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Chief Medical Officer’s Report: Health 2040 – Better Health Within Reach (DHSC / BBC News)

Posted on December 29, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The latest annual report from Professor Dame Sally Davies, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England expects a health revolution (sic), with a more prominent re-positioning of healthier lifestyles in society, by 2040: “The environment we live in must … Continue reading →

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The Reproducibilty Problem / Replication Crisis in Science: a Pervasive Issue in Medicine? (BBC News / Nature / Elife)

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary It has been estimated that between 65% and 90% of researchers typically fail to reproduce fellow scientists’ research results. The Reproducibility Project: Cancer Biology has raised awareness of the prevalence of this problem in biomedical science. The issues are … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, Universal Interest | Tagged BBC Radio 4 Today, BBC Radio 4: Today Programme, BBC Science and Environment News, BBC Science News, Belief and Culture, Biomedical Research, Canada, Cancer Research, Cancer Research in the UK, Center for Open Science (Charlottesville USA), Culture and Leadership, Culture Change, Culture of Impact Over Scientific Substance / Rigour (Alleged), Dame Ottoline Leyser: Director of Sainsbury Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, Dementia Research and Drug Development, Elife, Evidence Uncertainties, Learning Culture, Living With Uncertainty, Making Sense of Uncertainty, McGill University in Montreal, Nature, Replicability, Replication, Reproducibility Project: Cancer Biology, Reproducibilty, Reproducibilty Crisis (sic), Research and Innovation, Research Culture, Research Culture Good Practice, Sainsbury Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, Uncertainty, United States, University of Edinburgh, University of Virginia, University of Virginia's Centre for Open Science, USA, Wasted Resources | Leave a comment

Qualitative Research Into Spiritual Care for Persons With Dementia in Nursing Homes (BMC Nursing)

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Nurses’ and care workers’ experiences in the provision of spiritual care for people with dementia living in Norwegian nursing homes were explored, based on interviews following a phenomenological-hermeneutic approach to analysis. Participants were unsure about spiritual care in many … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Universal Interest | Tagged Being Present, BMC Nursing, Care and Compassion, Care and Support for People With Dementia in Care Homes, Care Approaches to Spirituality and Dementia, Care Homes. Nursing Homes, Care Integration, Care Workers, Care Workers' Experiences, Centre for Psychology and Religion: Innlandet Hospital Trust, Centre of Caring Research - Southern Norway: Telemark University College, Compassion in Care, Compassionate Care, Cultural Sensitivity, Department of Nursing Science: University of Oslo, Department of Nursing: Hedmark University College, Dignity and Spiritual Care, Education and Staff Training, Encouraging Independence and Social Interaction, Evidence Uncertainties, Experiences, Faculty of Health and Social Studies: Telemark University College, Faculty of Public Health: Hedmark University College, Hedmark University College, Hermeneutic Approaches, Hermeneutics, Innlandet Hospital Trust (Ottestad; Norway), Institute of Health and Society: University of Oslo, Institute of Health Sciences: Telemark University College, Institute of Nurse Education (Nesna Norway), Intuition, Meaning in Life, Meaningful Activity, Meaningful Relationships, Norway, Nursing Homes, Oslo School of Theology, Patient and Carer Experiences, Phenomenological Research, Physical Touch, Psychosocial and Spiritual Needs, Qualitative Research, Quality Statement 1: Participation in Meaningful Activity, Religion, Religiosity, Respect for Religious or Cultural Backgrounds, Responsiveness, Responsiveness and Intuition, Sensitivity in Communication, Spiritual Care for Persons With Dementia in Nursing Homes, Spiritual Care in Nursing, Spiritual Needs, Spiritual Needs of People With Dementia, Spirituality, Telemark University College, Togetherness, Uncertainty, University of Oslo, Workforce Competencies, Workforce Development | Leave a comment

Cultivating Compassion Awareness Toolkit (King’s College London)

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The “Cultivating Compassion Awareness Toolkit” has been designed to help enhance compassion in practice, mainly for care homes. It aims to raise the ability of staff to make patients, families and colleagues feel more cared for and respected. The following … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Care Pathways in Dementia, Clinical Interventions in Aging, Compassion, Compassion in Care, Compassion in Practice, Compassionate Care, Cultivating Compassion Awareness Toolkit, Culture of Compassionate Care, Dementia Care Pathway (Conceptual Exploration), Dementia Care Pathway (Definitional Ambiguities), Dementia Care Pathway (False Consensus Presumed), Dementia Care Pathway (Multiple Overlapping Meanings), Dignity, Dignity and Respect, Dignity in Dementia, European Pathway Association, Kings College London, Living With Uncertainty, LoCS (Longitudinal Care Work Study) Programme, Longitudinal Care Work Study (LoCS), Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum, Policy Institute at King’s College London, Post‐Diagnosis Support, Post‐Diagnostic Support, Safe and Compassionate Care, SCWRU: Social Care Workforce Research Unit (King’s College London), Social Care Workforce Research Unit: King’s College London, Uncertainty | Leave a comment

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