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Renewed Policy Emphasis on Social Prescribing and Arts Therapies? (DHSC / Cochrane Database / Dementia)

Posted on November 10, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Matt Hancock, Health and Social Care Secretary, takes a positive view of social prescribing, including greater use the arts and social activities as means of enhancing health and wellbeing. “…we will create a National Academy for Social Prescribing to … Continue reading →

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NHS Focus Back on the Prevention Agenda (BBC News / DHSC / NHS England)

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The right public health measures and better self-care, duly implemented and resourced, might enable people to have five more years of healthy independent life by 2035. “In the UK, we are spending £97 billion of public money on treating … Continue reading →

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Outline National Strategy for Information Technology in Health and Care (DHSC / BBC News / NHS England)

Posted on October 21, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Matt Hancock, Health and Social Care Secretary, has announced the latest vision for IT modernisation in the NHS, This will involve moving applications / data to cloud-based services, and technical standards which will allow NHS IT systems to be … Continue reading →

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Fair and Affordable Access to Medicines in the NHS (NHS England / UCL IIPP)

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Adalimumab is a medicine on which hospitals spend more than £400 million a year. The patent has now expired, allowing patients to be treated with a cheaper biosimilar, saving around £150 million per year (which can be re-directed to … Continue reading →

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Dementia Medication De-Listed in France: Untruth, Half-Truth or Paternalistic News Blackout? (BBC News / Prescrire / ADI / Inside Health)

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Early evening headlines yesterday, on BBC Radio 4 news, announced the “shocking” news that drugs for Alzheimer’s Disease / dementia had been de-listed in France. This story has not been followed-up, and appears to have been dropped quietly; although … Continue reading →

Posted in Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), Universal Interest | Tagged Adverse Drug Reactions, Adverse Effects, Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) Campaigns, Anti-Dementia Medication, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 4's Inside Health Programme, BBC Radio 4’s PM Programme, Big Pharma, Choosing Wisely, Conflict of Interests, Conflicts of Interest, Deprescribing, Donepezil, Drug Efficacy, Drug Side-Effects, Drugs Alleged to Raise False Hopes (Speculative Construct), Formindep: Non-Profit Organisation Promoting Independence From Industry Influence, France, France's National Authority for Health (HAS), French Ministry of Health and Solidarity, French National Dementia Guidelines, Galantamine, Harms of Too Much Medicine, Memantine, Ministry of Health and Solidarity (France), Over-Treatment, Paola Barbarino: Alzheimer’s Disease International, Prescrire in English [the Prescriber] / Rev. Prescrire, Reducing Waste in Dementia Care, Reducing Waste in the NHS, Rivastigmine, Serge Gauthier: ADI’s Medical and Scientific Advisory Panel (MSAP), Too Much Medicine | Leave a comment

Progress Towards Achieving Better Value / Reducing Waste in the NHS (King’s Fund / NHS Providers)

Posted on October 6, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A King’s Fund report investigates recent work on the value agenda, i.e. efforts aimed at reducing unnecessary costs while maintaining or improving the quality of care. This is based mostly on experience at three diverse NHS acute hospital trusts: … Continue reading →

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More on Self-Care, Patient Activation and NHS Sustainability (Health Foundation / BMJ Quality and Safety / Self Care Forum / NHS England / AMROC)

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A Health Foundation briefing explores the potential of increasing patient activation for better self-care in the management of long-term conditions (including asthma, diabetes and depression) and reducing avoidable hospital admissions. “ …patients who were most able to manage their … Continue reading →

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