The new SPIN Dementia Network+ was launched formally yesterday (4th November 2024), as part of the programme for the East Midlands Dementia Care Research Symposium!
We were so pleased that Stephen Kinnock MP, Minister of State for Care supported our important event by sending a recorded message which we opened our even with, and that Dr Jeremy Isaacs, National Clinical Director for Dementia and Older People’s Mental Health, gave a fantastic presentation about the need for greater understanding of dementia and the role of the network in the context of dementia research and care in the UK.
The new network aims to increase understanding of brain health, reduce dementia risk, delay onset of early symptoms and lessen the impact of dementia through appropriate support and care and to stimulate new research and innovation through supporting new projects and engaging with communities.
Led by the University of Exeter and UCL, the new network is one of four established as part of an investment by the ESRC: Economic and Social Research Council, NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research) and Alzheimer’s Society.
View the slideshows of images captured during the event, below.
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