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Holistic Approach to Dementia Care

Doctors are increasingly seeing patients – or their own loved ones – who have dementia. Zoe Elkins gives a briefing on the condition for Independent Practitioner Today readers and suggests some top tips for supporting them. Doctors are increasingly seeing

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Health Secretary promises dementia care revolution

The Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has promised to transform the UK into a “global leader” in the fight against dementia. Hunt is aiming that, by March 2015, elderly people in the UK suspected to be suffering from dementia will be

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Fighting dementia with familiarity

Sticking with a familiar routine and environment can help your friend or relative engage with the things they love for longer. Familiarity can be an integral part of helping someone with Dementia thrive in day-to-day life Sticking with a familiar

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Different types of dementia

The term ‘dementia’ is used to describe the symptoms that occur when the brain is affected by certain diseases and conditions, such as memory loss. What is important to understand is that there are various different types of dementia. Usually,

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Dementia patients hit by austerity cuts

The dementia charity Alzheimer’s Society has called upon George Osborne to use his first spending review since 2010 to fund greater access to dementia care. The dementia charity Alzheimer’s Society has called upon George Osborne to use his first spending

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Carey Mulligan fundraises for Alzheimer’s Society

British actress Carey Mulligan is to lead the Alzheimer’s Society running team at the ‘Run to the Beat’ half marathon which takes place in London on Sunday 8th September. Carey, who is an Alzheimer’s Society ambassador, has set up a

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