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Historic Reduction in the Use of Antipsychotics for BPSD in UK General Practice? (Drug Safety)

Posted on August 23, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Data from 111,346 patients with dementia but without a concomitant diagnosis of psychosis indicates that prescribing of certain categories of antipsychotic drugs did reduce from 8.9% in 2001 to 1.4% in 2014. At face value, this reduction in inappropriate … Continue reading →

Immovable Antipsychotic Prescribing Practices in Care Homes? (BMJ Open)

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

Summary Incredible as it may seem, and contrary to years of high-level campaigning plus the circulation of awareness raising reports and guidelines, antipsychotic prescribing in long-term residential care in England did not, in fact, decline measurably during the four years … Continue reading →

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Medical Research Council: Some Success Stories (MRC)

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Medical Research Council (MRC) has released a collection of summaries about UK research achievements across a number of fields. In the area of research into dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases, MRC research is reported to have influenced the … Continue reading →

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Updated Official Statistics on Dementia Prevalence and Improvements to Dementia Diagnosis, Care and Research (House of Commons Library)

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This recently updated House of Commons Library briefing paper summarises the government’s, the NHS’s and other statutory bodies’ work to improve dementia diagnosis, care and support and research. This document presents statistics and maps on rates (and the expected … Continue reading →

Dementia Today and Tomorrow (Deloitte / Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This report, from the Deloitte UK Centre for Health Solutions in collaboration with the Alzheimer’s Society, summarises the emerging consensus and outcomes developed from a series of events and initiatives which aimed to collect the views of people interested … Continue reading →

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Outline of Government’s Work to Improve Dementia Diagnosis, Care and Research 2015 (House of Commons Library)

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Coinciding with publication of the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia 2020, this House of Commons Library Standard Note discusses the Government’s objectives for the next five years, in relation to Government’s, NHS’s and other statutory bodies’ efforts to improve … Continue reading →

Dementia Diagnosis Rates in England: March 2015 Target Date Approaches (BBC News / HSCIC)

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Data on dementia diagnosis rates from April 2014 to January 2015 have been published, in support of the Dementia Strategy (2009) and David Cameron’s Dementia Challenge. NHS England is committed to increasing dementia diagnosis rates in England by March … Continue reading →

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