Dementia HIT News
More participants needed to complete UK-led Alzheimer’s disease drug trial
People with Alzheimer’s disease are already helping with a ground-breaking government-funded trial led by academics…
Largest study to date finds autism alone does not increase risk of violent offending
A diagnosis of autism alone does not increase the risk of violent offending suggests a…
Successes of the Dementia HIT in 2016-17
Sue Wensley, Elizabeth Coulthard and Emma Moody, Directors of the Dementia Health Integration Team (HIT),…
NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre: £21 million research partnership launches
A £21 million National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) in Bristol…
Bristol academic awarded the Kieran Sweeney Prize
Dr Trevor Thompson, GP and Head of Teaching at the Centre for Academic Primary Care,…
HITs bring nearly £4m in funding to the region in last nine months
Health Integration Teams (HITs) have brought £3,988,121 of funding to the region since July 2016.…
Department of Health launches dementia survey
The Department of Health have launched a ‘Dementia: care, support and awareness’ survey.
Listen out for HITs on Bristol Community Radio
Bristol Health Partners and our Health Integration Teams will be the focus of a special…
Dementia Care Inspiring Leader award for Lesley Hobbs
Lesely Hobbs, Manager at Deerhurst care home in Soundwell, Bristol has won the Dementia Care…
Alzheimer's and dementia cafés in Bristol
These dementia and Alzheimer's cafes in north and south Bristol provide a relaxed and safe…
Dementia Health Integration Team survey of public attitudes paper published
The Dementia Health Integration Team (HIT) have published their first paper as a HIT. The…
