Training in creative health practice
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Independent Age, a national charity focused on improving the lives of people facing financial hardship in later life, are looking for external peer reviewers to support the review of their information publications on social care in Scotland. The team conducting this review are particularly interested in hearing from professionals with expertise in the care needs…
Alzheimer Scotland’s first Outdoor Dementia Research Centre (ODRC) has celebrated its first full year since launching in April 2023. Based at Badaguish, near Aviemore in the Cairngorms National Park, the ODRC provides facilities for people with dementia and their families to enjoy time outside. Activities provided at the centre include walks and trails, birdwatching, wildlife…
The American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced an advisory panel will be convened to scrutinise data on the safety and efficacy of new Alzheimer’s drug donanemab. Donanemab had been expected to be approved by the FDA imminently, but their decision is now delayed until later this year. UK regulators (along with their European…
Age UK has secured funding from the LTA Tennis Foundation to run a 2-year walking tennis initiative for older people in eight locations across England. Walking Tennis sessions will start being delivered through local Age UKs in Shropshire Telford and Wrekin, Lincoln and South Lincolnshire, Devon, Sutton, Calderdale and Kirklees, Waltham Forest, Blackburn with Darwen…
Dementia Carers Count (DCC) have revamped their website, with the aim of making it easier for carers to find the information they need. You can find the new-look site here: https://dementiacarers.org.uk The 2024 Dementia Carers Count survey is also still live (until the end of November 2024). DCC report over 1,000 responses so far but they…
Alzheimer’s Society has republished its website advice on improving hospital experiences for people affected by dementia, pointing out that those with the condition spend on average four times longer in hospital following a fall than others. The blog post identifies what is keeping people in hospital for longer than necessary and suggests solutions. Among the…