Scottish Brain Sciences
A few years ago a senior UK academic in mental health stated gleefully to his colleagues: “It’s boom time in industry!” I was reminded of this statement when reading this … Continue reading Scottish Brain Sciences
Tag: early diagnosis is everywhere
Messages: some of the kind words that I received
I resigned from NHS Forth Valley 6 years ago. This was a most difficult decision for me to take. I had worked as a Consultant in older adults in Clackmannanshire … Continue reading Messages: some of the kind words that I received
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
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