Somerset Armed Forces Covenant Partnership – Quarterly Update (Aug 2025)
Round‑up of national and local developments, funding and events for the Armed Forces community, including partnership opportunities for groups.
IDEAL Policy Brief: Improving the experience of dementia and enhancing active life
IDEAL is the largest study of living well with dementia in Great Britain and began in 2014. The eveidence will enable the development of new policy, interventions and initiatives to transform the lives of people with dementia and their carers. The policy brief sets out key messages, key findings, provides information about IDEAL and signposts to resources and research papers
Youth Matters – Your National Youth Strategy
The Labour Party National Youth Strategy, which outlines the actions the government are committing to over the next 10 years to secrure the future that young people have told them that they want
Dementia: A cross-sector manifesto
This manifesto was created ahead of the 2024 General Election, calling on the government to make dementia a political priority. It highlights dementia as the UK’s biggest killer and a growing health and social care challenge, with costs projected to reach £90bn by 2040. Written by 5 organisations in collaboration (Dementia UK, Alzheimer’s Research UK, Alezheimer Scotland, UK Dementia Research Institutre & Alzheimer’s Society), the document outlines 5 priority areas for action – prevention, early diagnosis, post-diagnostic support, social care funding and investment in research. Scientific breakthroughs offer hope, but urgent policy and funding commitments are needed to transform care