Published by Jessica Kingsley publishers, 2015. ISBN-10: 1849052700 ISBN-13: 978-1849052702 It’s a necessity of civilised citizenship that voices are listened to. A particular issue with the narrative on dementia is that it has sometimes been unclear whose story we are listening to. It’s easy to ignore some stories if they don’t fit a big […]
“Our vision is a world where people are free from the fear, harm and heartbreak of dementia.” The history of the society is indeed formidable, described clearly from 1992. I remember asking the late Prof Richard Doll, eminent physician, how he discovered the link between smoking and lung cancer. He answered with characteristic humility ‘serendipity’, […]
The English language doesn’t have a single word for ‘not being ignored but being putting at the heart of the discussion’. A useful word as any is involvement, and a dictionary defines involvement as: to engage, to connect, to participate and to influence. But there is a sense this is even an injustice to how people […]
I do not have any ideological objection to ‘dementia friendly communities’. It is hard to object being friendly however it is defined, so long as it does not foster a sense of belittling or victimhood for me. However, it does concern me how superficial this construct is, potentially. If you wish to extend the notion […]
Good afternoon. I’m sorry I’m not the most interesting Jeremy in British politics right now – but I do have the most interesting job, and there is no greater privilege in government than being responsible for our NHS. To do that I’m supported by a fantastic ministerial team. So let me start by thanking Alistair […]
New media and my personal experience of research Dr Shibley Rahman, BPP Law School Centre for Ageing and Biographical Studies (CABS) and Centre for Policy on Ageing (CPA) OU Seminar 30 October 2015 Abstract How research into wellbeing in dementia is conducted and the results are successfully shared have changed hugely […]
When I told an events officer at an event on government policy in London recently that I literally could not afford to go to the conference, as I was not employed, I was told I did not qualify for a discount. But I was told to consider still going ‘as it was a great chance […]
Assessing risk is a critical part of English dementia policy at all levels. I again found myself talking about risk as I saw responses to World Alzheimer’s Day which was yesterday on September 22nd 2015. I don’t especially like the term ‘wandering’ for people with dementia. This term, like ‘challenging behaviours’ has become seemingly legitimised through […]
There are about 47 million people in the world with dementia. It’s thought that there are about 850,000 people living with dementia in the UK alone. Depending on how you count them, there are about 130 different causes of dementia. By far the most common cause is Alzheimer’s disease, which early on causes difficulties in […]
With 850,000 people living in the UK, and 47 million people worldwide, with dementia, the challenge for care and support services after a diagnosis is colossal. There is actually no such thing as ‘dementia care’. There are about 120 or so different clinical diagnoses which may result in a dementia, a progressive condition of the […]
Living better with dementia 