Creating communities

Clare Lomas

Beliefs of students about growing older and perceptions of working in gerontology

Alice Coffey, Catherine Buckley, Uta Gaidys, Julita Sansoni, Marjut Arola, Dagnija Deimante-Hartmane, Elisabetta Corvo, Sabrina Auer, Corinna Petersen-Ewert, Mark Tyrrell

Healthcare assistants’ attitudes towards older people and their knowledge about ageing

Alice Coffey, Noreen Whitehead

Transforming dementia care in an NHS trust

Jennifer Robinson, Jane Longden, Jayne Murphy

Drug treatments for Parkinson’s disease compared

Ruth Sander

Limiting damage to the urethra from catheters

Ruth Sander

Can a Mediterranean diet slow the ageing process?

Ruth Sander

Practice question

Vicki Leah, Anne Schlattl

Noticeboard

Diary

Mutual benefits

Jan Moutrey

Beating ageism with legislation

Claire Keatinge

Stroke Risk Calculator app

Anila Virani

Medical Ethics and the Elderly

Julie McGarry

Intellectual Disability in Health and Social Care

Colin Parish

Accelerate Your Career in Nursing

Irene Mabbott

National report on stroke care presents mixed results

Louise Hunt

Corridor of history makes patients and staff happier

App helps users to spot falls hazards and solutions in the house

Europe-wide study offers lessons for UK care homes

Lisa Berry

Accuracy of device that detects nerve damage in diabetes to be tested

Campaigners in Scotland want to see more done to eradicate fuel poverty

Protected mealtimes in hospitals not being properly implemented

News in brief

Changing perceptions of older age

Nicky Hayes