&Tech Committee Whilst there is no cure for dementia, disease-modifying treatments that slow progress of Alzheimer’s disease are in development We welcome consideration of dementia research in your new role