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More on the Healthy Lives Strategy (Health Foundation)

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A further report from the Health Foundation adopts a characteristically “blue-sky thinking” approach to tackling population health improvement. This report argues for a more ambitious, “whole-government” approach to long-term investment prioritising the nation’s health (as opposed to isolated reactive, … Continue reading →

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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Health Benefits From Muscle and Bone Strengthening Exercises and Balance Activity (BBC News / PHE / Centre for Ageing Better / NHS England)

Posted on July 8, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A review commissioned by Public Health England and the Centre for Ageing Better indicates that muscle and bone strengthening, and balance activities, bring health benefits for adults of all ages, including older adults. Poor muscle strength increases the risk … Continue reading →

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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Primary Care Home: a New Model of Primary Care (NAPC / Nuffield Trust / SCIE / PA Consulting Group)

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The National Association of Primary Care (NAPC) has recently proposed an alternative model pf primary care, which is intended to realign primary care resources around the health and social needs of local communities. It involves “primary, community, mental, social … Continue reading →

Early Research on Stress and Social Disadvantage as Potential Risk Factors (BBC News / AAIC)

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Early research findings presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in London suggest that stressful life events, and more generally the chronic stress of enduring social deprivation life-long, may age the brain. The researchers claim that extremely stressful experiences … 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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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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Public Awareness of the Risk Factors for Dementia (PHE / NatCen / Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A survey commissioned by Public Health England (PHE) has identified patchy levels of awareness concerning the “known” dementia risk factors. Most British people, it appears, are able to identify at least one risk factor for increased risk of developing … Continue reading →

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