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Sleep deprivation – A risk factor for dementia?

25/09/202302/10/2023 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

I’ve really enjoyed seeing all of this year’s World Alzheimer’s Month content around risk factors and risk reduction, which has also included the Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) World Alzheimer Report 2023. I’ve been fortunate to have had opportunities to contribute…

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Hearing loss and dementia – Don’t ignore the link!

27/02/202302/04/2023 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

I talk about it in many of my training sessions, I’ve highlighted it in meetings and on social media, and recently it featured on BBC Radio 5 Live as a lady from the RNID told the breakfast presenter about how…

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Playing the numbers game

31/08/201520/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

I write this blog on the cusp of September which is the 4th World Alzheimer’s Month, a yearly international campaign to raise awareness and challenge stigma. There have been announcements in August around prevalence that have kept dementia in the…

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Can we reduce the risk?

01/09/201423/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

September is World Alzheimer’s Month (#WAM2014), an international campaign to raise awareness and challenge stigma that is led by Alzheimer’s Disease International. For 2014, the focus is on ways to reduce the risk of developing dementia with brain friendly lifestyles. Reduction…

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Join the debate

02/10/201327/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia1 Comment on Join the debate

Back at the start of 2013 I published a blog detailing My Dementia Wish List for the year. Ten months later seems an appropriate time to revisit some of these goals and, looking forward to the G8 Dementia Summit in…

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I'm an award-winning content creator, consultant, campaigner and speaker, trainer and mentor, specialising in ageing, health & social care. Until 2012 I was a carer to my dad who had vascular dementia for approximately the last 19 years of his life. I aim to provide support and advice to those faced with similar situations, inform and educate care professionals and the wider population, promote debate and create improvements in dementia care.

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  • A D4Dementia wrap of 2024
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  • Sleep deprivation – A risk factor for dementia?
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