NICE publish draft guidance not recommending it for NHS use One of the new generation of drugs to treat Alzheimer’s disease, lecanemab, has been licenced by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for prescription by doctors in Britain. Read more about the MHRA decision here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/lecanemab-licensed-for-adult-patients-in-the-early-stages-of-alzheimers-disease National Institute for Health and Care Excellence…
The second Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum of 2022 will have the theme Personal interventions in care homes. MBCHF is a forum for discussion and learning focused on dementia care in communal settings such as nursing homes, care homes and extra care housing. The webinar will be on Wednesday the 22nd of June 2022, from 2.00-4.00 and will…
The Reading Well for Dementia book list has been relaunched following consultation with people with lived experience, health professionals and leading organisations. The Reading Well scheme is run by national charity The Reading Agency and delivered in partnership with Libraries Connected and SCL Cymru. The updated list for dementia features a wide range of publications, including those…
Fiona Lowe, a third-year trainee from the University of Liverpool who is undertaking a Clinical Psychology doctorate, is conducting a research project around the experience of receiving a diagnosis of dementia before the age of 65 and accessing care for individuals with young onset dementia (YOD) from ethnic minorities. Fiona would like to hear from…
PainChek has published its ‘Driving Positive Clinical Outcomes for Care Homes’ white paper. PainChek uses AI and a smart device camera to assess a person’s face, whilst the person is observed to assess their voice, movement, behaviour, activity, and body. The aim is to detect pain in people even when it is not obvious to…
The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has launched a survey to help shape their services. The aim is for SCIE to understand how to best support professionals to improve social care and the lives of people who draw on services. The survey can be found here: https://r1.dotdigital-pages.com/p/4O5-1J5V/audience-survey?pfredir=1