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Dementia, David Cameron and losing ground

I am no historian. I struggle with details. Dates and times have never been my thing. I am however a reflector. I look at the world around me, absorb its […]

Dementia

Together, we live in dementia.

A basic human right – the right to family life has been bolloxed.

Delirium

Too negative, too positive, or should I just be quiet? (thoughts on the experiences of people living with dementia in the UK)

Ensure independence, autonomy and the right care and support for people living with dementia (and, yes, older people in general) and the NHS will be fine.

Delirium

This afternoon I described death.

In the Yorkshire and Humber Clinical Network for Dementia we are working to increase knowledge and understanding of delirium. This is a state of reversible confusion and disorientation that occurs […]

Effectiveness

Here is a decision.

Clearly this is tricky, as, at the end of the day, I am a doctor and I can’t just say any old thing; (i.e. not a politician)

Dementia

Manor Field Surgery Blog #5 DNACPR

100 years ago, dying in your sleep in your 70’s was the considered a good-innings. Where will we be in another 100 years?

Delirium

Tick box manifesto and dementia.

This tells you how many boxes are ticked – it doesn’t tell you anything else. And that is the thing. It doesn’t tell you about quality or whether the interaction led to change or care.

Delirium

Overthink

Now we are learning that language, behaviour, how we behave and relate to people living with dementia is probably more important than the medicine;

Effectiveness

Tell me what has been happening.

This is how I often start, begin the conversation, listen to the story from the perspective of the husband or wife, son or daughter. They tell me about my […]

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