Category Archives: dementia
‘Conspiracy of silence’ over dementia in the doctor’s surgery
People who suspect they might have the beginnings of dementia are waiting seven-and-a-half months before facing up to their problems, a survey of doctors indicates.
By Stephen Adams, Medical Correspondent
12:01AM BST 20 Sep 2012
There is a “conspiracy of silence” between patient and doctor over the disease, with both sides reluctant to raise the the issue, say specialists
The survey of 200 British doctors, sponsored by drugs firm Eli Lilly, found only one in four raised the matter with patients they suspected of having the early signs of dementia.
More hospices needed ‘to care for people dying gradually’
More hospices and care homes are needed to cope with increasing numbers of people dying “gradual” deaths, say doctors.
By Stephen Adams, Medical Correspondent
7:30AM BST 18 Sep 2012
The country faces a growing crisis in its ability to care for people suffering cancer, dementia and other long-term ailments, according to specialists who say that supply is not keeping pace with demand.
Better health care, and to some extent a fitter older population, means fewer people are experiencing “sudden” deaths, for example from heart attacks.
While increased longevity is to be welcomed, doctors say not enough resources are being devoted to making the last days of the elderly as comfortable as possible. Doctors writing in the British Medical Journal Supportive and Palliative Care say gradual deaths from cancer and other chronic diseases are already “a considerable burden” for European countries.
Dementia care services need ‘radical overhaul’ in Scotland
ALZHEIMER Scotland wants to see a co-ordinator appointed to oversee the health and care of dementia patients.
CARE services for people with dementia need a radical overhaul, Alzheimer Scotland has said.
Many of Scotland’s estimated 84,000 sufferers do not receive the coordinated health and social support that is vital to help them live in the community, the charity said.
Carers, partners and families of sufferers are also lacking essential support as a result of the current “fragmented” care system.
Alzheimer Scotland wants to see a co-ordinator appointed to oversee the treatment and care of dementia patients.
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