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Trends in Life Expectancy: International Comparisons (BBC / Lancet)

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Researchers at Imperial College London and the World Health Organization (WHO) have analysed lifespan projections in 35 industrialised countries, partly with a view to informing the debate(s) regarding future challenges for pensions and elderly health and social care. They … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, International, National, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Ageing Population, Ageing Research, Ageing Society, Australia, Austria, Bayesian Models, BBC Health News, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics: Imperial College London, Department of Information Evidence and Research: World Health Organization, Department of Mathematics Physics and Electrical Engineering: Northumbria University, Female Life Expectancy, Finland, France, Future Life Expectancy in Industrialised Countries, Germany, Greece, Health Inequalities, Healthy Life Expectancy, Hungary, Imperial College London, Inequalities in Life Expectancy, Inequality in Healthy Life Expectancy, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation: University of Washington, International Comparisons, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lancet, Life Expectancy, Life Expectancy Gaps, Life Expectancy in the European Union, Life Expectancy of Older People, Life Expectancy Projections, Macedonia, Male Life Expectancy, Mexico, MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health: Imperial College London, Netherlands, New Zealand, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumbria University, Norway, Office for National Statistics (ONS), Poland, Portugal, Professor Sir Michael Marmot, Reducing Health Inequalities, Romania, School of Public Health: Imperial College London, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trends in Life Expectancy at Older Ages, UK Medical Research Council, United States, University of Washington, US Environmental Protection Agency, USA, WHO Collaborating Centre on NCD Surveillance and Epidemiology: Imperial College London, World Health Organization (Geneva), World Health Organization (WHO) | Leave a comment

Healthcare Pathways For People Living With Dementia: World Alzheimer Report 2016 (Alzheimer’s Disease International)

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The World Alzheimer Report 2016, entitled “Improving healthcare for people living with dementia” reviews evidence on aspects of healthcare for people with dementia and suggests how improvements and efficiency savings can be made. The authors are against over-specialization of … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged 10/66 Dementia Research Group, Access to Palliative Care, ADI’s World Alzheimer Reports, Advance Care Planning (ACP), Ageing Population, Ageing Society, Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), Alzheimer’s Disease International’s 10/66 Dementia Research Group, Benefits of Case Management, Better Policies for People with Dementia, Canada, Canadian Centre for Family Medicine Family Health Team (CCFM-FHT) Ontario Memory Clinic, Canadian Comfort Care Booklet, Canadian Comfort Care Principles, Canadian Mild Dementia Knowledge Transfer Toolkit, Care Coordination / Case Management Approaches For People With Dementia Living at Home, Care Coordination and Navigation, Case Management for Dementia, Challenges of Living with Dementia, China, Clinical Practice Guidelines and Care Pathways for People with Dementia Living in the Community (Queensland University of Technology), Community Care, Community Care Services, Community-Based Care, Community-Based Care for People With Dementia, Cost Implications of Dementia Healthcare Pathways, Counter-Factual Service Modelling, Dedicated Care Coordination, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care Pathways, Dementia Healthcare Pathways, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support, Dementia Research Priorities For Healthcare Sector (WHO Research Prioritization Exercise), Dementia Risk Reduction, Dementia Risk Reduction and Prevention, Dementia: Prevalence and Detection, Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease, European Association for Palliative Care White Paper, Global Action Against Dementia, Global Burden of Dementia, Global Context, Global Costs of Dementia, Global Dementia Crisis, Global Dementia Crisis: Adaptations to Services, Global Dementia Crisis: Re-Balancing of Funding For Services, Global Dementia Crisis: Re-Balancing of Services, Global Health, Global Observatory for Ageing and Dementia Care, Global Observatory for Ageing and Dementia Care: King’s College London, Global Outlook, Health Service and Population Research Department: King’s College London, Improving Healthcare For People Living With Dementia: World Alzheimer Report 2016, Improving Outcomes for People Living With Dementia, Indonesia, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integration of Primary Secondary and Community Care, King’s College London, Living with Dementia, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), LSE's Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU), Managing Comorbidity and Complexity, Mexico, Palliative Care, Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU), Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU): London School of Economics and Political Science, Primary Care, Professor Martin Knapp: Director of the Personal Social Services Research Unit at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), PSSRU at London School of Economics and Political Science, Queensland University of Technology Clinical Practice Guidelines and Care Pathways for People with Dementia Living in the Community, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Task-Sharing, Task-Shifting, Typical Duration of Care Inputs Across the Care Pathway, Typical Intensity / Frequency of Care Inputs Across the Care Pathway, World Alzheimer Report 2016, World Health Organization Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) Evidence Based Guidelines | Leave a comment

World Alzheimer’s Day and World Alzheimer’s Month 2016 (Alzheimer’s Disease International)

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Information is available from Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) concerning World Alzheimer’s Month (September); and World Alzheimer’s Day 2016, on September 21st 2016. The theme for this year’s World Alzheimer’s Month campaign is “Remember Me”. World Alzheimer’s Month is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), Charitable Bodies, In the News, International, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Scotland, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged 20000 Reasons Campaign (Alzheimer's Society: Northern Ireland), 45000 Reasons Campaign (Alzheimer's Society: Wales), Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Awareness, Awareness Campaigns, Awareness Raising, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Carey Mulligan, Carey Mulligan: UK Global Dementia Friends Ambassador, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dementia Awareness Campaigns, Dementia Awareness Raising, Dementia Friends, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Global Outlook, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong SAR, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Macau (SAR China), Macau SAR, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, PR China, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, St Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, TADA Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela, World Alzheimer's Month 2016 (Remember Me), World Alzheimer’s Day 2016, World Alzheimer’s Month 2016, Zimbabwe | Leave a comment

Quality of Death Index: UK End-Of-Life Care Second To None? (BBC News / EIU / NHS England / CQC / National Palliative and End of Life Care Partnership)

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A comparative study of palliative care across 80 countries by the Economist Intelligence Unit has declared that end-of-life care in the UK can be ranked the best in the world. The UK was ranked first due to comprehensive national … Continue reading →

Anaemia a Risk Factor for Dementia? (NHS Choices / Neurology)

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This NHS Choices “Behind the Headlines” critical appraisal of recent research featuring in the news is about whether anaemia in older adults is a potential risk factor for dementia and how to interpret the association discovered between anaemia, poor health and dementia. The study … Continue reading →

Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Universal Interest | Tagged Aging and Body Composition (Health ABC) Study, Ajou University School of Medicine, American Health Assistance Foundation, Anaemia, Behind the Headlines, Critical Appraisals, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine: University of Washington, Department of Preventive Medicine: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Graduate School of Public Health: University of Pittsburgh, Health ABC Study, Health Aging and Body Composition Study, Iron Deficiency, Modifiable Risk Factors, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Neurology, Republic of Korea, Risk Factors, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, South Korea, University of California, University of Pittsburgh, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, University of Washington, US Health, US National Institute of Aging | Leave a comment

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