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Interprofessional Working for Community-Dwelling Older People (NIHR SDO)

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) report relates to research into interprofessional working to support older people living at home with complex illnesses and disabilities. The researchers examined how professionals work together and how they might best work … Continue reading →

Breaking the Cycle of Discontent: How Family Carers of People with Dementia Become Dissatisfied with General Hospital Care (BMC Geriatrics)

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary Family carers deserve to be engaged by hospital staff, so that they are able to give and receive information about a relative with dementia. They should be offered suitable opportunities to participate and have their say in hospital care. … Continue reading →

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Care of Older People with Cognitive Impairment in General Hospitals (NIHR SDO)

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary Mental health problems amongst the elderly in acute hospitals include dementia (31% of all older people in hospitals) and delirium (estimated in this report as 20% of all older people in hospitals). Outcomes for patients in hospitals with these … Continue reading →

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Acute Hospital Care for Older People: Leadership, Culture Change and Quality (Sheffield Institute for Studies on Ageing / NIHR SDO)

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary Attempts to ensure high quality and dignified care for vulnerable groups of service users, such as frail older people and those with dementia, have been an enduring challenge for nearly 50 years in the NHS. Indeed, a range of … Continue reading →

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ENRICH: A Care Homes Research Resource (Department of Health: Dementia)

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 9, April 2012]. Summary The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Dementia & Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network (DeNDRoN) is holding programmes to “increase the volume, … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), MAGDR, Management of Condition, National, NIHR, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Care Homes, Care Homes Research: ENRICH Resource, Dementias and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network (DeNDRoN), DeNDRoN: Dementias and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network, Enabling Research in Care Homes (ENRICH), ENRICH: Care Homes Research Resource, ENRICH: Enabling Research in Care Homes, Health and Social Care Services, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), NIHR, NIHR: National Institute for Health Research, Social Care, Steve Iliffe: Professor of Primary Care for Older People; University College London, University College London | Leave a comment

Over £100 million to Support Clinical Research (Department of Health)

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary Over £100m is to be invested in NHS clinical research facilities to develop new treatments which promise to benefit patients. This money, from the National Institute for Health Research, will support research nurses and technicians at 19 of the facilities around the country. New treatments under … Continue reading →

Posted in Department of Health, For Researchers (mostly), National, NHS, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged National Institute for Health Research, NIHR | Leave a comment

Ministerial Group on Dementia Research: Headline Report (Department of Health)

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 1, August 2011]. Summary The Ministerial Advisory Group on Dementia Research (chaired by Minister of State for Care Services, Paul Burstow MP) has laboured … Continue reading →

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

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

[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 →

Posted in Community Care, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), National, NIHR, NIHRSDO, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest | Tagged Cognitive Impairment, Experiences, Experiences of the Transition to Dementia, National Institute for Health Research, NIHR, Qualitative Exploratory Study, Recent Diagnosis, SDO (National Institute for Health Research), Service Delivery and Organisation Programme, Social Care Workforce Research Unit (King’s College London), Transition, Transition from Cognitive Impairment to Dementia, Transition to Dementia: Individual and Family Experiences | Leave a comment

Review of the European Dementia Research Agenda

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

[A version of this abstract appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT) Volume 1 Issue 8 March 2011]. Abstract Dementia research in most EU countries is critically under-funded and under-valued. Funding for dementia research has consistently fallen behind that … Continue reading →

Posted in For Researchers (mostly), International, National, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest | Tagged European Dementia Research Agenda, European Parliament, ILC-UK: International Longevity Centre UK, International Longevity Centre UK (ILC-UK), Medical Research Council, Ministerial Advisory Group on Dementia Research, Ministerial Summit on Dementia Research, NIHR, Research Spending, Translational Research | Leave a comment

Call for Dementia Research Proposals (NIHRSDO)

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

[A version of this abstract appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT) Volume 1 Issue 8 March 2011]. Abstract The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is calling for proposals regarding research into dementia, starting in March 2011. The scope of … Continue reading →

Posted in For Researchers (mostly), MAGDR, National, NIHR, NIHRSDO, Universal Interest | Tagged Dementia Research Proposals, NIHR, Translational Research | Leave a comment

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