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Category Archives: Scotland
Dementia Services in England: Mega Statistical Package (PHE / NMHDNIN)
Summary Public Health England (PHE) has made available a collection of statistical information and analysis to help commissioners and health professionals make more informed decisions about dementia services and interventions. Topics covered include: Understanding dementia locally. Dementia and comorbidities. End … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Northern Ireland, Person-Centred Care, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Scotland, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest, Wales
Tagged Accident and Emergency Admissions, Co-Morbidities, Co-Morbidities and Dementia, Common Dementia Comorbidities, Complex Comorbidities, Dementia and Comorbidities, Dementia Co-Morbidities, Dementia Comorbidities, Dementia Intelligence Network (DIN), Dementia Intelligence Network (DIN) Profile Tool, Dementia Profile (PHE / NMHDNIN), Dementia Profile Tool, Dementia Profile: PHE Fingertips Tool, End of Life Care for People with Dementia, Factors Behind Increasing Emergency Admissions, Fingertips Dementia Profile, Health Improvement Network, Information on Comorbidities, Local Dementia Prevalence, Local Dementia Services, Local Dementia Statistics, Local Dementia Use of Hospital Services, Mental Health Dementia and Neurology Intelligence Network (MHDNIN), Mental Health Dementia and Neurology Intelligence Networks, MHDNIN: Mental Health Dementia and Neurology Intelligence Network, Multiple Comorbidities, National Mental Health Dementia and Neurology Intelligence Network (NMHDNIN), National Mental Health Dementia and Neurology Intelligence Networks, NMHDNIN: National Mental Health Dementia and Neurology Intelligence Network, PHE National Mental Health Dementia and Neurology Intelligence Network, Reasons for Short Stay Emergency Admissions, Reasons People With Dementia are Admitted to Hospitals in an Emergency, The Health Improvement Network (THIN), THIN Database, THIN: The Health Improvement Network
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Football and Dementia Risk: Mortality From Neurodegenerative Disease Higher in Former Professional Soccer Players (BBC News / Drake Foundation / NEJM / Bazian)
Summary The Football’s InfluencE on Lifelong health and Dementia risk (FIELD) study, based at Glasgow University and supported by The Football Association and The Professional Footballers’ Association, found that former Scottish professional football players tend to be over 3.5 times more … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, National, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Parkinson's Disease, Quick Insights, Scotland, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Alan Shearer, Bazian, BBC Health News, BBC News Hampshire and Isle of Wight, BBC Sport, Behind the Headlines, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), Concussion Action Programme, Dementia in Retired Association Football (Soccer) Players, Dementia Risk Factors, Dementia Risk Prevention, Dementia Risk Reduction, Department of Neuropathology: Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (Glasgow), Drake Foundation, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Football Association, Football Association (FA), Football Brain Injury Research, Football Headers, Football’s InfluencE on Lifelong health and Dementia risk (FIELD) Study, Former Professional Soccer Players, Giffnock Soccer Centre, Glasgow Brain Injury Research Group, Glasgow University, Hampden Sports Clinic: Hampden Stadium (Glasgow), Heading Footballs Associated With Dementia / CTE: a New Category of Industrial Injury?, Heading Heavy Leather Footballs, HEADING Study (Health and Ageing Data IN the Game of football), Heading the Ball, Inside Out South (BBC), Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences: University of Glasgow, Institute of Health and Wellbeing: University of Glasgow, Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology: University of Glasgow, Iwan Roberts: Former Wales and Norwich City Footballer, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Modifiable Risk Factors, Neurodegenerative Disease Mortality in Former Professional Soccer Players, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Neurodegenerative Research, Neuropathology, New England Journal of Medicine, Norwich City, Professional Footballers, Professional Footballers' Association (PFA), Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (Glasgow), Repetitive Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (rTBI), Retired Soccer Players With Dementia, SCORES Project, SCORES Study: Screening Cognitive Outcomes After REpetitive Head Impact in Sport, Scottish Football Association, Scottish Football Association (Proposed Ban on Under-12s Heading Balls in Football Training), Soccer Heading, Sports Medicine, Sub-Concussive Head Impacts, Traumatic Brain Injury, University of East Anglia (UEA), University of East Anglia (UEA) Health and Social Care Partners, University of Glasgow
