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Monthly Archives: September 2019
More on the The Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention, and Care (Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine / Lancet)
Summary The Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention, and Care has produced recommendations for the prevention of dementia, proposing a “life-course model of dementia prevention” incorporating nine modifiable risk factors for reducing the risk of dementia. The commission also offers recommendations about the pharmacological, … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Alzheimer’s Research UK, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Ageing Population, Ageing Population Carer Support, Alzheimer's Research UK, Australia, Barriers to Support, Behavioural Risk Factors, Behavioural Risk Factors and Dementia, Blood Pressure, Brighton and Sussex Medical School: University of Sussex, Cambridge Institute of Public Health: University of Cambridge, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, Canada, Center for Innovative Care in Aging: Johns Hopkins University, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences: University of Edinburgh, Centre for Dementia Studies: Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Centre for Dementia Studies: University of Manchester, Centre for Dementia Studies: University of Sussex, Centre for Old Age Psychiatric Research (Innlandet Hospital Trust), Centre for Research in Ageing and Cognitive Health: University of Exeter, Centre for the Health Care of Elderly People: Dalhousie University, Cognitive Decline and Dementia: Risk Reduction, Cumulative Benefit of Reducing Risk Factors, Dalhousie University (Halifax; Canada), Delivery of Improved Practice by Increasing Knowledge and Informing Changes in Practice and Culture, Dementia and Sensory Loss, Dementia Policy, Dementia Prevention, Dementia Research, Dementia Research Centre: University College London, Dementia Research Priorities, Dementia Risk Factors, Dementia Risk Prevention, Dementia Risk Reduction, Dementia Risk Reduction and Prevention, Department of Health Promotion: Tel-Aviv University, Department of Medicine: University of Washington, Department of Neurology and Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioural Sciences: Keck School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences: Johns Hopkins Bayview, Department of Psychiatry: University of Michigan, Department Psychosocial and Community Health: University of Washington, Diet and Dementia, Dietary Factors, Division of Psychiatry: University College London, Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Faculty of Medicine: University of Oslo, France, Geriatric Medicine: Dalhousie University, Healthy Ageing, Healthy and Active Ageing: Life-Course Approach (WHO), Healthy Lifestyles, Healthy Lifestyles and Public Health Programmes, Healthy Living, Heczeg Institute on Aging: Tel Aviv University, Increasing Knowledge of Risk and Protective Factors, Innlandet Hospital Trust (Norway), Inserm: Unit 1061, Institute of Health and Society: University of Oslo, Institute of Neurology: National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, Israel, Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore), Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Keck School of Medicine, La Colombière Hospital, Lancet, Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention Intervention and Care, Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention Intervention and Care (LCDPIC), Later Life, LCDPIC: Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention Intervention and Care, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology: University of Southern California, Life-Course Approach to Healthy and Active Ageing, Life-Course Model of Dementia Prevention, Lifestyle Factors, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Lifestyle Weight Management, Loneliness, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Loneliness Harms Health, Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department: University College London, Maximising Benefits to People Living With Dementia and Their Families of Seeking and Receiving a Diagnosis of Dementia, MCI: Mild Cognitive Impairment, Medical School: University of Exeter, Mediterranean Diet, Midlife Hypertension, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Minerva Center for Interdisciplinary Study of End of Life: Tel Aviv University, Modifiable Risk Factors, Mortality Risk Factors, National Ageing Research Institute (Australia) Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age: University of Melbourne, Neurological Disorders, Neuroprotective Lifestyles, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in People With Dementia, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease, Neuropsychiatry - Epidemiological and Clinical Research: La