Will you be attending the @alzheimereurope.bsky.social conference in Bologna next week? Join session P14 (brain health & prevention) on Monday 6th October to hear Golnaz Atefi present her #denpruQM research. 👉 tinyurl.com/3w3pc6sy #35AEC @claudiacooper.bsky.social @charlesmarshall.bsky.social

🚨 New preprint: National Survey of Older People’s Community Mental Health Teams (OPCMHTs) in England - Staff from 75% of English NHS OPCMHTs took part - Challenges accessing inpatient beds were more acute in rural areas - Workforce retention and training will be key to integrated care Read more 👇

Thank you @penarc.bsky.social for inviting us to your event on inclusive involvement in dementia research today. Our Communications and Engagement Manager @policyjo.bsky.social took part in workshops about best practice in #PPIE, with topics ranging from ethics and communication to poetry and art.

We want to generate evidence that leads to better care for everyone living with dementia and neurodegenerative diseases in England, wherever they live and whatever their background. Read more about how we're collaborating across the @nihr.bsky.social network to achieve this ⬇️ tinyurl.com/ysr42u5b

We've published our September newsletter 🎉 Read about our highlights from the past few months, including our latest policy briefings, new team members and engagement events. Want to find out more? Visit the #denpruQM website 👇 denpru-qmul.nihr.ac.uk/our-news/

We are at the @alzheimersresearchuk.org London Network Centre Science Day sharing findings from #denpruQM research projects. Early Career Researcher Oliver Kelsey is presenting our national survey of dementia diagnosis and care in English Memory Services. Find out more: tinyurl.com/2chnbxyj

Congratulations to our co-director @claudiacooper.bsky.social on this new award from the Alzheimer's Society 🎉 Prof Cooper spoke at #ASAC25 yesterday with PPI leads Rosemary & @bame-dementia.bsky.social about how our commitment to involve diverse voices in #denpruQM has laid a foundation for GRACE.

Great to see @jmschott.bsky.social on the BBC News homepage this morning talking about the potential impact of blood tests for Alzheimer's disease. Prof Schott co-leads the diagnosis & treatment theme at #denpruQM. Read the full article below: tinyurl.com/323r5y7c @alzheimersresearchuk.org

Join us on 19 November for a joint webinar with the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Healthy Ageing focused on brain health, prevention & future care needs. @hdemnitzking.bsky.social and Prof Naaheed Mukadam will present their #denpruQM work. More info ⬇️ tinyurl.com/y3nzw3c4 @nihrhapru.bsky.social

Huge congratulations to Professor Yvonne Birks! Prof Birks co-leads the social care cross-cutting theme at #denpruQM.

Did you know we're also active on Instagram and LinkedIn? Follow our Instagram account (@denpruqmul) or search #denpruQM on LinkedIn to find updates from our team. @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social

Thanks @kamarameenali.bsky.social for this great blog about dementia & delirium. Our 'Delirium Matters' report (led by president-elect of the European Delirium Association, @proflizsampson.bsky.social) outlines 5 urgent policy recommendations to improve delirium care in England ⬇️ shorturl.at/pio7T

📆 As term begins, we're busy preparing our September e-newsletter which will land in your inboxes next week. ☀️ Look out for updates about our summer publications, research events and new team members. 📥 Make sure you're the first to read it by signing up to our mailing list: eepurl.com/iJDOnA

Will you be attending the @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social Annual Conference on 11 September? Don't miss presentations from @claudiacooper.bsky.social and @charlesmarshall.bsky.social as well as #denpruQM PPI leaders @bame-dementia.bsky.social and Rosemary Phillips. Read the programme 👇

Last week, #denpruQM Early Career Researcher @hdemnitzking.bsky.social walked 40km along the Camino as part of Walking the Talk for Dementia 2025. Harriet walked with people living with dementia, their families and care partners, healthcare professionals, artists, policy makers & researchers.

