Tag Archives: Elderly Alcohol Abuse

Statistics on the Baby Boomer Generation’s Problem Drinking (BBC News / ONS)

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The latest Office for National Statistics lifestyle survey indicates that although alcohol consumption is declining in the UK generally, rates of drinking remain high among some age groups. Full Text Link Reference Triggle, N. (2017). Are Britons falling out of love … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, Community Care, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Mental Health, National, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Drinking Habits in Great Britain - 2005 to 2016: Office for National Statistics, Ageing, Ageing Population, Ageing Society, Alcohol, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol and Drug Consumption, Alcohol Consumption, Alcohol Misuse in Older People, Alcohol or Substance Misuse, Alzheimer’s Disease: Risk Factors, Baby Boomers, Baby-Boomer Generation, BBC Health News, Behavioural Risk Factors, Behavioural Risk Factors and Dementia, Binge Drinking, Cancer Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Dementia Risk Factors, Dietary Risk Factors, Dr Tony Rao: Co-Chairman of Older People's Substance Misuse Working Group at Royal College of Psychiatrists, Elderly Alcohol Abuse, Excess Alcohol Consumption, High Alcohol Consumption, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Moderate Alcohol Consumption, Modifiable Risk Factors, Office for National Statistics, Office for National Statistics (ONS), Older People's Substance Misuse Working Group: Royal College of Psychiatrists, Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN): Office for National Statistics, Problem Drinking, Risk Factors, Royal College of Psychiatrists' Older People's Substance Misuse Working Group, Substance Misuse, Substance Misuse in Older People | Leave a comment

Drug and Alcohol Misuse by Older People (BBC News / DrugScope / All Party Parliamentary Group on Alcohol Misuse / Centre for Social Justice)

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary There is a rising problem of drug and alcohol misuse amongst older people. The number of people aged 65 years and above needing treatment for drug problems in Europe is expected to double between 2001 and 2020. Full Text … Continue reading →

NICE Pathways: New or Recently Updated Care Pathways (NICE)

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

[A version of this item features in Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWNHST), Volume 3 Issue 5, January 2013]. Summary NICE Pathways is a collection of online resources which summarise selected NICE guidelines, and related information, in interactive topic-based flowcharts. … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Delirium, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NICE Guidelines, Nutrition, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Stroke, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Activity, Alcohol Misuse, Alcohol Misuse Services for Older People, Care Pathways (NICE), Dietary Choices, Dietetics, Elderly Alcohol Abuse, Exercise, Exercise Regimens, Mental Wellbeing and Older People, Moderate Exercise, Modifiable Risk Factors, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), NICE, NICE Guidance, NICE Pathways, Nutrition Support, Obesity, Physical Activity, Physical Activity Programmes, Preventative Care, Prevention, Prevention Programmes, Public Health, Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation After Critical Illness, Risk Factors, Smoking, Stroke Rehabilitation, Type 2 Diabetes | Leave a comment

Further NHS Choices “Behind the Headlines” Appraisals

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

[A version of the first item features in Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust), Volume 3 Issue 4, November 2012]. Summary The NHS Choices “Behind the Headlines” service periodically produces informative appraisals of recent developments concerning elderly care … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Studies, End of Life Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Quick Insights, Universal Interest | Tagged Alcohol Concern, Alcohol Consumption, Alcohol Consumption: Prevention of Dementia, Behind the Headlines, Dentate Gyrus, Department of Neuroscience: Rutgers University, Elderly Alcohol Abuse, EoLCP: End of Life Care, Hippocampus, Hippocampus (Shrinkage in Late Adulthood), Liverpool Care Pathway, Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP), Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient (LCP), Moderate Drinking, Modifiable Risk Factors, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, Social Drinking, UK Alcohol Recommendations, University of Jyvaskyla (Finland) | Leave a comment

Elderly Alcohol Abuse and the Costs of NHS Care (BBC News / Alcohol Concern)

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A new Alcohol Concern report has found that the cost of hospital admissions linked to heavy drinking among 55 to 74-year-old people in 2010-11 was over £825m. This was over ten times higher than similar figures for 16 to 24-year-olds. Nearly £2bn in total was … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, National, NHS, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged AIMS: Alcohol Intoxication Management Services (Drunk Tanks), Alcohol Attributable Fractions for England, Alcohol Attributable Mortality and Admissions, Alcohol Concern, Alcohol Harm Map (UK), Alcohol Intoxication Management Services (AIMS), Alcohol Misuse, Alcohol Misuse Services for Older People, Alcohol-Related Admissions to Hospital, Birmingham Untreated Heavy Drinkers Project, Chronic Diseases, Cost Analysis, Costs, Craig Heigold: Paramedic Team Leader at SCAS and Oxford SOS Project Lead, Drunk Tanks, Elderly Alcohol Abuse, Elderly Alcohol Misuse (NHS Costs), Emergency Admissions, General Lifestyle Survey, Hospital Episodes Statistics (HES), Local Alcohol Profiles Dataset, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Lundbeck Ltd, Map of Alcohol Harm Across England (Alcohol Concern), Mobile Units for Alcohol Abusers (Drunk Tanks), Modifiable Risk Factors, National Hangover Service (NHS), North West Public Health Observatory, Office of National Statistics (ONS), Personal Social Services Research Unit, Real Cost of Alcohol (Alcohol Concern), South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS): First Stop Service (Multi-Agency Project), South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS): SOS Service in Oxford | Leave a comment

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