Colombière Hospital, Norway, Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Aging and Health (Norway), Obesity, Obesity Risk Factor, Overlapping Risk Factors, Physical Activity and Health Benefits, Physical Activity Before Dementia, Physical Exercise, Physical Exercise Programmes, Physical Inactivity, Potentially Modifiable Socio-Environmental Risk Factors for Dementia, Preclinical Dementia and Associated Lifestyle Changes, Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Prevention Agenda Linking Dementia and Other Non-Communicable Diseases, Prevention Approaches, Prevention Better Than Cure, Prevention of Dementia, Prevention of Future Dementia Cases by Increasing Knowledge of Risk and Protective Factors, Prevention Programmes, Preventive Care, Psychosocial and Lifestyle-Related Risk Factors, Psychosocial Protective and Risk Factors, Public Health, Public Health Interventions, Quality of Life for People Affected by Dementia by Preventing and Treating Negative Consequences of Dementia, Quality of Life for People Affected by Dementia by Promoting Functional Capabilities and Independence, Reducing the Incidence of Dementia, Research Networks, Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer’s Caregiver Health intervention (REACH), Risk and Protective Factors, Risk Factors, Risk Factors and Preventive Interventions for Cognitive Impairment, Risk Factors and Preventive Interventions for Dementia, Risk Reduction of Cognitive Decline and Dementia, Sackler Faculty of Medicine: Tel-Aviv University, School of Nursing: University of Washington, School of Public Health: Tel Aviv University, Sedentary Lifestyles, Sensory Impairments, Smoking Cessation, Social Activities, Social Epidemiology, Social Isolation, Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Populations (NIA Health Disparities Populations), Staying Healthy for Longer, STrAtegies for RelaTives (START), Successful Ageing, Supporting Healthy Lifestyles, Supporting People Affected by Dementia, T2DM, Tel Aviv University, Tobacco, Tobacco Cessation, Tobacco Consumption, Type 2 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), Type 2 Diabetes: Prevention, Unhealthy Behaviours, Unhealthy Lifestyles, Unhealthy Living, United States, University College London, University of Edinburgh, University of Exeter, University of Manchester, University of Melbourne, University of Michigan, University of Montpellier, University of Oslo, University of Southern California, University of Sussex, University of Washington, University of Washington (Seattle), USA, VA Center for Clinical Management Research (Ann Arbor USA), Vestfold Health Trust (Norway), Weight Management
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Dementia-Friendly Hospital Wards (NHS England)
Summary Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia and Older People’s Mental Health at NHS England and NHS Improvement has issued comments about dementia-friendly design for hospital wards, and various steps towards delivering dementia-related priorities outlined in the NHS Long Term … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, NHS Improvement, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged 1950s Style Reminiscence Rooms, Achieving Dementia Friendly Acute care, Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Acute Medical Ward for Dementia, Ageing Population, Airedale Hospital, Alistair Burns: NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia, Alistair Burns: NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Older People’s Mental Health, Butterfly Tea Rooms, Care Closer to Home, Colour Coding, Contrast, Creating Dementia Friendly Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia Virtual Wards, Dementia-Friendly Adaptions, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Design, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Environments, Dementia-Friendly Hospitals, Dementia-Friendly Specifications, Dementia-Friendly Wards, Early Supported Discharge (ESD), Emma Bould: Alzheimer’s Society, Environmental Design, Interactive Wall Features., Long Term Plan (LTP), Making Buildings Easier for People With Dementia, Memories Pubs, Moving Healthcare Closer to Home, NHS Long Term Plan (2019), NHS Long Term Plan: Implementation, Patient Harms and Harm Free Care, Pop-Up Cinema Boothes, Pop-Up Pubs, Professor Alistair Burns, Reducing Agitation and Distress, Reducing Avoidable Harm, Reducing Harm, REM Pods, Reminiscence, Reminiscence Pods, Reminiscence Rooms, RemPods (Trade Mark), Shop Front Wall Murals, Vintage Memorabilia
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Transcranial Electromagnetic Treatment in Alzheimer’s Disease: Early Promising Results? (JAD / Bazian)
Summary Transcranial Electromagnetic Treatment (TEMT) for persons with mild / moderate Alzheimer’s Disease, delivered ia a bathing cap-style head device called the MemorEM, appears to bring about various statistically significant improvements without any observable adverse effects. Benefits are said to include: “ …cognitive enhancement, changes to CSF / … Continue reading →
Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
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First Year Progress Review of the Carers Action Plan for 2018 to 2020 (DHSC)
Summary The Department of Health and Social Care a has published a progress review of the first year of the action plan for carers in England. The government’s action plan for carers was first published in June 2018. Progress is … Continue reading →
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Tagged Age and Ageing, Age and Ageing (Journal), Age-Friendly and Inclusive Volunteering Fund, Ageing and Society, Ageing Policy in the UK, Ageing Population, Anne Longfield: Children’s Commissioner for England, Awareness Raising, Brazil, Building Carer Friendly Communities, Caregivers, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Awareness, Carer Confident Benchmarking Scheme, Carer Experience, Carer Fatigue, Carer Friendly Communities, Carer Friendly Employers, Carer Friendly Policies, Carer Friendly Society, Carer Friendly Workplaces, Carer Isolation, Carer Organisations, Carer Passport Scheme, Carer Passports, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Carer's Needs, Carer-Related Research and Evidence Exchange Network (CAREN), Carer’s Perspective, Carers Action Plan 2018 to 2020, Carers Action Plan 2018 to 2020: One-Year Progress Review, Carers Action Plan Oversight Group, Carers and Families, Carers Employment Digital Discovery Project, Carers Innovation Fund, Carers Trust, Carers’ Breaks: Guidance for Commissioners and Providers, Carers’ Health and Wellbeing, Caroline Dinenage MP: Minister of State for Care, Civil Service-Wide Carer's Passport, Civil Society Strategy, Commitment to Carers (NHS England), David Croisdale-Appleby: Former Chair of Standing Commission on Carers and Independent Advisory Group for Carers, Department of Human Development and Family Studies: Pennsylvania State University, Department of Psychiatry: Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Division of Psychiatry and Applied Psychology: University of Nottingham, Dublin City University, Elysia McCaffrey: Government Equalities Office - Deputy Director of Gender Policy and Operations, Employers for Carers: Supporting Carers to Remain in Employment, Employers Supporting Working Carers, Evidence Review of Community Contributions in Later Life, Exemplar Models of Support for Older Carers and Carers of People With Dementia: Informing Commissioning, Experiences, Experiences of Health Care Services, Experiences of Social Care Services, Families, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Family Carers' Legal Rights, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), First Year Progress Review of Carers Action Plan for 2018 to 2020, Flexible Hours for Carers, Fuller Working Lives - Improving Lives: the Future of Work Health and Disability and Loneliness, Gerontologist (Journal), Giles Meyer: Chief Executive at Carers Trust, Health and Wellbeing of Adult Carers, Helen Martin: Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy - Joint Head of Individual Rights and Migration Team, Helen Walker: Chief Executive at Carers UK, Help For Young Carers, Ian Peters: Chair of Employers for Carers, Identification of Young Carers, Impact of Caring on Carers, Improving Carer Health and Wellbeing, Improving Lives of Carers, Informal Caregiving, Informal Carers, Ireland, Jo Warner: Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy - Joint Head of Individual Rights and Migration Team, Listening to Carers, Loneliness Strategy, Mark Knight: Department of Work and Pensions - Deputy Director of Fuller Working Lives Ageing Society and State Pensions, Ministerial Carers Action Plan Oversight Group (Members List), National Carers Strategy, National University of Ireland, National University of Ireland (Galway), Older Carers, Older Carers’ Wellbeing, Pennsylvania State University, Principal Social Worker Network, Productive Healthy Ageing Profile, Professor Martin Orrell, Ramona Herdman: Department for Culture Media and Sport - Head of Tackling Loneliness, Rosamond Roughton: Director for Care and Transformation at Department of Health and Social Care, School of Medicine: University of Nottingham, Self-Care, Self-Care for Unpaid Carers, Self-Care in Family Caregivers of People With Dementia, Shazia Hussain: Department for Education - Deputy Director of Child Protection Safeguarding and Family Law, Support for Carers, Support for Self-Care, Supporting Carers to Remain in Employment, Supporting Carers Today: Carers Action Plan (2018 to 2020), Sustainable Caring, Undervalued Hidden Workforce, Universal Personalised Care: Implementing the Comprehensive Model, University College Cork, University of Nottingham, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, USA, Valuing Carers, Working and Caring, Working Carers, Young Carers, Young Carers Transition to Adult Project
