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Dementia Awareness Week: Thinking Ahead (UKMi)
Summary This edition of Thinking Ahead, from UK Medicines Information (UKMi), has been written for Dementia Awareness Week May 19th – 25th 2013. Full Text Link (MS Word format). Reference Hall, J. (2013). Thinking Ahead: Worrying changes nothing. Talking changes everything. … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Antipsychotics, Charitable Bodies, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Patient Information, Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Reducing Health Inequalities: Health Professionals’ Roles (UCL Institute of Health Equity)
Summary The report discusses ways to reduce health inequities. Full Text Link Reference Allen, M. Allen, J. [and] Hogarth, S. (2013). Working for Health Equity: The Role of Health Professionals. London: UCL Institute of Health Equity, Department of Epidemiology and Public … Continue reading
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Wolverhampton’s Joint Dementia Strategy (Dementia Action Alliance / Wolverhampton City Council / Wolverhampton City Primary Care Trust)
Summary This page on the Dementia Action Alliance (DAA)‘s website clarifies Wolverhampton’s Joint Dementia Strategy. “The Joint Dementia Strategy developed by Wolverhampton City Council and Wolverhampton City Primary Care Trust sets out how the city will meet the objectives identified … Continue reading
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Update on Novel Coronavirus Infection (Department of Health)
Summary This Central Alerting System alert offers a Department of Health update on the global situation regarding human infection with novel coronavirus. Healthcare professionals are advised to remain vigilant. From September 2012 to date, WHO has been informed of a … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), In the News, National, NHS, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK
Tagged Human Infection with nCoV, Human Novel Coronavirus (HCoV-EMC), Infectious Diseases, Jordan, Novel Coronavirus Infection, PHE: Public Health England, Public Health, Public Health England, Public Health England (PHE), Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
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Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia: Annual Progress Report (Department of Health)
Summary This report gives an account of progress in the first year of the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia. The achievements against the three main areas of the challenge are described, with progress reports from the three Dementia Challenge Champion … Continue reading
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