Join Dementia Research – a place to register your interest in taking part in vital dementia research

When you sign up to Join Dementia Research, the information you provide is used to match you to studies you may be able to take part in, both online, nationally and in your local area. The service connects registered volunteers with dementia researchers across the UK who are looking for people to join their studies.

You can review your study matches once you register and then it’s your decision whether to take part. Taking part means you will make a real difference to the future of dementia care, diagnosis and treatment.  Join here.

Join Marie Curie Research Voices Group

The group meets bi-monthly online and get involved in all sorts of activities from helping to choose which research we fund to speaking at policy-making forums. Join the group here

Help IMPACT to make an impact on the way adult social care is delivered 

IMPACT (‘IMProving Adult Care Together’) is the new UK centre for implementing evidence in adult social care. They’re currently testing a number of different delivery models via pilot projects across different parts of the UK – but all their work is based on learning by doing, on providing practical support in the realities of local services and on using evidence to make a difference to the way people work and to people’s lives. Perhaps unlike other sectors, their definition of ‘evidence’ includes different types of research, the lived experience of people drawing on care and support and their carers, and the practice knowledge of social care staff.
They’ve been talking to different people who draw on care and support and who work in adult social care across the UK about how best to use the funding they’ve received to make as much of a difference as possible. As part of this, they’d like to connect with nurses working in adult social care.
If you’d like to find out more about their work and how to get involved, you can sign up for regular updates via their website.

Help Hospice UK policy work

Help Hospice UK champion better end of life care in the parliaments and assemblies around the UK and support local health and care leaders to improve access to hospice care. You will find opportunities to have your say in their policy work. This will include opportunities to contribute to government consultations, or to share your views and experiences here.