-
Recent Posts
- Dementia-Friendly Communities Provision, Viewed as a Social Determinant of Health (JGCR / NHS England / WHO)
- International Perspectives on the Possible Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown on Abuse of the Elderly (JGCR / American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry / JAGS)
- Updates Relating to the Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention, and Care (Lancet / Alzheimer’s Research and Therapy / Alzheimer’s and Dementia)
- A Brief Review of How the COVID-19 Pandemic Relates to Elderly Care and Research (JGCR)
- Some Speculated / Potential Benefits of COVID-19 (JGCR / BBC Radio 4’s Rethink / BGS)
Archives
- September 2020
- August 2020
- June 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
Categories
- Antipsychotics
- Assistive Technology
- Charitable Bodies
- Commissioning
- Delirium
- Depression
- Enhancing the Healing Environment
- Falls
- Falls Prevention
- Guidelines
- Hip Fractures
- Housing
- Hypertension
- In the News
- Integrated Care
- International
- Local Interest
- Mental Health
- Models of Dementia Care
- National
- ADASS
- All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Dementia
- BSI
- CQC: Care Quality Commission
- Department of Health
- Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
- Health Education England (HEE)
- Housing LIN
- MAGDR
- Mental Health Foundation
- Mental Health Network (NHS Confederation)
- MHP Health Mandate
- National Audit Office
- National Voices
- NEoLCIN
- NEoLCP
- NHS
- NHS Alliance
- NHS Confederation
- NHS Employers
- NHS England
- NHS Evidence
- NHS Improvement
- NICE Guidelines
- NIHR
- NIHRSDO
- Northern Ireland
- Patients Association
- Public Health England
- RCN
- Royal College of Physicians
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- SCIE
- Scotland
- UK
- UK NSC
- Wales
- Non-Pharmacological Treatments
- Nutrition
- Pain
- Parkinson's Disease
- Patient Care Pathway
- Person-Centred Care
- Personalisation
- Pharmacological Treatments
- Proposed for Next Newsletter
- Quick Insights
- Standards
- Statistics
- Stroke
- Systematic Reviews
- Telecare
- Telehealth
- Universal Interest
Google Translate (100+ Languages)
Tag Archives: NHS Evidence
Updated Compendium of Patient Information on Parkinson’s Disease (Michael J. Fox Foundation / Parkinson’s UK)
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
Dementia Tsar Shines Light on Cognitive Stimulation Therapy for People with Dementia (Department of Health, Dementia)
[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)
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
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Mental Health, National, NHS Evidence, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Pharmacological Treatments, Physiotherapy, Standards, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest
Tagged Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia, Annual Evidence Update 2008, Burden on Caregivers, Care Standards, Driving in Dementia, NHS Evidence, Practice, Rehabilitation, Wandering in Dementia
Leave a comment
Non-Pharmacological Treatments (NHS Evidence, Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Annual Evidence Update 2008)
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, NHS Evidence, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Physiotherapy, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest
Tagged Acupuncture, Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia, Annual Evidence Update 2008, Aromatherapy, Creative Therapy, Herbal Medicine, Motor Interventions, NHS Evidence, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Nutritional Supplements, Psychological Interventions
Leave a comment
Evidence on Other Dementias (NHS Evidence, Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Annual Evidence Update 2008)
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
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), National, NHS Evidence, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Pharmacological Treatments, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest
Tagged Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia, Annual Evidence Update 2008, Diagnosis and Screening: Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Diagnosis and Screening: Frontotemporal Dementia, Frontotemporal Dementia, NHS Evidence, Non-Pharmacological Treatments: Vascular Dementia, Other Dementias, Pharmacological treatments: Vascular Dementia, Vascular Dementia
Leave a comment
Definitions, Diagnosis and Screening (NHS Evidence, Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Annual Evidence Update 2008)
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 … Continue reading
Risk Factors and Aetiology (NHS Evidence, Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Annual Evidence Update 2008)
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), National, NHS Evidence, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest
Tagged Aetiology, Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia, Annual Evidence Update 2008, ApoE and Genetics of Alzheimer's Disease, Genetics of Alzheimer's Disease, Hormone Replacement Therapy, HRT, MCI, Mild Cognitive Impairment, NHS Evidence, Obesity, Occupational Exposure, Risk Factors, Smoking, Vascular and Lifestyle Factors
Leave a comment
Pharmacological Treatments (NHS Evidence, Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Annual Evidence Update 2008)
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Antipsychotics, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), National, NHS Evidence, Pharmacological Treatments, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest
Tagged Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia, Annual Evidence Update 2008, ChEIs, Cholinesterase Inhibitors, Memantine, NHS Evidence, Pharmacological Treatments
Leave a comment
