Dementia HIT News

ICB leads the way in healthcare research

  • 9th December 2022
For the last nine years Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) has been the…

HIT directors share their work at UK Dementia Congress

  • 25th November 2022
Two of our Dementia HIT directors, Dr Rachel Holland and Isobel Jones, spoke at the…

Free online dementia training for BNSSG health, social care and voluntary sector staff

  • 3rd November 2022
Bristol Health Partners Dementia Health Integration Team (HIT) is running a programme of five…

Bristol Health Partners explained in short film

  • 1st November 2022
Bristol Health Partners brings together universities, health and care services, and local authorities to improve…

See photos from Bristol Health Partners 2022 conference

  • 6th October 2022
Bristol Health Partners conference took place on 4 October 2022. Click on a photo to…

Bristol Health Partners 10th anniversary conference gets delegates moving 

  • 6th October 2022
Bristol Health Partners Academic Health Science Centre welcomed more than 100 delegates to our…

Regional dementia projects supported by NHS Ageing Well funding

  • 7th June 2022
Several new projects aiming to improve dementia care will be supported as part of £1…

New toolkit launched to improve dementia care for South Asian people

  • 19th May 2022
People living with dementia from South Asian communities will benefit from improved culturally sensitive support,…

Identification of 75 genetic risk factors brings new insights for Alzheimer’s

  • 4th April 2022
Identifying genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease is essential if we are to improve our…

Dementia HIT achievements 2021-22

  • 1st April 2022
After welcoming a new leadership team, our HIT has continued to strengthen partnerships and collaborations…

Common blood pressure drug does not slow down the progression of more advanced Alzheimer’s

  • 16th November 2021
New research led by the University of Bristol, has shown the drug losartan, normally used…