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Dementia Strategy Launched
July 2010
Commitments to improve support after diagnosis and hospital care for people with dementia have been made as part of Scotland's first national dementia strategy. The strategy lays out eight specific...
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End of life care strategy: First annual report
August 2009
In July 2008 the Department of Health published the End of life care strategy - promoting high quality care for all adults at the end of life. This report sets out progress over the first year.
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National Dementia Strategy implementation plan
August 2009
The National Dementia Strategy Implementation Plan describes the implementation task, arrangements for national and regional support, and the programmes that have been put in place to support...
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New Guideline on the Management of Hip Fracture in Older People
August 2009
The Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) has released a guideline to ensure that older people with a hip fracture receive optimal management. It covers pre-hospital care, pre- and...
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Dementia Carers Have New Web Resource
August 2009
Carers of people suffering from dementia have been given a new internet resource to help improve the quality of life of the patients.
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Emotional Stress Can Trigger Falls
June 2009
Sudden emotions may interfere with mechanisms for keeping balance among the elderly. The aim of a recent study was to analyse if emotional stress and specifically feelings of anger, sadness,...
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Preventing Falls in The Elderly
June 2009
Falls remain a major public health problem, despite strong growth in the research evidence of effective single and multifactorial interventions, particularly in the community setting. In a BMC...
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Inappropriate Prescribing - First, Do No Harm?
June 2009
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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Scotland - Self Management Strategy For Long Term Conditions
November 2008
The Long Term Conditions Alliance Scotland (LTCAS) and the Scottish Government has published a self management strategy for long term conditions. It provides a person-centred approach, in which the...
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Confusion Over Purpose Of Falls Clinics Compromises Effectiveness Of Service
October 2008
An RCP survey of 40 patients in England who had attended a falls clinic following a fall shows that while patients felt the clinics had helped them, they were not always sure about the purpose of...
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