Yesterday (September 21st) was World Alzheimer’s Day. I confess that I didn’t see it coming. I now know too that the month of September was (and still is as I

I heard of a dementia service which recently undertook a visioning exercise. I wonder what the carers and patients using that service would think if they knew that? I can’t

I’m quite despondent about the recent general election. I went to a local hustings, although I live in a safe seat so it seemed a bit academic. I’ve never been

I have just returned from two days at the Faculty of Old Age Psychiatry conference in Glasgow: good company, a good programme and a comfortable, though maybe pricy, venue. What

I’m doing some work with carers at the moment and I’ve been thinking about the vulnerability of carers, particularly at a time of financial constraint. A paper on the Internet

The World Health Organization constitution defines health as: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” This definition