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Brain Training Game May Improve Symptoms of Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment? (NHS Choices / International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology)

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A small research study, involving older persons with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), indicates that cognitive training delivered in the form of a brain training game (the app called “Game Show”) may help improve memory and might potentially reduce / … Continue reading →

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Further £816 Million Invested in NHS / NIHR Biomedical Research Centres (Department of Health)

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Extra funding for 20 NHS and university partnerships in England, organized through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), has been awarded for research into mental health, dementia and antimicrobial resistance. “Mental health research will see funding increase to … Continue reading →

National Advisory Group on Health Information Technology in England: New Wachter Report (Department of Health / BBC News)

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

Summary The National Advisory Group on Health Information Technology in England, chaired by US clinician / digital expert Professor Robert Wachter, has produced a report on achieving “digital excellence” in the NHS. New / extended digital services for patients have … Continue reading →

Funding Available to NHS Hospitals for Digital Excellence (NHS England / Nuffield Trust)

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England is offering NHS hospital Trusts over £100 million funding to create centres of global digital excellence and explore better use of digital technology in health. Twenty-six selected trusts are invited to bid for up to £10 million … Continue reading →

Out-Sourced UnitingCare Partnership Terminated Prematurely (BBC News)

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary UnitingCare’s five-year £800 million NHS out-sourcing contract covering older people’s healthcare and adult community services has been terminated, due to financial unsustainability. Full Text Link Reference Cambridgeshire’s £800m NHS out-sourcing contract ends. London: BBC News Cambridgeshire / BBC Health … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, NHS, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged BBC Health News, BBC News Cambridgeshire, Cambridge CCG, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group (CPCCG), Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT), NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG, Out-Sourcing, Outsourcing, Stop the NHS Sell-Off in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, UnitingCare Partnership | Leave a comment

How to Save the NHS Billions… Without Rocket Science (BBC News / Department of Health)

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Lord Carter Review, which looks into better procurement, better hiring and management of staff and better use of medicines, implies that the NHS might save around £5 billion per year. It is suggested that much waste of NHS … Continue reading →

Glasgow Coma Scale Update (Nursing Times / BBC News / PLoS Computational Biology / Nature Communications)

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Glasgow Coma Scale has been updated forty years after its initial implementation. This Nursing Times article reviews the variations in technique which have developed since then, the scale’s current composition and application and the “structured approach” to the … Continue reading →

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