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Lower Than Expected Take-Up of NHS Health Check (BBC News / NHS England)

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Persons aged between 40 and 74 are eligible for a free NHS Health Check, with a view to early identification and / or prevention of hypertension, type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease etc. In practice, statistics show that roughly 7.15 … Continue reading →

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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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Inequalities in Health and Care of People With Learning Disabilities (BBC News / NHS Digital)

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS Digital’s report on the health and care of people with learning disabilities, based on information from over half of GP practices in England between 2014 and 2016, has identified continuing health inequalities in terms of differences in the … Continue reading →

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Latest Public Health England Strategic Plan (PHE)

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Public Health England (PHE) has released an outline plan for protecting / improving public health and reducing health inequalities in England over the next 4 years. Relatively short and snappy in style, with infographics. Some specific points, chosen at … Continue reading →

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NHS Health Checks in England: Evaluation of First Four Years (NHS England / BMJ Open)

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The first major evaluation of four years work from the NHS Health Check service in England reports that among the 1.68 million people eligible, 214,295 attended between 2009-12; identifying 7,844 new cases of hypertension (38 cases identified per 1000 … Continue reading →

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NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme: NHS DPP (BBC News / PHE / NHS England)

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The latest estimates from Public Health England (PHE) indicate that up to five million people in England could be at risk of developing type-2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes (which is related to obesity and diet) costs the NHS between … Continue reading →

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Incentivised GP Health Checks for Adults With Intellectual Disability (BBC News / Lancet Psychiatry)

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

Summary The scheme encouraging GPs to offer annual health checks to patients with learning disabilities has been found to improve the early detection of problems and unmet needs. Full Text Link Reference Learning disability GP health checks ‘show results’. London: … Continue reading →

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