Tag Archives: Awareness

Pan-Neurological Statistics for England (Neurological Alliance)

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Neurological Alliance’s latest report provides a round-up of estimates for the prevalence of a range of neurological disorders. There are about 14.7 million neurological cases (one in six people) in the UK, and yet: “ …the NHS Long … Continue reading →

World Mental Health Day (WHO / BBC News / DHSC / Lancet / PHE / Education Policy Institute / NAO / HEE / APPG on Mental Health)

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Today is World Mental Health Day, which has aroused lots of announcements and initiatives. First Global Ministerial Mental Health Summit Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care re-visited the national ambition for mental health to have … Continue reading →

Shaping Policy on the Dementia Care Crisis: Alzheimer’s Society Report in Advance of Government’s Green Paper (BBC News / Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A report on inadequacies in the care system regarding dementia patients. The number of potentially unnecessary hospital admissions among dementia patients has risen by 73% across 65 hospital trusts, from 31,000 in 2012 to around 55,000 in 2017. Some … Continue reading →

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Research Towards a World Without Dementia: Marking World Alzheimer’s Day / World Alzheimer’s Month 2017 (Alzheimer’s Disease International / Department of Health)

Posted on September 23, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Information is available from Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) concerning World Alzheimer’s Month (September) and World Alzheimer’s Day 2017, which was on September 21st 2017. The theme for this year’s World Alzheimer’s Month campaign is again “Remember Me”. The UK … Continue reading →

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World Alzheimer’s Day and World Alzheimer’s Month 2016 (Alzheimer’s Disease International)

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Information is available from Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) concerning World Alzheimer’s Month (September); and World Alzheimer’s Day 2016, on September 21st 2016. The theme for this year’s World Alzheimer’s Month campaign is “Remember Me”. World Alzheimer’s Month is a … Continue reading →

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Dementia Awareness Raising in the African Caribbean Community (HEE)

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Health Education England (HEE) have released a video which aims to raise awareness, on the part of health and social care professionals, of attitudes towards dementia in the African Caribbean community. The “Finding Patience” video is intended to raise awareness … Continue reading →

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Midlife Approaches to Reducing Dementia Risk (PHE)

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Public Health England (PHE) has produced an online resource on the various approaches to reducing the prevalence and incidence of dementia. There are statistics indicating the scale of the challenge, and a summary of the risk factors that can … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Awareness

Pan-Neurological Statistics for England (Neurological Alliance)

Research Towards a World Without Dementia: Marking World Alzheimer’s Day / World Alzheimer’s Month 2017 (Alzheimer’s Disease International / Department of Health)

World Alzheimer’s Day and World Alzheimer’s Month 2016 (Alzheimer’s Disease International)

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