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Plans for Meeting the Dementia Challenge by 2020 (DHSC)

Posted on February 24, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia 2020 (2015) involved over 50 commitments for making England the best place in the world for dementia care, research and public dementia awareness in general. Feedback was subsequently collected, during 2018, concerning developments … Continue reading →

More on the NHS Long Term Plan (DHSC / NHS England / BBC News / NAO / King’s Fund)

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The NHS Long Term Plan was released earlier this week. The plan is backed by the commitment of an extra £20.5 billion funding for the NHS per year. “The 10-year plan includes measures to prevent 150,000 heart attacks, strokes … Continue reading →

Prevention: Central to the NHS Long Term Plan (BBC News / NHS Egland)

Posted on January 6, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Early announcements concerning the NHS Long Term Plan, previously billed as the “NHS Ten Year Plan”, indicate an even greater emphasis on the prevention agenda. This will involve, among other related schemes, the provision for problem drinkers and smokers … Continue reading →

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NHS Focus Back on the Prevention Agenda (BBC News / DHSC / NHS England)

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The right public health measures and better self-care, duly implemented and resourced, might enable people to have five more years of healthy independent life by 2035. “In the UK, we are spending £97 billion of public money on treating … Continue reading →

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More on Self-Care, Patient Activation and NHS Sustainability (Health Foundation / BMJ Quality and Safety / Self Care Forum / NHS England / AMROC)

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A Health Foundation briefing explores the potential of increasing patient activation for better self-care in the management of long-term conditions (including asthma, diabetes and depression) and reducing avoidable hospital admissions. “ …patients who were most able to manage their … Continue reading →

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What’s Good For the Heart is Good For the Brain (BBC News / PHE)

Posted on June 16, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Public Health England (PHE) estimates that possibly a third of dementia cases could be improved through healthier lifestyle choices. Guidance on healthy lifestyles, to help reduce the risk of dementia, is to be given to patients via free NHS … Continue reading →

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A Growing Awareness of Lifestyle Risk Factors and Preventative Healthcare (BBC News / NHS Digital / Health Foundation)

Posted on April 7, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Awareness of lifestyle risk factors and evidence-based preventative lifestyle interventions may soon have a greater influence in medical education. “The health landscape of the UK has dramatically changed over the last 30 or 40 years and I think the … Continue reading →

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