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We have partnered with Manchester University to help support its recent study into veterans living with dementia.

Recent trails have suggested that the new drug called Donanemab slows the progression of Alzheimer’s disease symptoms.

Did you know that there are over 5 million unpaid carers in England and Wales. What an astonishingly high number! Caring responsibilities can have a big impact on someone’s financial, emotional, and mental wellbeing.

The RAF Association would like to welcome you to the new blog within our Navigating Dementia website. We will be posting blog updates every two weeks with information around dementia.

The Prime Minister has launched a new national mission to tackle dementia called ‘National Dementia Mission’ in honour of Dame Barbara Windsor, who passed away with the condition in 2020. That means that after decades of underfunding, this boost to dementia research investment has the potential to generate much needed progress.