Tag Archives: NHS Evidence

Updated Compendium of Patient Information on Parkinson’s Disease (Michael J. Fox Foundation / Parkinson’s UK)

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary It is two years since the previous version of this collection, and some significant new patient guides have come to light, from both the USA and the UK. The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research offers an interesting … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Parkinson's Disease, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Advice and Information, Amantadine, Anticholinergic Drugs, Anticholinergics, Carbidopa, Caregiving (Carers), Carer's Allowance, Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Parkinson’s Disease, Decarboxylase Inhibitor, Deep Brain Stimulation, Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease, Diet and Parkinson's Disease, Dopamine Agonists, Dopamine Releaser / Antiglutamatergic Medication, Drug Treatments for Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK, Incontinence, Information and Advice Services, Information and Signposting Services, Information Needs of Carers, Information Needs of Patients, Living Well With Parkinson's Disease, Local Group Finance Guide: Parkinson’s UK, MAO-B Inhibitors, Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, Navigating Parkinson's Disease, NHS Evidence, Nocturia, Orthostatic Hypotension, Parkinson's Disease Psychosis, Parkinson’s 360º: Michael J. Fox Foundation, Parkinson’s Disease Dementia, Parkinson’s Disease Medications, Parkinson’s Disease: Complementary and Alternative Therapies, Parkinson’s Disease: Motor Medications and Associated Complications in Early - Middle Years, Parkinson’s Disease: Motor Medications and Associated Complications in Middle - Advancing Years, Parkinson’s Disease: Non-Motor Medications, Parkinson’s UK, Parkinson’s UK (Parkinsons Disease Society), Parkinsonian Symptoms, Participation in Research, Patient Involvement in Research, Public Participation in Research, Real Talk for Patients and Families (Michael J. Fox Foundation), Signposting, Signposting Patient Information, Signposting Services and Knowledge, Signposting to Sources of Practical Help, Tremor and Parkinson's Disease, Tremor and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.94, Urinary Incontinence in Neurological Disease, USA, Using Computers and the Internet : Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No. FS60, Voices of People Living With Parkinson's Disease | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Age UK, Alzheimer's Research Trust, Alzheimer's Society, Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), Alzheimer’s Research UK, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, Department of Health, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Mental Health Foundation, Models of Dementia Care, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Quick Insights, RCN, Royal College of Psychiatrists, SCIE, Scotland, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Alzheimer Scotland, Alzheimer's Society, AT Dementia, Books on Prescription, CILIP Health Libraries Group, CILIP Health Libraries Group Newsletter, Clinical Knowledge Summaries: Dementia, Dementia Action Alliance (DAA), Dementia Centre: University of Stirling, Dementia Friends, Dementia Friends Programme, Dementia Gateway, Dementia Institute: Bournemouth University, Dementia Research Centre: National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Dementia Research Centre: University College London, Dementia Service Development Centre: University of Stirling, Dementia Services Development Centre (University of Stirling), Dementia-Related Information Resources, Dementia-Related Internet Sites, Dementia-Related Websites, Dementias Platform UK, Dementias Platform UK (DPUK), Dementias Platform UK: MRC, Department of Health Dementia Challenge, DPUK: Dementias Platform UK, Genes and Disease: The Nervous System, Guardian, Health Information, Health Libraries Group (HLG), Join Dementia Research, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Keith Nockels: Librarian at University of Leicester (HLG), MedGen (NLM Portal), National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery: UCL Institute of Neurology, NCBI Bookshelf, Neurosurgic, NHNN: National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, NHS Evidence, NICE: Dementia Guide, NIHR Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia, OMIM: Genetic Testing Registry and Gene Reviews, Royal College of Nursing: Dementia, SCIE Dementia Gateway, Scottish Dementia Working Group, Skills for Care, University of California San Francisco: Memory and Aging Center, University of Stirling's Dementia Services Development Centre | Leave a comment

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

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The CILIP Health Libraries Group has produced a comprehensive and definitive list of dementia-related websites based in the UK and internationally. Full Text Link Reference Ryder, J. (2014). Internet sites of interest: Dementia. London: CILIP Health Libraries Group Newsletter, March … Continue reading →

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Dementia Tsar Shines Light on Cognitive Stimulation Therapy for People with Dementia (Department of Health, Dementia)

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 1, August 2012]. Summary Professor Alistair Burns (National Clinical Dementia Director, Department of Health) recently drew attention to a Cochrane review into the benefits … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS Evidence, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged ADI, Antipsychotics, Bangor University, Behavioural Alternatives to Antipsychotic Drugs, CHAT: Cognitive Help and Therapy, Cognitive Help and Therapy (CHAT), Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), Early Interventions, Eyes on Evidence (NHS Evidence), Matrix Evidence, NHS Evidence, NHS Evidence’s Eyes on Evidence, NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, Professor Alistair Burns, Professor Martin Orrell, University College London (UCL), World Alzheimer Report 2011 | Leave a comment

Rehabilitation, Practice and Care Standards (NHS Evidence, Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Annual Evidence Update 2008)

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Abstract The 2008 Annual Evidence Update (AEU), produced by NHS Evidence, gives an overview of the most important evidence published during the period Spring 2007 – Summer 2008. This section of the AEU is aimed at clinicians in primary care or general … Continue reading →