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  • Amos: a self lost and found

    The lack of culturally sensitive services for people from ethnic minorities can literally be deadly – it nearly was for Amos Jackson. Margaret Anne Tibbs describes his life, and the lessons it taught her. Author/s: Margaret Anne Tibbs For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive…...

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  • Stirring memory through all the senses

    Stimulating all the senses and memory is a rewarding activity for people with dementia, and it can be achieved without expensive equipment, writes Cynthia Ho. Author/s: Cynthia Ho For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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  • How and why to keep taking the tablets

    Many people with dementia also have physical conditions needing regular medication, but their ability to take drugs regularly, and as instructed, is impaired. Alison Ewing explains how a pharmacist can help, and describes the variety of compliance aids available. Author/s: Alison Ewing For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right…....

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  • Ripples of stress across the generations

    When dementia affects their parent or grandparent, children and young people can be victims too. Yet often they are invisible to care services, writes Jane Gilliard. Author/s: Jane Gilliard For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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  • Blowing the whistle on bad design

    Robbie Pennington was sacked for pointing out critical shortcomings in the design of the new dementia unit he was appointed to manage. An industrial tribunal has now ruled that he was wrongfully dismissed. Here he details the catalogue of appalling design that led him to speak out. Author/s: Robbie Pennington For the full article please…...

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  • The Politics of Panic

    Editorial Comment Author/s: Sue Benson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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  • From outside, looking in

    Some popular novels reveal great insight into the human predicament of dementia and the tensions and stresses family and carers experience. They are also an enjoyable and worthwhile read, writes Jill Manthorpe in this review of dementia in contemporary fiction. Author/s: Jill Manthorpe For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the…...

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  • Pass the Patient

    Editorial Comment Author/s: Sue Benson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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  • Time to share your skills

    Staff caring for people with AIDS-related dementia urgently need us to share some of the insight and skill developed in dementia care in recent years, writes Jane Gilliard. Author/s: Jane Gilliard For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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  • Dipping in to a poisonous problem

    The furore about BSE has ensured a huge cash injection for research. Una Holden-Cosgrove argues that more attention should be paid to another condition equally horrific in symptoms and course – organophosphate poisoning. Author/s: Una Holden-Cosgrove For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available…...

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