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Definitive and Comprehensive List of Dementia-Related Internet Sites: Updated (CILIP / HLG)
Summary The CILIP Health Libraries Group (HLG) has released an updated list of dementia-related websites, whether based in the UK or internationally. This latest update strives to supply a definitive and complete list of trustworthy and authoritative online information sources. … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Age UK, Alzheimer's Research Trust, Alzheimer's Society, Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), Alzheimer’s Research UK, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, Department of Health, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Mental Health Foundation, Models of Dementia Care, NHS Choices, Quick Insights, RCN, Royal College of Psychiatrists, SCIE, Scotland, UK, Universal Interest
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Blackfriars Consensus Statement on Dementia Risk Factors (Public Health England / UK Health Forum / Lancet)
Summary Coinciding with Dementia Awareness Week (2014) the “Blackfriars Consensus Statement” has been organised jointly by the UK Health Forum and Public Health England. This consensus statement calls for a national focus on dementia risk reduction, which involves raising awareness … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer's Research Trust, Alzheimer's Society, Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, International, National, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Northern Ireland, Practical Advice, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Scotland, UK, Universal Interest, Wales
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Llewellyn: University of Exeter Medical School, Dr Fiona Adshead: UK Health Forum, Dr James Warner: Faculty of Old Age Psychiatry at Royal College of Psychiatrists, Dr Kiran Patel: Heart of England NHS Trust, Dr Kiran Patel: NHS England Area Team (Birmingham Solihull and Black Country), Dr Maria Duggan: Public Service Works, Dr Miia Kivipelto: Clinical Geriatric Epidemiology at Karolinska Institute, Dr Oliver Mytton: Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR) at University of Cambridge, Dr Ruth Peters: Imperial College London, Dr Shahed Ahmad: Director of Public Health at London Borough of Enfield, Eating and Drinking, Education and Awareness, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Faculty of Old Age Psychiatry, Greater London Authority, Head Injury, Health and Wellbeing Directorate: Public Health England, Health Equalities Group, Health Inequalities, Health Inequalities in England, Health Policy, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Communities, Healthy Lifestyles, Healthy Living, Heart of England NHS Trust, ILC-UK: International Longevity Centre UK, Increasing Awareness of Dementia, Inequality in Healthy Life Expectancy, Institute of Psychiatry: King's College London, Integrated Prevention Approaches, International Longevity Centre UK (ILC-UK), John Wyn Owen: UK Health Forum, Jon Rouse (Director General: Social Care Local Government and Care Partnerships), Karolinska Institute, Kings College London, Lancet, Life-Course Approach to Healthy and Active Ageing, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Mark Pietroni: Director of Public Health at South Gloucestershire Council, Mediterranean Diet, Mental Health Inequalities, Mental Health Provider Forum, Midlife Obesity, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Moderate Drinking, Modifiable Risk Factors, MRC Cognitive Function and Ageing Study, National Centre for Cardiovascular Prevention and Outcomes, National Clinical Director for Dementia, National Dementia Prevalence, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), NHS, NHS England Area Team for Birmingham and Black Country, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD), Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke, Obesity, Obesity Risk, Obesity Time-Bomb, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Paul Lincoln: UK Health Forum, Paul Sanderson: West Midlands Centre at Public Health England, Paul Springer: Agetrust, PHE: Public Health England, Physical Activity, Physical Activity Programmes, Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFA), Prevalence of Dementia, Preventable Dementia (Public Health England), Preventative Care, Preventative Services, Prevention, Prevention Agenda Linking Dementia and Other Non-Communicable Diseases, Prevention of Dementia, Prevention of Dementia: Public Health England, Prevention Programmes, Preventive Care, Preventive Services, Primary Preventative Strategies, Professor Alan Maryon-Davis: King’s College London, Professor Alistair Burns, Professor Carol Brayne: Department of Public Health and Primary Care at University of Cambridge, Professor David Smith: University of Oxford, Professor Huon Gray: National Clinical Director for Heart Disease at NHS England, Professor John Deanfield: Cardiovascular Prevention at UCLPartners, Professor Kevin Fenton: National Director of Health and Wellbeing at Public Health England, Professor Klim McPherson: Public Health Epidemiology at University of Oxford, Professor Klim McPherson: UK Health Forum, Professor Lawrence Whalley: University of Aberdeen, Professor Simon Capewell: University of Liverpool, Professor Sir Ian Gilmore: Alcohol Health Alliance UK, Professor Sube Banerjee, Professor Vladimir Hachinski: Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences at University of Western Ontario, Promoting Brain Health, Promoting Brain Health (Blackfriars Consensus Statement), Public Awareness, Public Health England (PHE), Raising Awareness, Reducing Health Inequalities, Repetitive Concussions, Risk Factors, Risk Factors for Alzheimer's Diseease, Robin Ireland: Health Equalities Group, Royal College of Psychiatrists, School of Clinical Medicine: Cambridge University, Secondary Preventative Strategies, Sedentary Behaviour, Smoking, St Brides Foundation: Blackfriars, Staying Healthy for Longer, Strategic Dementia Advisory Group of the East of England, Stroke Association, Sube Banerjee: Centre for Dementia Studies at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Sweden, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), UCLPartners, UK Faculty of Public Health, UK Health Forum, Unhealthy Behaviours, Unhealthy Lifestyles, Unhealthy Living, University of California, University of Oxford, Vascular Risk Factors, Workplace Health
