Category Archives: In the News

Carey Mulligan Supports Dementia Awareness-Raising Campaign (BBC News)

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

Summary A Yougov poll, commissioned by the Alzheimer’s Society, indicates that more than four out of 10 people know – or have known – someone with dementia. The survey also indicates strong concern about dementia across all ages, not least amongst the young. … Continue reading →

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State-Funded Elderly Care Declines by 11% (BBC News)

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

Summary Freedom of Information (FOI) responses from 121 councils, requested by the Labour Party, show they provided free care to 59,056 over 65s in 2011-12, down from 66,342 in 2009-10. There are also wide variations in how much individuals may find themselves being … Continue reading →

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Falls Prevention: New Approaches to Integrated Falls Prevention Services (NHS Confederation)

Posted on May 11, 2012 by

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 10, May 2012]. Summary This Briefing (No.234) from the NHS Confederation and the Ambulance Service Network summarises the findings and recommendations from a workshop … Continue reading →

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Store Staff Could Help in Detection / Diagnosis of Dementia (Express and Star)

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

Summary Thousands of dementia sufferers across the Midlands may not have been diagnosed as having dementia. Walsall falls in the 159th position of 169 areas in a league table for diagnosis. Statistically there may be more than 2,000 sufferers undiagnosed in the borough. There are an estimated 3,450 people with … Continue reading →

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Social Care in England Underfunded and in Crisis (BBC News)

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

Summary Seventy-eight organisations, including the Alzheimer’s Society, have jointly written an open letter to the Prime Minister to raise their concerns about social care in England being chronically under-funded and in crisis. The letter asks David Cameron to push forward with reforms of social … Continue reading →

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Severe Dementia Care: Homes Try Namaste Approach (BBC Health News)

Posted on May 5, 2012 by

Summary Research into provision of the best care possible for patients with advanced dementia who are terminally ill is relatively under-supported, so leading health charities are urging the Prime Minister to include this as a priority within his “dementia challenge”. Their efforts appear not to have gone … Continue reading →

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Statins Cure for Alzheimer’s Disease: Claims Unfounded? (NHS Choices)

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

Summary It has recently been claimed in the press that cholesterol-lowering statin drugs might prevent the symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease. These assertions are actually based on a small laboratory study on mice genetically modified to display signs of Alzheimer’s (specifically … Continue reading →

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Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards in England 2010/11 (Care Quality Commission)

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC)’s second annual report on deprivation of liberty safeguards has identified that some care homes and hospitals are failing to meet their obligations on liberty safeguards. The safeguards regarding the deprivation of liberty are intended … Continue reading →

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Johnson & Johnson Fined $1.1bn Over Risperdal: Subversion of Science? (BBC Health News)

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

Summary The drugs giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has been ordered by a US judge to pay $1.1bn (£690m) for downplaying the risks involved in taking its anti-psychotic drug Risperdal (Risperidone). This is only the latest of fines the company … Continue reading →

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Alistair Burns on the Prime Minister’s “Challenge on Dementia” (Department of Health: Dementia)

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

Summary In this Department of Health video web blog posting, Professor Alistair Burns (National Clinical Dementia Director, Department of Health) talks about the Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge regarding the delivery of major improvements in dementia care and improving the lives of people with dementia and … Continue reading →

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