The first meeting of the EMPOWER Dementia Network+ Palliative and End-of-Life Care Special Interest Group brought together lived experts, carers, practitioners, researchers and community organisations to explore key challenges, share perspectives and shape priorities for future collaboration.

The EMPOWER Dementia Network+ is delighted to fund seven projects through its Small Research Projects Fund, following an online celebration event on 11 June where teams came together to share their work.

12 March 2026: Parliamentary Launch - Reducing Inequalities in Dementia Care for People Who Need Greater SupportOn 12 March 2026, the EMPOWER Dementia Network + launched its policy brief, Reducing Inequalities in Dementia Care for People Needing Greater Support, at...

Over the summer, EMPOWER welcomed two undergraduate students – Nusaibah Hasan and Tazca Levitt – as part of The King’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship (KURF). The KURF offers undergraduate students at King’s College London the opportunity to engage in research projects by working alongside academic teams over the summer. Below is the second of two blog posts from the KURF students, written by Tazca

Over the summer, EMPOWER welcomed two undergraduate students – Nusaibah Hasan and Tazca Levitt – as part of The King’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship (KURF). The KURF offers undergraduate students at King’s College London the opportunity to engage in research projects by working alongside academic teams over the summer. Below is the first of two blog posts from the KURF students, written by Nusaibah.

The PALLDEM-Homecare Study is a new project at the Cicely Saunders Institute, aiming to support homecare practitioners providing end-of-life care for people living with dementia at home.

Martin Robertson reflects on his experience of co-producing a paper on co-production. He highlights the empowerment, creativity, and mutual support that emerged, as well as the value of recognising the needs of both lived experts and early career researchers.

In this blog, one of our Pledge members shares a vivid and honest picture of life in a rural Scottish village, Cruden Bay. With under 1,000 residents and few local services, the blog highlights both the warmth of a close-knit community and the challenges of rural living — from poor public transport and limited healthcare access to unreliable broadband and social isolation.

In this blog, one of our Pledge members shares a vivid and honest picture of life in a rural Scottish village, Cruden Bay. With under 1,000 residents and few local services, the blog highlights both the warmth of a close-knit community and the challenges of rural living — from poor public transport and limited healthcare access to unreliable broadband and social isolation.

Tracing the co-creation journey behind the EMPOWER Network’s shared vision for excellent and inclusive dementia care. We capture key moments across the Network including workshops, reflections from people with lived experience, and feedback from community partners that helped shape this evolving values led vision.

On March 26th, the EMPOWER Dementia Network+ and the Policy Institute at King’s College London, invited people with lived experience of dementia, practitioners, researchers and policymakers to a Policy Lab. Together, we co-developed actionable priorities to reduce inequalities for people living with dementia needing greater support.

On the 9th December, Rowcroft Hospice hosted the first of the EMPOWER Dementia Network community co-production workshops. These workshops will build on the workshop hosted in London on the 15th October to grow the networks vision for excellent and inclusive dementia care.

On the 15th of October our network of around 30 researchers, community organisations, and others who work and live with people with dementia came together in London for our first creative workshop.