Dr Clarissa Giebel from @liverpooluni.bsky.social spoke with members of our Patient and Public Engagement Group today about her research into experiences of Social Care Needs Assessments. Clarissa is leading a #denpruQM project that builds on findings from her previous work. Could you take part? 👇

Congratulations @proflizsampson.bsky.social on being named International Deliriumologist of the Year by the Australasian Delirium Association 🎉 Liz led the #denpruqm Delirium Matters report which identifies both the cost of delirium to the NHS & policy levers to improve care 👉 tinyurl.com/58u2n9mf

After sharing some of our work from #denpruQM and learning about a wide range of #dementia studies, #AAIC25 draws to a close. We look forward to sharing more of our research and welcoming old and new colleagues to London for #AAIC26 @claudiacooper.bsky.social @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social

Listen to @hdemnitzking.bsky.social on the Dementia Researcher podcast from the #AAIC25 reflecting on her personal highlights including presenting a poster on dementia risk reduction from #denpruQM and the results from @claudiacooper.bsky.social APPLE-Tree study Listen here: shorturl.at/nLH1P

A lot of early interest in #denpruQM consensus on dementia risk reduction policy at #AAIC25 presented by our great post-doc @hdemnitzking.bsky.social with the project led by @charlesmarshall.bsky.social Paper available later this year. @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social @claudiacooper.bsky.social

A great pic from the team from the team at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC 2025) in Toronto this week. Hope they have an interesting and productive time sharing work and meeting colleagues from around the world! #AAIC25 @qmul-wiph.bsky.social

‪Interesting international discussions around the dementia workforce education and training sparked by the work of one of #denpruQM talented Early Career Researchers, Malvika Muralidhar, at #AAIC25 with @claudiacooper.bsky.social @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social Paper available: shorturl.at/1gUax

A privilege to be in Cairns today as @proflizsampson.bsky.social presented work from the @denpru-qm.bsky.social UK Policy brief on delirium - denpru-qmul.nihr.ac.uk/event/deliri... - Australasian colleagues were taking note @acha020.bsky.social

Great to see lots of interest in our survey of memory services in England undertaken by Oliver Kelsey, one of our fantastic Early Career Researchers, pictured with @claudiacooper.bsky.social, Co-Director of #denpruQM at #AAIC25 @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social Pre-print available: shorturl.at/IcsTa

Looking forward to the start of #AAIC25. We're delighted that three of our Early Career Researchers, Oliver Kelsey, Malvika Muralidhar and Harriet Demnitz-King will be sharing their work from #denpruQM in Toronto @claudiacooper.bsky.social @charlesmarshall.bsky.social @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social

To mark World Brain Day, our Co-Director @claudiacooper.bsky.social spoke to @qmulfmd.bsky.social about: 🔵 How #denpruQM fits into the wider @nihr.bsky.social community 🟢 Our research and its impact 🟠 What gives her hope for the future Read the full interview on LinkedIn 👇 shorturl.at/V5DgI

Happy #WorldBrainDay 🎉 🧠 Brain health & neurodegenerative diseases are central to #denpruQM research. We cover the whole journey from prevention through to the end of life. 🌐 Take a look at our website to find out more about our projects and read our latest publications. 👉 denpru-qmul.nihr.ac.uk

🧠 Are you affected by a neurodegenerative condition such as #dementia, #parkinsons, #MS or #MND? 📋 Have you had a Social Care Needs Assessment or Carer's Needs Assessment? 🗣️You could take part in an interview to share your experience. 📨Contact Dr Clarissa Giebel: [email protected]

A great night Wednesday - our first Hub for Dementia in East London (HuDEL) get together. From basic science to psycho-social intervention research our team @qmul.bsky.social cover it all. Hopefully get the whole team together next time too. @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social @qmul-wiph.bsky.social

The #10YearPlan for Health highlights the need for an NHS workforce that is fit for the future. Our latest policy briefing shares findings from 3 systematic reviews about dementia knowledge and skills across the health and social care workforce, including students Read it here 👇 shorturl.at/aRIW9

Missed the #ASCRU social care webinar last month? The slides, recording and summary are now available online 🎉 Hear from Sedigheh Zabihi about her policy secondment at the DHSC where she analysed 987,719 English death certificates where dementia was a cause. 👉 shorturl.at/Jg8LI #denpruQM

There's still time to register for the #NatCen Mental Health in Context conference tomorrow afternoon (10 July). Our Co-Director @claudiacooper.bsky.social will be sharing examples of how #denpruQM research is already making a difference to policy and practice. Full details below 👇

What does the public think about preventing dementia, MS & Parkinson’s? @denpru-qm.bsky.social has just released findings from our YouGov poll, surveying 1,700 people in England, to explore attitudes to neurological prevention: bit.ly/3TwiN7l

Would you take part in research to help stop #dementia, #Parkinsons and #MS before they start? Around half of our survey respondents said they would. 🟡Dementia: 59% 🔵Parkinson's: 50% 🟠Multiple sclerosis: 47% @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social @parkinsons.org.uk @mssocietyuk.bsky.social shorturl.at/8PTLA

