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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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Unhealthy Lifestyles In Middle-Aged Adults (BBC News / PHE / NHS Digital / Neurology)

Posted on December 30, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A Public Health England (PHE) report indicates that middle-aged people in England are increasingly likely to experience health problems such as diabetes and dementia in later life as a result of their unhealthy lifestyles today. Data from the latest … Continue reading →

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Quality Improvement Metrics: a New System For Measuring Whole System Performance (IHI)

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Analysts at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) in the United States have developed an improved set of measures by which to assess the performance of health care organisations and health care systems. Their “Whole System Measures 2.0 (WSM … Continue reading →

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Cognitive Health In Older Adults: Changing Unhealthy Lifestyles and Reducing Risk Factors (PHE)

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Public Health England (PHE) and the Cambridge Institute of Public Health have produced a summary of reviews which offer evidence to support the commissioning of interventions concerning a range of modifiable lifestyle risk factors / unhealthy behaviours in older … Continue reading →

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Realising the Value Programme (NHS England / Dementia / Australian Journal of Dementia Care)

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The NHS Five Year Forward View requires more support for people with long term conditions, enabling them to manage their own health. The NHS England “Realising the Value Programme” is about putting such plans into action. “NHS England is … Continue reading →

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NHS England’s Realising the Value Programme for Patient and Community Empowerment (NHS England)

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The “Realising the Value Programme” allows NHS England to award grants of up to £500,000 to charities and not for profit organisations (or consortia) to identify and / or implement evidence-based approaches to self-care. Initiatives involving the commissioning and … Continue reading →

Roles of US Hospitals in Building a Culture of Health (HPOE / HRET)

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This American Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence (HPOE) / Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) report explores the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s vision of how to promote a “culture of health” and how hospitals in the USA might contribute … Continue reading →

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NHS Choices Guide to Long-Term Conditions and Self-Care (NHS Choices)

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS Choices has produced an online guide about self-care for people living with long-term conditions. This guide offers legal, financial and health-related advice and practical information. There is a self-assessment tool to help as a starting pointer. The main … Continue reading →

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Wellbeing and Health Policy (Department of Health)

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Department of Health has produced presentation slides and a set of short documents reviewing the evidence about: (i) the value and importance of wellbeing for health (mental and physical) throughout an individual’s life-course, and (ii) exploring the implications for … Continue reading →

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Exercise Programs for People With Dementia (BBC News / Cochrane Review)

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent Cochrane systematic review of eight exercise trials, involving over 300 patients living at home or in care, indicates that exercise for people with dementia can help to improve thinking abilities and functioning in activities of daily living … Continue reading →

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