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Refusal and Resistance to Care in People With Dementia in Acute Hospitals (Patient Experience Library / NIHR / International Journal of Nursing Studies)

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Patients with dementia often have a poor experience of care in hospitals. Some hospitals are better than others, almost certainly, thanks to improvements in dementia-friendly hospital care, appropriate staff training and dementia awareness raising; however certain problems may persist … Continue reading →

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CQC Interim Report on Restrictive Interventions in Mental Health, Learning Disabilities or Autism Care Institutions (BBC News / CQC / DHSC / NHS England / Children’s Commissioner / HQIP)

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has released an interim report on the persistence of restraint, seclusion and segregation in the care of people with a mental health problems, learning disabilities and / or autism. Full Text Link Reference Triggle, … Continue reading →

The Estimated Health Impact of Poor Diets (BBC News / Lancet / NHS Digital)

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Poor diet has been estimated to be a bigger killer than smoking. Malnutrition (resulting from poor quality diets) may play a role in one in five premature deaths world-wide; an estimated 11 million people. The most dangerous diets contain: … Continue reading →

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Pan-Neurological Statistics for England (Neurological Alliance)

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

Summary The Neurological Alliance’s latest report provides a round-up of estimates for the prevalence of a range of neurological disorders. There are about 14.7 million neurological cases (one in six people) in the UK, and yet: “ …the NHS Long … Continue reading →

Difficult Reflections on Certain Aspects of the NHS: Be Prepared to Look-Away Now (BBC News)

Posted on June 23, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary You don’t want to know: Full Text Link Reference Gosport hospital deaths: prescribed painkillers ‘shortened 456 lives’. London: BBC Health News, June 20th 2018. You don’t want to know: Full Text Link Reference Triggle, N. (2018). Shipman, Bristol, Stafford, … Continue reading →

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Ten Portions of Fruit and Veg a Day? (BBC News / International Journal of Epidemiology / Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience)

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Forget five portions of fruit and veg per day? Forget seven portions a day? Research by Imperial College London suggests that consuming ten portions a day could be more beneficial and help prevent 7.8 million premature deaths every year. … Continue reading →

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More Transparency Enforced in NHS Hospital Trusts (BBC News / CQC)

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

Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC)’s final report on how NHS trusts review and investigate unexpected mortality in hospital patients in England concludes that a culture of learning from avoidable patient deaths has not been given sufficient priority, either nationally … Continue reading →

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Ten Portions of Fruit and Veg a Day? (BBC News / International Journal of Epidemiology / Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience)

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