ELDERLY PEOPLE
A bit of art that by Peter was inspired by a vandalised sign on Portobello Road, Edinburgh
Tag: ageing
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I retired as a doctor 2 years ago. My career was in psychiatry for older adults and I succesfully campaigned for a Timely approach to the diagnosis of dementia. I … Continue reading [ F U N C T I O N A L ]
travelling North
travelling North – the old road North has been bypassed, and the new road is a series of roundabouts. [a tear in my eye] travelling North – I revisited familiar … Continue reading travelling North
Peter’s Lost Marbles
This film, made in 2011, which voiced my disquiet about the enthusiasm for the early diagnosis of dementia, generated such a defensive response that I felt I had to remove … Continue reading Peter’s Lost Marbles
‘the way everything has slowed down’
Dani Garavelli, is a freelance journalist that I admire. Her weekly feature in Scotland on Sunday is one that I look forward to. In last Sunday’s edition, Dani Garvelli wrote … Continue reading ‘the way everything has slowed down’
when the story ends
Poem by Rupi Kaur. Film by Peter [Largo House, Fife]: Properly old: To play the film please click here or on the above image.
We have moved on
I wrote this poem many years ago. At the time there was an incentivised national target for the early diagnosis of dementia (HEAT target 4). Concerned about the potential for … Continue reading We have moved on
May it be granted the older you are
On the 26th of April 2016 I attended the Cross Party Group on Mental Health and Older People, Age and Ageing, held at the Scottish Parliament. The following is an … Continue reading May it be granted the older you are