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Definitive and Comprehensive List of Dementia-Related Internet Sites (CILIP / HLG)
Summary The CILIP Health Libraries Group has produced a comprehensive and definitive list of dementia-related websites based in the UK and internationally. Full Text Link Reference Ryder, J. (2014). Internet sites of interest: Dementia. London: CILIP Health Libraries Group Newsletter, March … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Age UK, Alzheimer's Research Trust, Alzheimer's Society, Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), Alzheimer’s Research UK, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Mental Health, Mental Health Foundation, Models of Dementia Care, NHS Choices, Quick Insights, RCN, Royal College of Psychiatrists, SCIE, Scotland, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Alzheimer Scotland, Alzheimer's Society, Binswanger’s Disease (Subcortical Dementia), BMJ Group, Bournemouth University Dementia Institute, Bradford Dementia Group, Brains for Dementia Research, BUDI: Bournemouth University Dementia Institute, CILIP Health Libraries Group, CILIP Health Libraries Group Newsletter, Dementia 2010, Dementia Action Alliance (DAA), Dementia Centre: University of Stirling, Dementia Challengers, Dementia Dog, Dementia Friends, Dementia Gateway, Dementia Institute: Bournemouth University, Dementia Research Centre: National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Dementia Service Development Centre: University of Stirling, Dementia Without Walls, Dementia-Related Information Resources, Dementia-Related Internet Sites, Dementia-Related Websites, Department of Health Dementia Challenge, Design Council, Health Economics Research Centre: University of Oxford, Health Information, Health Libraries Group (HLG), Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Keith Nockels: Librarian at University of Leicester (HLG), Lewy Body Dementia Association, Lewy Body Journal, Lewy Body Society, Living Well with Dementia, Living Well With Dementia: Design Challenge, Mental Health Foundation (MHF), National Dementia Strategy, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery: UCL Institute of Neurology, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NHNN: National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, NHS Evidence, NIHR Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia, Royal College of Nursing: Dementia, SCIE Dementia Gateway, Scottish Dementia Working Group, University of Bradford, University of Bradford Dementia Group, University of Leicester, US National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, US National Institutes of Health
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UK Research Funding: Announcements Ahead of G8 Dementia Summit (BBC News)
Summary The UK aims to double funding for dementia research by 2025 David Cameron has announced. The current research funding target for 2015 is £66m; this will rise to £132m (adjusted for inflation) by 2025. The Medical Research Council (MRC) plans to commit £50m to … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer's Research Trust, Alzheimer's Society, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, CQC: Care Quality Commission, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, International, National, NIHR, Pharmacological Treatments, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Vitamin B Pills Prevent Progression From MCI to Alzheimer’s Disease? (NHS Choices)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 3, October 2011]. Summary Some newspapers have reported that vitamin B might help protect the brain from dementia. Recent research investigated whether high doses … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer's Research Trust, For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, NHS Choices, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Atrophy and Cognition, British Science Festival, CLOX Test, Diet and Alzheimer's Brain Changes, Dietary Choices, Folic Acid, Homocysteine, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Neuropsychological Tests, Vitamin B Slows the Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease, Vitamin B12, Vitamin B6
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Dementia Statistics (Alzheimer’s Research UK)
Summary This web page, from Alzheimer’s Research UK (formerly known as the Alzheimer’s Research Trust), provides a simple, compelling and interactive graphical presentation of key dementia statistics. It covers: Dementia cases in the UK. Diagnosed and undiagnosed cases of dementia … Continue reading →
West Midlands’ Dementia Expert and Some Statistics (NHS Local)
Summary Dr Karim Saad is commonly hailed as the West Midlands’ leading expert on dementia. The NHS West Midlands web site introduces this expert and provides some statistics about dementia from the Alzheimer’s Research Trust: An estimated 820,000 people in the UK live … Continue reading →
