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Perspectives (ND21)
Less talk, more music – why action is needed now In March 2020, the volume was turned down on live music and the world was eerily silent. Many of us, including those of us who are musicians and music therapists, were not expecting what happened next. From singing from balconies to performances outside care home…...
Now is the time to take action
Gill Livingston is professor of psychiatry of older people in the Division of Psychiatry, UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences. Worldwide around 50 million people live with dementia, and this number is projected to increase to 152 million by 2050. Dementia affects individuals, their families, and the economy, with global costs estimated at about US$1 trillion…...
JDC Asks (SO21)
Are government plans for compulsory vaccination of anyone working in a CQC registered care home in England a good idea? The government’s regulations on mandatory vaccination in care homes take effect from 11 November, and the policy goes well beyond staff: anyone entering a care home must demonstrate that they have had a complete course…...
Action on social care – but how fair will it be?
Much remains unclear about the future of social care now that a government has finally had the courage to come clean about the financial implications of sorting it out. Governments have talked about it for well over 20 years, but action has never followed. Now there is action. One day, taxes had to rise, even…...