Burnham announces £48m dementia research partnership

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 8 Oct, 22:48 · Archive

Andy Burnham has announced a £48 million partnership to accelerate dementia research.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced a £48 million partnership to accelerate dementia research. The government will invest £33 million through the Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Goals programme, set up in memory of the EastEnders star who died in 2020 from dementia. Additional funding will come from Bristol Myers Squibb, GSK and Gates Ventures. The partnership will support The Barbara Alliance and help recruit more people for clinical studies.

The announcement comes less than a month after Burnham's father Roy died from Alzheimer's disease. Speaking of the initiative, the Prime Minister said: 'Dementia is a devastatingly cruel disease, not only for those who live with it, but for the families who care for them.' He said he wanted Britain 'to be the country that makes the breakthrough and delivers the cure for dementia the world has been waiting for'.

Burnham pledged to make dementia research a national priority and said dementia would be among the first priorities for the new Health Data Research Service to help life-changing drugs reach patients faster. He also linked the investment to plans for a National Care Service to ensure people living with dementia receive appropriate care and support.

How it is being reported

• Andy Burnham announces £48m partnership in bid to find dementia cureThe Prime Minister, whose father Roy died last month after suffering from Alzheimer’s, said he wanted Britain ‘to be the country that makes the breakthrough’The Independent · 8 Oct, 22:36
• Andy Burnham sets UK scientists crucial challenge to find a cure for dementiaAndy Burnham has voiced his hope that Britain can be the place where a cure for dementia is finally delivered as he vowed to make it a top priority with millions of pounds of research investmentThe Mirror · 8 Oct, 22:31
• Andy Burnham announces £48m partnership in bid to find dementia cureThe Prime Minister, whose father Roy died last month after suffering from Alzheimer’s, said he wanted Britain ‘to be the country that makes the breakthrough’The Independent · 8 Oct, 22:30

In this story: Andy Burnham · Roy Burnham · Dame Barbara Windsor · Bristol Myers Squibb · GSK · Gates Ventures · NHS · Britain

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