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Scott Mitchell: 'Why the Fix Dementia Care campaign is so important to Barbara and me'

On Monday 2 September, Alzheimer’s Society Ambassadors Dame Barbara Windsor and Scott Mitchell handed our public letter in to No.10, calling for urgent action on dementia care. Hear from Scott about why people with dementia can’t wait any longer for change.

Dame Barbara Windsor and Scott Mitchell stand with Alzheimer’s Society at No.10 to demand dementia care reform

Dame Barbara Windsor and her husband Scott Mitchell present an open letter signed by more than 100,000 to No.10 calling on the Prime Minister to fix the crisis in social care.

New Age UK ‘The Health and Care of Older People in England 2019’ report on social care – Alzheimer’s Society comment

A new report from Age UK has found that social care is in desperate need of a long term plan for social care funding.

New ADASS statement ‘Sort Out Social Care, For All, Once and For All’ – Alzheimer’s Society comment

ADASS has published a report setting out what the Government needs to do to tackle the social care crisis

Largest public petition of its kind calls on Prime Minister to end the crisis in care – Alzheimer’s Society comment

More than 150,000 members of the public and more than 50 health leaders are calling on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to take action now to address the escalating crisis in care.

Nimisha's story: 'The care system hasn't helped us, it has made things more distressing'

Nimisha and her family are trying to provide the best support they can for her dad, Sharad. However, their experience of the dementia care system has been a constant struggle. Here, Nimisha shares her experiences of navigating a broken system of care.

Most people back tax increase for social care, new study reveals - Alzheimer’s Society comment

A new poll by the GMB Union has shown that most people support a tax increase to tackle to UK’s adult social care crisis.

Alzheimer’s Society appoints Dame Barbara Windsor and husband Scott Mitchell Ambassadors

The couple launch a public open letter calling on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to solve the dementia care crisis – asking the public to sign up.

Prime Minister announces extra £1.8 billion for NHS frontline services

Yesterday, Prime Minister, Boris Johnson announced the 20 hospitals set to share £850 million of new funding to upgrade outdated facilities and equipment – helping improve patient care and ultimately save more lives.

NHS bodies give Boris Johnson 'to-do' list - Alzheimer's Society comment

The NHS Confederation, which represents 500 organisations in the NHS, voluntary and independent sectors, has presented the new Prime Minister with a "to-do" list, asking him to address major areas of "unfinished business" that are damaging patient care.

Dementia care needs fixing – and you can help

At Alzheimer’s Society, we believe that we must – and can – Fix Dementia Care. Sounds simple, doesn’t it? Three simple words but actually quite a daunting task.

Alzheimer's Society calls on Boris Johnson to match Jeremy Hunt's pledge for social care investment

Jeremy Hunt promises to fix the broken social care system if he becomes Prime Minister.

Dementia care: The crisis behind closed doors

We held a parliamentary photo exhibition, highlighting the human cost of the social care crisis to MPs. Here you can see some of the images and hear from the people affected by dementia who were photographed.