Have you heard of dementia, multiple sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson's disease? Results from our @yougov.co.uk poll indicate that around 90% of people have heard of each of these conditions, but that awareness of possible preventative measures is far lower. Read the full briefing: shorturl.at/8PTLA

The Government's #10YearPlan for the NHS in England identifies the move from sickness to prevention as one of 3 'big shifts' in how the NHS works. Today, we are launching a policy briefing from our #prevention workstream exploring public attitudes towards preventing dementia, MS and Parkinson's 👇

‘How do we know if HSR impacts on policy?’ - a great workshop this morning led by @annetteboaz.bsky.social. The workshop was full of ideas of how to do things differently with fantastic engagement in the room! #HSRUK2025 @barbarahanratty.bsky.social

After a busy day at @spindnetworkplus.bsky.social, we're looking forward to #HSRUK25 in Newcastle tomorrow. Our Co-Director @claudiacooper.bsky.social will join other NIHR Policy Research Unit leaders to share examples of how our health and social care research impacts policy. @hsruk.bsky.social

Great to be at the @spindnetworkplus.bsky.social Science Festival 2025 today 🎪 @hdemnitzking.bsky.social (Early Career Researcher at #denpruQM) and Patient and Public Engagement Group member Debs Smith presented findings from our consensus workshop on public health policy for dementia prevention.

❓ Interested in our #prevention workstream? 🎙️ Join @hdemnitzking.bsky.social and PPI member Debs at the @spindnetworkplus.bsky.social conference to hear about our dementia prevention consensus work. 🧠 You can also join @claudiacooper.bsky.social for Brain Health Question Time at 13:15.

Our recently released Delirium Matters report led by @proflizsampson.bsky.social already has impact: a new indicator in the national Primary Care Dementia Data dashboard. 📈 See the new indicator on the NHS England website: shorturl.at/WP1Rq 📕Read more about the #denpruQM report: shorturl.at/SWyZK

Good to be part of this group & great to meet in person this week! Looking forward to getting involved in more future projects - so important to have our voices valued by those influencing policy. ‘Nothing about us without us’ #MS

After meeting online for 15 months, members of our Patient and Public Engagement Group (PPEG) met today for our first in person workshop 🎉 PPEG members are allocated to individual projects within the #denpruQM portfolio. They also meet monthly to share their experiences and latest project updates.

🎉We're looking forward to hosting the first in person meeting of our Patient and Public Engagement Group tomorrow on the @qmulfmd.bsky.social campus. 📚 Learn about how we're embedding meaningful patient and public involvement (PPI) throughout DeNPRU-QM in our @natrevneurol.nature.com articles 👇

Great to see work by #denpruQM Early Career Researcher Oliver Kelsey informing a new report from @alzheimersresearchuk.org. 'Delivering Dementia Diagnosis: A blueprint for the future' references our national survey of English memory services, which was completed by staff in 73.9% of services.

Looking for a summary of our publications and events? Read the latest DeNPRU-QM newsletter, which was sent out to subscribers this morning. If you're not yet on the list, you can read & sign up below. ☀️ Read the June newsletter: shorturl.at/dGkwT ✅ Sign up to the mailing list: eepurl.com/iJDOnA

This #CarersWeek, we're highlighting the contribution that unpaid carers make to our research at DeNPRU-QM. Read Nicola's story to see how she's using her lived experience to make a difference for other people living with dementia and progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) 👇 shorturl.at/HzGsZ

Just out: a new DeNPRU-QM report from the #dementia prevention theme 🎉   Led by Prof Naaheed Mukadam, the report shows that up to 34.5% of dementia cases in England may be preventable if 14 risk factors were tackled. Read the report below 👇 shorturl.at/WlWuC @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social

Interested in #SocialCare research in PRUs? Join this webinar to hear Sedi Zabihi & @claudiacooper.bsky.social from DeNPRU-QM present findings from an analysis of English death certificates, looking at the comorbidities of people who die with dementia. 🕑 2pm 📅 5 June 👉 Register: shorturl.at/Y77f8

Dr Ellie Whitfield from @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social is looking for participants for a new study about the needs of private tenants with dementia. You can take part if you (or the people you support) are: 📍Based in England 🏠 Renting privately 🧠 Living with dementia Find out more 👇