Tag Archives: Demography

Chief Medical Officer’s Report: Health 2040 – Better Health Within Reach (DHSC / BBC News / NHS England)

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

Summary The latest annual report from Professor Dame Sally Davies, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England expects a health revolution (sic), with a more prominent re-positioning of healthier lifestyles in society, by 2040: “The environment we live in must … Continue reading →

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Patterns Indicative of the Elastic Limits to Human Life-Span? (NHS Choices / Science)

Posted on July 1, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Italian research into longevity indicates that death rates tend to increase up to age 80, then decrease and actually level-off after the age of 105 years. This implies that the biological (absolute) limits to longevity may not yet have … Continue reading →

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Focus on the Baby Boomer Generation: CMO’s UK Health Profile (Department of Health / BBC News / NHS Choices)

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

Summary The latest annual report from Professor Dame Sally Davies, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England examines the health of people aged between 50 and 70 (broadly, people born between 1945 and 1964). One of the central conclusions drawn … Continue reading →

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Co-Location of Alternative Out-Of-Hours Services With A&E Departments: Building on Popular Persistence of A&E Brand? (BBC News / BMJ / RCEM / RCP)

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has proposed that the A&E brand has such a dominant and ingrained persistence in the minds of the public that it might be futile to try persuading people not to make unnecessary … Continue reading →

Characteristics of Persons With Suspected Dementia Who Refuse a Diagnostic Assessment (Alzheimer’s and Dementia)

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A study investigated the traits and characteristics of patients who screened positive for dementia (in a USA primary care context) but who refused a formal a diagnostic assessment. The Perceptions Regarding Investigational Screening for Memory in Primary Care (PRISM-PC) … Continue reading →

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Health Inequalities, Social Inequality and Inequalities in Life Expectancy: Recent History and Policy Implications (King’s Fund)

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary It has been known for some time that persons living in neighbourhood areas with higher levels of income deprivation have statistically lower life expectancy and disability-free life expectancy. This relationship has become known as the “Marmot curve”. This report … Continue reading →

Demographic Crisis in Care Provision: Community Responses (BBC News / IPPR)

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has estimated that the number of older people in England needing care will outstrip the supply of family members able to provide unpaid care by 2017. The IPPR further estimates that by … Continue reading →

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Follow the G8 Dementia Summit Live on December 11th 2013 (Dementia Challenge / Department of Health)

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary It will be possible to watch live coverage of the G8 Dementia Summit on December 11th 2013 via the Dementia Challenge website. There will be live video streams of the main sessions and a blog giving an ongoing commentary. The G8 Dementia Summit aims to: … Continue reading →

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UK to Host G8 Dementia Summit (Department of Health)

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary There are an estimated 35.6 million people worldwide living with dementia, and given the world’s ageing population this number could nearly double every 20 years to an estimated 65.7 million in 2030 (and 115.4 million in 2050) according to … Continue reading →

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An Uncertain Age: Reconsidering Long-Term Care (KPMG)

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

[A brief reference to this item features in Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWNHST), Volume 3 Issue 9, August 2013]. Summary This KPMG International report, commissioned by the Lien Foundation, is an attempt to prompt and inform … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Demography

Patterns Indicative of the Elastic Limits to Human Life-Span? (NHS Choices / Science)

Follow the G8 Dementia Summit Live on December 11th 2013 (Dementia Challenge / Department of Health)

UK to Host G8 Dementia Summit (Department of Health)

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