Alcohol has historically been regarded as harmless when taken in moderation. However, studies have shown that, in older people, even moderate alcohol consumption is associated with reduced brain total volume, increased ventricle size, and r...
Safeguarding Adults in Nursing Practice Northway Ruth Jenkins Robert Safeguarding Adults in Nursing Practice 240pp £21.99 Learning Matters/Sage 9781473954847 1473954843 [Formula: see text] [0.03%]
护理实践中的成人保护北way鲁思·詹金斯罗伯特防护在护理实践中的成年人[公式：见文本]
It is refreshing to find a book that relates nursing practice to adult safeguarding in the way this does. Mainly written for nursing students, it incorporates NMC Standards for pre-registration nursing education and essential skills cluster...
Sleep disorders often precede cognitive impairment by many years. This is partly because some degenerative diseases originate in the hypothalamus and brain stem, which means fragmented sleep, daytime napping and sleep-phase disorders are ea...
Justin Walford
Justin Walford
The ambulance crew tell me you have been admitted to the emergency department with a suspected femoral shaft fracture. I see a scared, frail older person, but I see a sparkle in your eyes that tells me how you made it to 101 years old.
Story in numbers [0.03%]
用数据讲故事
New report calls for a national strategy to address the healthcare needs of older prisoners.
Financial hardship leads to loneliness among carers, NHS Digital finds [0.03%]
英国国民保健制度 digital:经济困难导致护工感到孤独
Carers who are in the most financial need experience the worst social isolation, according to the results of a survey.
Nick Evans
Nick Evans
There are more than twice as many people living in care homes in the UK than there are inpatients in NHS hospitals, yet there is much less research about how to provide the best care for these 416,000 residents.
Around the world [0.03%]
世界各地周游
1. ASEAN Conference on Healthy Ageing 10-12 October, Kuching, Malaysia tinyurl.com/ASEAN-conference.
Care homes are under so much pressure that they are not 'getting the basics right every time', a health and social care watchdog has said.