One-and-the-same
In this short film I will explain to you why I have come to understand that case-finding and screening are actually one-and-the-same. One-and-the-same: To play this short film please click … Continue reading One-and-the-same
Tag: NHS Scotland
Infusion of worldwide teas
This short closing section on “delirium” has taken as a title a few words from Love in the time of Cholera. I have read this book several times and the … Continue reading Infusion of worldwide teas
The ethical management of forgetfulness
Consent “Obtaining consent should be an ethical duty first and foremost, one central to respecting the autonomy and dignity of patients”[39] Informed consent is crucial for patients but it is … Continue reading The ethical management of forgetfulness
The faltering, unfaltering steps
INTRODUCTION: “Sensitive to the faltering steps of age”[1] In what follows I will attempt to explore many of the issues around the experience of confusion in those people 65 years … Continue reading The faltering, unfaltering steps
“Alzheimerisation”: wandering, wondering and worrying
28th January 2014 Data published this week demonstrated that in 2012 prescribing of “dementia drugs in Alzheimer’s disease” was “50% higher than expected.”[1] In a published commentary about this, it … Continue reading “Alzheimerisation”: wandering, wondering and worrying
Clinical Guidelines: let’s be transparent
Published in BMJ – 9 December 2013 Dr Peter J Gordon and Dr Sian F. Gordon Jeanne Lenzer’s feature article, “Why we can’t trust clinical guidelines[1]” has attracted a considerable … Continue reading Clinical Guidelines: let’s be transparent
Freedom of Information Requests
Freedom of Information Requests to all 14 NHS Boards in Scotland. The requests asks for Register of payments from pharmaceutical companies to NHS staff. Requests are currently being processed and … Continue reading Freedom of Information Requests
Early Diagnosis [HEAT Target 4]
I have found myself under relentless pressure from a local GP to expand the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease to include people who do not meet established clinical criteria for dementia. … Continue reading Early Diagnosis [HEAT Target 4]