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Medicine to Ease Enlarged Prostate Re-Purposed for Parkinson’s Disease? (BBC News / Journal of Clinical Investigation)
Summary Terazosin, a drug developed originally to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), may slow the progression of Parkinson’s Disease. It is thought that Terazosin may help by activating an enzyme (PGK1) which prevents cell death in the relevant brain regions. … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Parkinson's Disease, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
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Tagged BBC Health News, Beihang University (Beijing), Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Big Data-Based Precision Medicine: Beihang University, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders: Capital Medical University, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBEL, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), Capital Medical University (Beijing), Carver College of Medicine: University of Iowa, Center of Regenerative Medicine in Barcelona (CMRB), Center of Stroke: Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, China, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine: University of Brescia, Department of Pathology and Experimental Therapeutics: Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, Departments of Pharmaceutical Care and Neurology: University of Iowa, Disease-Modifying Treatments for Parkinson's Disease, Drugs Development and Re-Purposing, Hospital Duran i Reynals, Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona), Hospitalet de Llobregat and Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB), Howard Hughes Medical Institute: University of Iowa, Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Institute of Hypoxia Medicine: Xuanwu Hospital, Italy, Journal of Clinical Investigation, Key Laboratory for Neurodegenerative Diseases of the Ministry of Education (China), Loss of Dopaminergic Neurons in pars compacta of Substantia Nigra (SNpc), Networking Biomedical Research Center in Bioengineering Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Neurodegenerative Disorders, Neurodegenerative Research, Off-Label Drug Repurposing Trials, Peking University, PGK1, Phosphoglycerate Kinase 1 (PGK1), Potential Repurposing of Drugs to Slow Progression of Parkinson’s Disease, Repurposing of Drugs, School of Life Sciences: Peking University, Spain, State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology: Peking University, Substantia Nigra, Terazosin, United States, University of Brescia, University of Iowa, USA, Xuanwu Hospital (China)
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More on the Healthy Lives Strategy (Health Foundation)
Summary A further report from the Health Foundation adopts a characteristically “blue-sky thinking” approach to tackling population health improvement. This report argues for a more ambitious, “whole-government” approach to long-term investment prioritising the nation’s health (as opposed to isolated reactive, … Continue reading →
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Health Foundation, Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Advancing our Health: Prevention in the 2020s (Green Paper), Ageing Society Grand Challenge, Ageing Society Grand Challenge Fund, Analysis of the Efficiency of a Chronic Disease Self-Management Programme in a Vulnerable Population in Five European Countries (EFFICHRONIC) Trial, Anchor Institutions in Place, Anchor Organisations, Anne Longfield: Children’s Commissioner for England, Austerity, Children's Commissioner for England, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Chronic Disease Self-Management Programme (CDSMP), Clinical Immunology and Osteoarticular Diseases Therapeutic Unit: Lapeyronie University Hospital, Community Infrastructure, Department of Geriatric Care Orthogeriatrics and Rehabilitation: E.O. Galliera Hospital, Department of Geriatric Care Orthogeriatrics and Rehabilitation: EO Galliera Hospital: National Relevance and High Specialization Hospital (Genova), Department of Public Health: Erasmus MC University Medical Center, E.O. Galliera Hospital (Genoa), EFFICHRONIC Consortium, EFFICHRONIC Study, EFFICHRONIC Study (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT03840447), EFFICHRONIC Trial (NCT03840447), EFFICHRONIC: Chronic Disease Self-Management Programme (CDSMP) Intervention for Citizens of Low Socioeconomic Position, Embedding Health as a Shared Value Across Whole Government, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Fair Society Healthy Lives, FICYT: Foundation for Applied Scientific Research and Technology in Asturias (Oviedo Spain), France, Fundación para el Fomento en Asturias de la Investigación Científica