Tag: long-term conditions

Missing the morning chorus – Life with hearing loss

17/10/201618/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia2 Comments on Missing the morning chorus – Life with hearing loss

Hearing is one of the senses that I believe many people take for granted. I think the general assumption most of us make is that we are hearing everything, or at least everything we think we need to hear, and that…

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Fixing dementia care in hospitals

25/01/201619/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia4 Comments on Fixing dementia care in hospitals

Standards of hospital care for people with dementia made the news last week, with an investigation by the Alzheimer’s Society showing shocking variations in the quality of care being given, prompting the charity to launch their ‘Fix Dementia Care’ campaign. Given…

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A holistic approach to multiple long-term conditions

23/06/201424/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4DementiaLeave a Comment on A holistic approach to multiple long-term conditions

One of the great myths around dementia is that it exists in isolation. If every person with dementia was only living with dementia and no other conditions, and they weren’t at more risk of developing other conditions during the course…

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