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<p>The Government is strongly committed to supporting research into dementia. Through
partnerships with patients, researchers, funders, and charities we continue to play
a significant role in global efforts against the disease.</p><p>In 2019, we committed
to double funding for dementia research. We will double funding for dementia research
to £160 million per year by 2024/25. The Department funds research via the National
Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and has invested in a range of activities
to facilitate research into dementia.</p><p>On 14 August 2022, the former Prime Minister
publicly launched the Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission, along with £95 million
government funding, to speed up the development of new treatments. As part of the
Dementia Mission, the Department is investing in the NIHR Dementia Translational Research
Collaboration which seeks to expand the United Kingdom’s early phase clinical trial
capabilities in dementia.</p><p>The NIHR has invested in the Three Schools Dementia
Programme, a collaborative programme worth £4.5 million between the Schools for Social
Care, Public Health and Primary Care Research enabling research and capacity building
in the field of dementia.</p><p>The NIHR and Alzheimer’s Society invested £7.5 million
funding to support a cohort of post-doctoral health and care researchers across the
15 NIHR Applied Research Collaborations in England. Additionally, the NIHR has confirmed
funding, alongside charity partners, for the continuation of Dementia Researcher,
a resource that supports all early career researchers working in dementia.</p>
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