Aplicada y la Tecnología (FICYT), Greater Manchester Model: Unified Public Services in Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Reform, Greater Manchester: Reform Investment Fund, Health and Care Record Exemplars, Health Inequalities, Health Inequalities and Socio-Economic Inequalities in Health, Health Inequalities in England, Health Promotion Service: Principality of Asturias, Health Spending Skewed Away From Prevention, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Communities, Healthy Eating, Healthy Lifestyles, Healthy lives, Healthy Lives Strategy (Health Foundation), Impact of Austerity, Implications of Government Spending Plans, Improving Local Public Health, Improving National Public Health, Improving Population Health, Inequalities In Healthy Life Expectancy, Integrated Prevention Approaches, International Comparisons, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Italy, Lapeyronie University Hospital (Montpellier), Leeds City Region (Anchor Organisation Example), Life Course Approach, Local Children’s Services, Local Housing, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Low Socioeconomic Position (SEP), Multiple Health Conditions, Needs of People With Multiple Health Conditions, Netherlands, New Zealand’s Wellbeing Budget, Partnering: Role of Anchor Institutions in Place, Place-Based Health, Population Health, Population Health and Prevention, Population Health Improvement, Population Health Perspective, Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Prevention Approaches, Prevention Services, Principality of Asturias (Spain), Public Health General Directorate: Principality of Asturias, Public Health General Directorate: Principality of Asturias (CSPA), Public Health Interventions, Public Health Outcomes, Quality Institute for Self Management Education and Training (QISMET), Reducing Expenditure, Reducing Health Inequalities, Rheumatology Department: Lapeyronie University Hospital, Scientific Coordination Unit: EO Galliera Hospital, Self-Care, Self-Care Programmes, SESPA: Health Service of the Principality of Asturias (Oviedo Spain), Social and Economic Impact of Poor Health, Social Determinants of Health, Social Determinants of Health Inequalities, Social Epidemiology, Socio-Economic Deprivation, Socio-Economic Drivers of Health Inequality, Socio-Economic Patterning, Socio-Economic Status, Spain, Spending Round (September 2019), Third EU Health Programme, Validation of Self-Administered Multidimensional Prognostic Index to Predict Negative Health Outcomes in Community-Dwelling Persons. Rejuvenation Research (Journal), Vulnerability Maps: EUROSTAT NUT-3 Level Geographical Areas, Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, Whole Government (Integrated Cross-Departmental) Approaches, Whole-Government Approaches to Health and Wellbeing
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Physical Activity Guidelines (BBC News / DHSC)
Summary Physical activity helps to protect against various chronic conditions, including Type 2 diabetes (by 40%), coronary heart disease (by 35%) and depression (by 30%), according to guidance from the four UK Chief Medical Officers. Full Text Link Reference Strengthen … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, Community Care, Department of Health, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Falls, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Northern Ireland, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Scotland, UK, Universal Interest, Wales
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Tagged 150 Minutes of Moderate Intensity Physical Activity Per Week (UK Government Guidance), Active and Healthy Ageing, Active Scotland Division of the Scottish Government, Active Travel, Adults Physical Activity Guidelines, Aerobic Exercise, Aerobics, Ageing Population, Ageing Well, Back Pain, Balance Activity, Ball Games, BBC Health News, Bone Health, Cardiovascular Activity, Centre for Exercise Nutrition and Health Sciences (School for Policy Studies): University of Bristol, Chief Medical Officer: Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) of England Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland, Children and Young People Physical Activity Guidelines, Climbing Stairs Instead of Using Lifts, CMO’s Physical Activity Guidance:150 Minutes of Moderate to Vigorous Exercise Each Week, Cumulative Health Benefits of Physical Activity Across Ages, Cycling, Dance, Declining Muscle Mass and Bone Density, Department of Health Northern Ireland, Disability, Dose-Response Curve of Physical Activity and Health Benefits, Dr Catherine Calderwood: Chief Medical Officer for Scotland, Dr Frank Atherton: Chief Medical Officer / Medical Director NHS Wales, Dr Michael McBride: Chief Medical Officer for Northern Ireland, Exercises for Strong Muscles and Bones, Frailer Older Adults: Light Activities, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Lifestyles, Helping