Andy Burnham Announces £48m Research Fund After Death of His Father
The funding will support new trial recruitment tools and the Health Data Research Service, which will link NHS and research data to speed treatment development.
- On Friday, Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a national focus on dementia research at the Innovation Nation Summit in Manchester, backed by a £48 million commercial partnership to accelerate the search for a cure.
- Speaking after his father Roy died from Alzheimer's last month, the Prime Minister vowed to make Britain the country that "makes the breakthrough," rejecting the notion dementia is merely something to manage.
- A £33 million government investment, combined with funding from Bristol Myers Squibb, GSK, and Gates Ventures, will recruit participants for clinical studies; the Health Data Research Service receives up to £600 million to connect NHS information.
- This funding supports The Barbara Alliance, launched in memory of late EastEnders actress Dame Barbara Windsor, to accelerate treatment development; Health Secretary Yvette Cooper said the investment will help "turn the tide on dementia."
- The Government plans to make dementia a central priority within the proposed National Care Service, ensuring families receive support and peace of mind as the nation pursues defeating the disease.
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Evening Standard
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The Prime Minister’s father Roy died last month after suffering from Alzheimer’s.
TeessideLive
Andy Burnham announces £48m research fund after death of his father
The Prime Minister says he does not accept that the condition cannot be beaten
The Independent
Andy Burnham announces £48m partnership in bid to ‘defeat’ dementia
The 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’
Andy Burnham makes dementia a 'national priority' after ...
£48 million for dementia research
£48 million for dementia research Polly Jones 9 October, 2026 £48 million for dementia research 9 October, 2026 The Prime Minister has announced a £48 million industry partnership to support dementia research and speed up the development of new treatments.The partnership will make it easier to join clinical trials and help promising new treatments reach patients faster.£33 million will be invested through the Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Goals …
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