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Future Director of the UK Dementia Research Institute (MRC / Guardian / JAMA Neurology)

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Professor Bart De Strooper has been appointed as the Director of the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI). Prof. De Strooper currently leads the Laboratory for the Research of Neurodegenerative Diseases at the University of Leuven and is scientific … Continue reading →

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Challenges in the Creation of a Seven-Day NHS: Leaked Update (BBC News)

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A confidential Department of Health review of government plans for a seven-day NHS in England, “leaked” to the Guardian newspaper and Channel 4 News, identifies 13 potential risks; including concerns over staff-shortages, workforce overload and the general lack of … Continue reading →

NHS England Publishes Official Mazars Report into Southern Health NHSFT (BBC News / Mazars / NHS England / NHS Improvement / CQC)

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England has released the independent report by Mazars (an early copy of which was leaked a week before) concerning the deaths of people with learning disabilities or mental health problems at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust. “The report … Continue reading →

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Definitive and Comprehensive List of Dementia-Related Internet Sites: Updated (CILIP / HLG)

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The CILIP Health Libraries Group (HLG) has released an updated list of dementia-related websites, whether based in the UK or internationally. This latest update strives to supply a definitive and complete list of trustworthy and authoritative online information sources. … Continue reading →

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UK Stroke and Dementia Research: Under-Funding Persists (BMJ Open / Guardian)

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The levels of research funding upon cancer, coronary heart disease (CHD), dementia and stroke were compared, in relation to burden of each of these diseases in terms of their prevalence, disability adjusted life years and economic burden. This analysis … Continue reading →

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NHS Model(s) of Care Essential for Ageing Population (NHS England / Guardian)

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS England’s National Medical Director, has written about the NHS needing a revised model of care to meet rising demands for treatment from an ageing population. The existing model of delivery and service, involving an … Continue reading →

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NHS Funding Shortage Forecast: Debate Proposed (BBC News / Times / House of Commons Health Select Committee / Nuffield Trust / Independent)

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

Summary Nine influential signatories to a letter published in the Times have asked for a national debate on how the NHS in England is funded. The authors of this letter assert that challenges from an ageing and growing population, plus … Continue reading →

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