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New Cancer Drugs Often Bestow Little Benefit Regarding Survival or Wellbeing (NHS Choices / BMJ)

Posted on October 15, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A quotation from the authors’ abstract may say it all: “This systematic evaluation of oncology approvals by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in 2009-13 shows that most drugs entered the market without evidence of benefit on survival or quality … Continue reading →

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Heading Footballs Associated With Dementia / CTE ? (BBC News / Acta Neuropathologica / NHS Choices)

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Further evidence has emerged concerning a potential association between the practice of heading footballs and a heightened risk of long-term brain damage. This research is based on examination of the brains of small numbers of (mostly) professional footballers who … Continue reading →

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Dehydration Prevalence in Patients Admitted to Hospitals From Care Homes (Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine / NHS Choices)

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Research appearing in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine implies there is evidence, derived from patients admitted to hospital from care homes, that care home residents are commonly prone to dehydration and hypernatraemia. Patients admitted from care … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Nutrition, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust, Barnet and Chase Farm NHS Trust (London), Bazian, Behind the Headlines, Care Home Culture, Care Home Leadership, Care Home Regulation, Care Home Residents, Care Homes, Care Homes Wellbeing, Christchurch College: University of Oxford, Dehydration, Dehydration in Frail Older People, Dehydration in Patients Admitted to Hospitals From Care Homes, Dehydration-Related Deaths, Dementia Care in Care Homes, DRIE: Dehydration Recognition In Our Elders, ECOHOST, ECOHOST: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Hospital Mortality, Hydration, Hypernatraemia, Hypernatraemia and Care Homes, Hypernatraemia and In-Hospital Mortality, Hypernatraemia on Hospital Admission, In-Hospital Mortality, Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, JRSM, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Nutrition and Hydration, Older People Living in Care Homes, Patients Admitted to Hospitals From Care Homes, Plasma Sodium Levels, Prevalence of Dehydration in Patients Admitted to Hospitals From Care Homes, Sally Warren: Deputy Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care in London, Sally Warren: Public Health England, University of Oxford, Variation in Dehydration Levels Linked to Care Homes, Wellcome Trust Investigator Award | Leave a comment

Chief Medical Officer’s Second Public Health Surveillance Report (Department of Health / BBC News)

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Chief Medical Officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies’s second surveillance report offers a broad review of England’s public health. This second surveillance volume, “Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer, Surveillance Volume, 2012: On the State of the Public’s … Continue reading →

Cold Weather Plan for England 2013 (BBC News / PHE)

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Public Health England (PHE) has urged people to keep their homes well heated this winter. Living rooms should be 21C (70F) and other home areas 18C (65F) to avoid potentially fatal health problems. Read more: BBC News: Campaigners urge David Cameron … Continue reading →

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Hip Fracture Treatment 2001 to 2011 (QualityWatch / Health Foundation / Nuffield Trust)

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This QualityWatch Focus On report (with the Health Foundation and the Nuffield Trust) examines the quality of care, and outcomes, of treatment for hip fracture in the NHS. It covers the 10 years (2001 to 2011) of hospital inpatient activity data. … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), Hip Fractures, National, NHS, Nuffield Trust, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Age and Ageing, Ageing, Avoidable Mortality, CLOSER, Emergency Readmissions Following Hip Fracture, Emergency Readmissions to Hospital, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Fractured Neck of Femur, Fragility Hip Fractures, Health Foundation, Hip Fracture and Hospital Admissions, Hip Fracture Prevention, Hip Fracture Treatment, Hip Fractures, Incidence of Hip Fracture, Independent Scrutiny by Non-Statutory Bodies (QualityWatch), Length of Stay (LoS), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Mortality Rates, NHS Quality, Prevalence of Hip Fracture, Primary Hip Fracture Prevention, QualityWatch, QualityWatch Advisory Group, QualityWatch Focus On Reports, QualityWatch Indicators, QualityWatch: Independent Scrutiny by Non-Statutory Bodies, Secondary Hip Fracture Prevention, Social Epidemiology | Leave a comment

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