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  1. What is the effectiveness of statin therapy in older people?

    statins in preventing or promoting other chronic diseases of ageing such as dementia, Parkinson's disease, or age-related macular...

  2. Daily mouth care for residents:- Does the delivery of a daily mouth care regimen in care homes maintain or improve adult residents' oral health-related quality of life?

    adults with poor physical health, or a short life expectancy, or adults with dementia. It is important to understand the impact of oral...

  3. Impact of multi-disciplinary involvement to improve smoking cessation in the acute admissions unit (AMU)

    we sought where necessary. Challenges with mental health patients e.g. dementia and consent – individual best interest approach The...

  4. Does early review of service provision and referral to additional specialist palliative care services improve outcomes for adults with progressive non-cancer disease thought to be approaching the end of their life?

    with life-limiting neurological disease, such as motor neurone disease or dementia. Such patients are typically referred very late to...

  5. Effectiveness and costs of oral health interventions for care home residents:- How effective and cost effective are oral health interventions in care homes including suitableperson-centred outcome measures?

    differential effects on sub-populations in care homes. This includes: people with dementia, people in poor physical health, those with a...

  6. Cognitive assessment:- What is the impact of assessing for cognitive and behaviour change in people with motor neurone disease (MND) on clinical practice, the person and their family and carers? Does repeated assessment provide more benefit than assessment at a single point at diagnosis?

    studies demonstrate that up to 15% of people with MND have frontotemporal dementia. A further third of people with MND have changes in...

  7. Environmental adaptations aimed at reducing the risk of falling in older inpatients:- What environmental adaptations can be made in existing inpatient units, and should be considered when inpatient units are built, to reduce the risk of falls and injuries in older inpatients?

    Any explanatory notes(if applicable) Why this is important:- Dementia, delirium, poor mobility and balance, urgent or frequent toilet...

  8. Interventions for preventing falls in older inpatients:- How can falls among older inpatients be prevented? Which patients are most likely to benefit from falls prevention interventions, and does the effectiveness of interventions relate to the patient's length of stay?

    nor has their effectiveness in specific subgroups such as patients with dementia. High-quality randomised controlled trials conducted in...

  9. Diagnostics advisory committee members

    from 2015 to 2020 for his doctoral research, 'Approaches to diagnosing dementia syndrome in general practice'. He continues to focus on...

  10. Oral health: local authorities and partners (PH55)

    This guideline covers improving oral health by developing and implementing a strategy that meets the needs of people in the local community. It aims to promote and protect people’s oral health by improving their diet and oral hygiene, and by encouraging them to visit the dentist regularly.

  11. COVID-19 rapid guideline: managing COVID-19 (NG191)

    This guideline covers managing COVID-19 in babies, children, young people and adults in community and hospital settings. It includes recommendations on communication, assessment, therapeutics for COVID-19, non-invasive respiratory support, preventing and managing acute complications, and identifying and managing co-infections.

  12. Telecare:- What types of telecare are most effective and cost effective, when provided to older people as part of a package of home care?

    acceptability and accessibility (particularly for people with complex needs such as dementia). Cost information from a societal...

  13. Decision-making and mental capacity (NG108)

    This guideline covers decision-making in people 16 years and over who may lack capacity now or in the future. It aims to help health and social care practitioners support people to make their own decisions where they have the capacity to do so. It also helps practitioners to keep people who lack capacity at the centre of the decision-making process.

  14. Knowsley Healthy Homes Initiative

    The Healthy Homes initiative is led by Knowsley Council's public health team in partnership with a number of local agencies.