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Digital Support for People At Risk of Type 2 Diabetes (NHS England / Diabetes Care)
Summary Online support and wearable monitoring technology will be provided for eligible people at risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes, as part of planned extensions to the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme. This complies with ambitions in the NHS NHS Long … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS England, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Scotland, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Research Centre and Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology: University of Edinburgh, Biomarkers in Medical Records, Bioresources Linked to Electronic Medical Records, Community and Peer Support Programmes for People to Manage Their Care (Involvement Enablers), Dementia and Diabetes, Department of Applied Social Science: University of Stirling, Department of Neuroscience: University of Dundee, Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Diabetes Education, Diabetes Prevention Programme, Diabetes Prevention Services, Digital DPP, Digital Technology, Division of Population Health and Genomics: University of Dundee, Dr Jennifer Smith: Diabetes Programme Director at Public Health England, Electronic Medical Records, GoDARTS Bioresource, Health Informatics Centre: University of Dundee, Joined-Up Healthcare: Digital Technology, Neurological Disorders, NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (NHS DPP), NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme’s Digital Offerings, NHS Tayside, Nikki Joule: Policy Manager at Diabetes UK, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School (Dundee), Online Peer Support, Optimising Benefits of Digital Technology, Peer Support, Peer Support Networks, Peer Support Services, Preventing Type 2 Diabetes, Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Prevention Agenda Linking Dementia and Other Non-Communicable Diseases, Prevention Better Than Cure, Professor Jonathan Valabhji: National Clinical Director for Diabetes and Obesity at NHS England, School of Science and Engineering: University of Dundee, Scotland, Type 2 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes and Alzheimer's Disease, Type 2 Diabetes and Dementia, Type 2 Diabetes and Vascular Dementia Risk, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), University of Dundee, University of Edinburgh, University of Stirling, VaD: Vascular Dementia, VAMPIRE Project: University of Dundee, Vascular Dementia, Vascular Dementia: Prevention, Wearable Devices, Wearable Monitoring Equipment, Wearable Sensors, Wearable Technology, Wearables (Technology)
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Resources Relating to Dementia Action Week 2019 (Alzheimer’s Society / NIHR)
Summary The theme of the 2019 Dementia Action Week, falling between May 20th – 26th 2019, is “Inclusion”. Suggestions from the Alzheimer’s Society for workplaces: Full Text Link Reference Dementia Action Week 2019: 20–26 May. Make a difference in your … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, Northern Ireland, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Scotland, UK, Universal Interest, Wales
Tagged Ask Us Anything: How to Start a Conversation With Someone Living With Dementia (Alzheimer’s Society), Awareness Campaigns, BBC Health News, Choice of Language: What Not to Say to Somebody With Dementia (Alzheimer’s Society), Communication and Information, Communication and Language, Communication Skills, Dementia Action Week, Dementia Action Week (2019), Dementia Awareness Campaigns, Dementia Cannula Sleeves, Dementia Friends, Dementia Friends Campaign, Dementia Friends Programme, Dementia-Friendly Businesses, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Environments, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Schools, Dementia-Inclusive Communities, Dementia-Inclusive Society, Dementia: assessment, Handmade for Dementia, Inclusion, Inclusive Schools, Inclusive Workplaces, Inclusiveness, Involving People Living with Dementia, Involving People Living With Dementia in Decisions About Their Care, Join Dementia Research, Join Dementia Research: NIHR’s LEARN Tool, Myths and Misconceptions About Dementia, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Non-Medicalisation and Social Acceptance of Dementia, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, Preconceptions (Misconceptions), Reducing Stigma, Social Acceptance of Dementia, Social Inclusion, Stigma and Discrimination, Stigma of Dementia, Stigma Reduction, Stigma-Free Environments, Unite Against Dementia (Alzheimer’s Society), Valuing Older People (VOP)
