Dying well with dementia
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New research published by Alzheimer’s Society, ‘My Life Until The End: Dying Well With Dementia’, calls for greater awareness of the importance of talking about death and dying.
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Category Archives: Research
UK drives international research on dementia
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As part of the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia, the government recently held an event to showcase the UK’s research facilities and explore how to drive forward international research on dementia. Read more »
South West memory services peer review
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This report shares the findings from the peer review of memory assessment services which took place in the South West at the start of 2012. It highlights for Clinical Commissioning Groups and their local partners innovation, learning, and opportunities for improvement across the diagnosis pathway. Read more »
Telehealth implementation toolkit
The ‘Ready Steady Go telehealth implementation toolkit’ provides a framework for organisations to develop a supportive environment in which telehealth can flourish. Read more »
Clive Ballard discusses dementia research
In this audio clip, Professor Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia, speaks to Clive Ballard, Director of Research at the Alzheimer’s Society, about the current focus on dementia research. Read more »
Professor Alistair Burns discusses the Prime Minister’s challenge on dementia
In this video blog Professor Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia talks about the key aspects of the Prime Minister’s challenge on dementia: driving improvements in health and care, creating dementia friendly communities, and improvements in research. Read more »
Review of end of life care research methods
This review provides an overview of the range of research methods that have been commonly used in end of life care research and their relevance for social care. Read more »
Evidence to support nurse care rounds
A briefing, published by the National Nursing Research Unit at King’s College London, examines different approaches to and the evidence to support intentional rounding, often referred to as nurse ‘care rounds’ in the UK. Read more »
Advance care planning for the end of life
The National Institute for Health Research has announced a new study into the initiation of advance care planning (ACP) for those entering end of life care. Read more »
Alzheimer’s Disease International 2012 conference presentations
The Presentations from the 27th International Conference of Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) are now available via the ADI website. Read more »
Dementia: a worldwide public health priority
The report, published by the World Health Organisation and Alzheimer’s Disease International, calls on countries to promote a dementia friendly society, improve attitudes to and understanding of dementia, invest in health and social systems and increase dementia research. Read more »
Prime Minister’s challenge on dementia
The Prime Minister has set out his dementia challenge to society, the medical profession, business and Government, alongside the Alzheimer’s Society publishing their report Dementia 2012: A national challenge. The government will focus on improving the areas that matter most for dementia: awareness, quality care and research. Read more »
The End of Life Care in Advanced Dementia project
This 3 year project based in a 120-bedded Jewish Care nursing home offered extra training and support for care home staff looking after residents with advanced dementia. Read more »
Dignity counts when caring for older people
Older people feel that their health problems pose a challenge to their sense of independence, dignity and identity and sometimes the health care they are given makes things worse. According to research funded by UK Research Council’s New Dynamics of Ageing programme (NDA), healthcare providers must avoid taking a ‘blanket view’ of how to help older people cope with the ageing process. Read more »
Research links online patient feedback and hospital performance
Independent research linking patient feedback left on the NHS Choices website and objective measures of hospital performance has been published by Imperial College London. Better-rated hospitals tend to have lower death rates and lower readmission rates. Hospitals rated as cleaner by patients have also been found to have lower MRSA rates. Read more »