Older People Live Independently, High Intensity Interval Training (Hiit), Individual and Societal Health and Wellbeing Benefits of Physical Activity, Infographic: Physical Activity for Disabled Adults, Infographic: Physical Activity for Pregnant Women, Infographics on Physical Activity, Institute for Sport Physical Education and Health Sciences (ISPEHS): University of Edinburgh, Lifelong Health and Wellbeing, Light Physical Activity, Light-Intensity Activity: Benefits to Health of Older Adults, Llwodraeth Cymru Welsh Government, Longevity, Low-Intensity Activity, Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET), Moderate Physical Activity (MPA), Moderate-to-Vigorous-Intensity Physical Activity (MVPA), Muscle and Bone Strengthening and Balance Activities (MBSBA), Muscle and Bone Strengthening Exercises, Muscle Wastage, Muscle Weakness, Muscle-Strengthening, No Minimum Amount of Physical Activity to Achieve Health Benefits, Older Adults Physical Activity Guidelines, Physical Activity, Physical Activity and Health Benefits, Physical Activity as a Protective Factor for Cognitive Decline and Dementia, Physical Activity During Pregnancy and Postpartum, Physical Activity for Disabled Adults, Physical Activity for Health Research Centre (PAHRC): University of Edinburgh, Physical Activity for Muscle and Bone Strength Across Life Course, Physical Activity Guidelines, Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults, Physical Activity Guidelines: For 19-64 Year Olds, Physical Activity Guidelines: For 5-18 Year Olds, Physical Activity Guidelines: For After Childbirth, Physical Activity Guidelines: For Disabled Adults, Physical Activity Guidelines: For Over-65s, Physical Activity Guidelines: For Pregnant Women, Physical Activity Guidelines: For Under-5s, Physical Activity Guidelines: UK Chief Medical Officers' Report, Physical Activity Programmes, Physical Activity Recommendations, Physical Exercise, Physical Inactivity, Poor Balance vs Good Balance, Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Prevention Approaches, Prevention Better Than Cure, Professor Dame Sally Davies: the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England, Protective Factors, Public Health, Regular Physical Activity, Risk and Protective Factors, Risks of Physical Activity (Low), Scottish Government, Scottish Physical Activity Research Connections (SPARC), Sedentary Behaviour, Sedentary Lifestyles, Self-Care, Sport, Sport England, Staying Independent, Strengthening and Balance Activity, Tai Chi, Total Physical Activity, UK CMO Guidelines Writing Group, UK Physical Activity Guidelines: 150 Minutes of Moderate Intensity Physical Activity Per Week, Under 5s Physical Activity Guidelines, University of Bristol, Vigorous Activity, Vigorous Physical Activity (VPA), Weight Loss and Weight Maintenance, Welsh Government
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Potential Harms From Polypharmacy in the Elderly (BBC News / Age UK / EJCP / Bazian / Lancet Psychiatry)
Summary An Age UK report investigates the potential harms of over-prescribing medicines for older people. Older persons often remain on too many prescribed medicines, putting them at risk of side-effects, potentially resulting in falls and other forms of serious harm. … Continue reading →
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Casual Ageism: Alive and Well? (SunLife / RSPH)
Summary SunLife has produced a report on the surprising persistence of ageism (including tacit, unrecognised and socially acceptable “casual ageism”), drawing attention to the often real consequences of such attitudes, and implicit policies, in terms of promoting social exclusion and … Continue reading →
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Tagged Age-Based Prejudice, Ageing in the UK, Ageing Policy in the UK, Ageing Population, Ageism, Ageism in Britain, Ageism in Wider Society, Ageist Attitudes, Ageist Britain (SunLife: 2019 Report), Ageist Phrases, Ageist Terminology, Anti-Ageing in Cosmetics and Beauty Industry, Attitudes to Ageing, Best Practice, Best Practice Brands (Examples), Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (UK Branch), Casual Ageism, Casual Ageism in Social Media, Cridland Review, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) Editors’ Code of Practice, Intergenerational Communication, Language (Terminology), Life for the Over 50s in UK, Myth-Busting, Myths and Misconceptions About Ageing, Myths and Misconceptions About Life Over 50, Negative Age Stereotypes, Negative Attitudes, Negative Impact of Ageist Attitudes, Positive Age Beliefs Protect Against Dementia, Protected Characteristics, Stereotype Embodiment and Stereotype Threat, SunLife’s 2016 Big 50 Research, SunLife’s 2016 Welcome to Life After 50 Campaign, The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH), Transitions in Later Life (TILL) Programme
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