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Smell Test for Early Detection of Parkinson’s Disease (BBC News)
Summary Parkinson’s Disease has a distinctive odour for certain gifted individuals, which has been analysed chemically and may now be replicated for automated detection by machine. This may, in future, permit earlier diagnosis and open the possibilities for timely treatments … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Parkinson's Disease, Quick Insights, Scotland, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged ACS Central Science (Journal), Anatune (Cambridge UK), BBC Health News, BBC Scotland News, Biomarkers, Biomarkers Predicting Parkinson's Disease, Department of Biochemistry: University of Liverpool, Department of Neurology: Salford Royal Foundation Trust, Early Diagnosis, Early Diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease, Edinburgh University, Eicosane, Hyperosmic Super Smeller, Institute for Stem Cell Research: University of Edinburgh, Institute of Integrative Biology: University of Liverpool, Joy Milne, Les Milne, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre: University of Manchester, Neurodegeneration, Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Non-Invasive Biomarkers, Odour, Parkinson's Disease Smell Test, Parkinson’s Disease Sebum Volatilome, Parkinson’s UK, Perillic Aldehyde, Rapid Screening, Salford Royal Foundation Trust, School of Biological Sciences: University of Edinburgh, Sebum, Smell Test for Parkinson's Disease Diagnosis, Timely / Preclinical Parkinson's Disease Diagnosis, Timely Diagnosis, University of Edinburgh, University of Liverpool, University of Manchester, Volatile Biomarkers of Parkinson’s Disease, Volatilome
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Brain Training in Later Life: Limited Value for Prevention of Cognitive Decline? (BBC News / BMJ / NHS Digital)
Summary A Scottish study indicates that self-reported intellectual engagement (in the form of performing puzzles, crosswords and other problem-solving activities) during later life has little influence on the trajectory of decline of memory or mental processing speed. The cognitive reserve … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer’s Research UK, BBC News, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Scotland, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Aberdeen Birth Cohort Studies, Alzheimer's Research UK, Bazian, BBC Health News, Behind the Headlines, Biology and Biotechnology Science Research Council, BMJ, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, Brain Training, British Medical Journal (BMJ), Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Decline Studies, Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Impairment (Potential Risk and Protective Factors), Cognitive Interventions, Cognitive Reserve, Cognitive Reserve Hypothesis, Cognitive Stimulation, Cognitive Training, Cognitive Training Exercises, Cognitively Stimulating Activities, Critical Appraisals, Curiosity (Openness), Dementia Risk Reduction and Prevention, Department of Psychology: National University of Ireland, Department of Psychology: University of Aberdeen, Engage Your Brain: GCBH Recommendations on Cognitively Stimulating Activities, Enjoyment and General Engagement, Global Council on Brain Health (GCBH), Healthy Ageing, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Lifestyles, Healthy Living, Henry Smith Charity, Hobbies and Interests, Institute of Applied Health Sciences: University of Aberdeen, Intellectual Engagement (Self-Reported), Ireland, Lifelong Learning, Meaningful Activity, Meaningful Activity and Occupation, Meaningful Occupation, Medical Research Council, Mentally Challenging Occupations, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Modifiable Risk Factors, National University of Ireland (Galway), Neuroprotective Lifestyles, NHS Grampian (Aberdeen), Positive Engagement, Problem-Solving Skills, Progression of Mild Cognitive Impairment, Rates of Conversion From Mild Cognitive Impairment to Dementia, Scottish Government Health Department, Scottish Mental Health Survey of 1947, Skills and Hobbies, Slowing of Cognitive Decline, University of Aberdeen, Use It or Lose It Hypothesis, Use It or Lose It Hypothesis: Benefit of Cognitively Stimulating Activity, Wellcome Trust
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