Monthly Archives: May 2011

The Future of Dementia Care: Professor Alistair Burns’ Presentation, Part 1 (NHS Local)

Posted on May 31, 2011 by

Summary This NHS Local web page provides access to the first part of National Clinical Dementia Director, Professor Alistair Burns’ presentation on the future of dementia. This lecture was given to an audience at Worcester University in 2010. The presentation is titled: … Continue reading →

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Emergency Services Dementia Guide (Walsall, West Midlands)

Posted on May 30, 2011 by

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 1 Issue 11, June 2011]. Summary Walsall health officials have developed an Emergency Services Dementia Guide which combines insights and advice from mental health clinicians, learning disabilities clinicians and emergency … Continue reading →

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Walsall Dementia Café. Bloxwich (Accord Care and Support)

Posted on May 29, 2011 by

Summary The dementia café is a free service for people living in Walsall. Dementia cafes offer people with dementia, and their families / carers, opportunities to meet in a friendly and relaxed environment to share experiences, socialise and support one … Continue reading →

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The Best of the Rest: Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (May 2011)

Posted on May 28, 2011 by

Summary Each month a wide range of systematic reviews and meta-analyses are examined in the process of compiling the “Dementia: the Latest Evidence” newsletter. It is impractical to include all of these in any given month’s newsletter. Here is a … Continue reading →

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Care Quality Commission Raises Elderly Care Concerns (BBC News)

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

Summary Serious concerns have again come to light by about how well some hospitals in England look after elderly patients. The Care Quality Commission (the NHS care regulator) found that three hospitals – Alexandra Hospital (Redditch), the Royal Free (London) and Ipswich – had … Continue reading →

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Ginkgo Biloba Extract for Alleviation of the Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

Abstract This randomized, controlled, double-blind, multicenter clinical trial studied 410 outpatients with mild to moderate dementia to determine the effects of Ginkgo biloba extract EGb 761(®) on the neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia. Randomly allocated patients were given 240 mg of EGb 761(®) … Continue reading →

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Acute Services for Patients with Co-Morbidity of Dementia (Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary)

Posted on May 26, 2011 by

Summary This report from the District General Hospital for Dumfries and Galloway addresses how best to care for patients admitted to hospital with an acute physical illness who also suffer from a dementia. This document highlights some of the current … Continue reading →

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Experiences of the Transition from Cognitive Impairment to Dementia (NIHRSDO Report)

Posted on May 25, 2011 by

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 1 Issue 11, June 2011]. Abstract This qualitative exploratory study investigated the experience receiving a diagnosis of dementia and how this affects people; the help and … Continue reading →

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Individual and Family Experiences of the Transition to Dementia

Posted on May 24, 2011 by

Abstract This review investigates patient and carer experiences of the transition to dementia. The majority of people with dementia do wish to know about their diagnosis. Challenges for the person with dementia involve coming to terms with loss on multiple levels. … Continue reading →

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Out of Hospital Dementia Care: Reducing Hospital Admissions and the Cost of Care (Healthcare at Home Report)

Posted on May 23, 2011 by

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 1 Issue 11, June 2011]. Abstract Current service provision for dementia sometimes fails to support patients and carers in many aspects of day-to-day life, resulting in … Continue reading →

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