News
Are You Communicating Effectively with Older Adults?
August 2017
Do you want to communicate health messages to an older adult audience? Whether you’re developing print or online information, broadcast media or delivering a health presentation, this web site is...
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End of Life Care Strategy Second Annual Report
August 2017
In July 2008 the Department of Health (England) published the End of Life Care Strategy - promoting high quality care for all adults at the end of life. The second annual report sets out the...
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Inappropriate Prescribing - First, Do No Harm?
July 2017
Inappropriate prescribing (IP) in older patients is highly prevalent and is associated with an increased risk of adverse drug events (ADEs), morbidity, mortality and healthcare utilisation....
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Guidance On Nominating A Consultee For Research Involving Adults Who Lack Capacity To Consent
June 2017
Draft guidance has been published on how to identify an appropriate consultee for the purposes of section 32 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005. The guidance indicates how researchers should go about...
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Guidelines for management of the hot swollen joint in adults
June 2017
Hot swollen joint is a common condition and has a wide differential diagnosis. The most serious is septic arthritis, but other underlying diagnoses include crystal arthritis, reactive arthritis and...
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Safe, compassionate care for frail older people using an integrated care pathway
February 2017
This practical guide for commissioners summarises evidence of the effects of an integrated pathway of care for older people and suggests it can be commissioned effectively using levers and...
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Structured Physical Activity in Older Persons
January 2017
Individuals aged 70 to 89 years who could walk 400 meters despite functional limitations were randomized to participate in a long-term, structured physical activity program or receive a health...
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American Foundation for the Blind
December 2016
The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), The Senior Site, designed to help older Americans with age-related eye problems such as macular degeneration and cataracts live independently and...
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Longer lives
November 2016
Longer Lives, a website showing the variation in early death rates has been launched by Public Health England (PHE).
It has been specifically designed to provide local authorities and the NHS...
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Alzheimer’s Society publishes Data On Dementia Diagnosis Rates
October 2016
The Alzheimer’s Society has released new data on the rates of dementia diagnosis in the UK. It shows wide variation between areas with, for example, 31.6% of people with dementia being diagnosed in...
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Resources
Meditute - web based short tutorials
August 2017
Meditute aims to develop, deliver, and monitor the use of high quality, freely distributable medical education. It...
Sarcopenia Hits All of Us but Only 3% Are Aware, Experts Reveal
July 2017
The vast majority of older people have never heard of a condition that affects all of us after 45, according to new...
Keep Warm, Keep Well: People Over 60
July 2017
A booklet has been produced by the Department of Health, in association with other partners which aims to help people over...
Assistive technologies website launched
June 2017
www.atdementia.org.uk launched by the charity Trent Dementia Services Development Centre to raise awareness of how...
Healthy Ageing: A Challenge for Europe
June 2017
Co-funded by the European Commission, the three-year (2004 - 2007) Healthy Ageing project aims to promote healthy aging...
What primary care needs to know about dementia
May 2017
NHS England in cooperation with the Royal College of GPs and Hardwick CCG have published Dementia Revealed - What primary...
Shingles Q and A for healthcare professionals
April 2017
Shingles is a common disease that can cause long-lasting, severe pain. It can cause permanent disability, and it occurs...
Connecting healthcare professionals with information that matters most
March 2017
PracticeUpdate's mission is to connect healthcare professionals with news and information that matters most for patient...
NIHSeniorHealth adds information on heart failure
March 2017
NIHSeniorHealth now offers information about the prevention, detection, and treatment of heart failure. Designed especially...
Helping people live well for longer
February 2017
A recent document aims to help people understand how the national system as a whole is supporting local action to help...
