The clinical utility of the geriatric anxiety inventory in older adults with cognitive impairment

Geoff Boddice, Nancy A Pachana, Gerard J Byrne

Dog visitation therapy in dementia care: a literature review

Elizabeth Williams, Rhiannon Jenkins

Jonathan webster

Does intermediate care exist in Scotland?

Chris Beech

Bed-based care is essential to meet the local needs

Liz Mouland

Community hospital beds are ideal for 24-hour care

Jacqueline Metcalfe

Welsh voice

In response

Katherine Froggatt, Suzanne Vaughan, Caroline Bernard, Deidre Wild

Letter

MA Stobbart-Rowlands

Raising awareness of abuse is key to prevention

Ruth Sander

Kitchen staff found to hold outdated views on diabetes care

Nurses must be alert to possibility of pulmonary thromboembolism

Dispelling the myth that delirium is caused by morphine

Ruth Sander

Levothyroxine is treatment of choice for hypothyroidism

Telehealth and telecare news

Karen Birmingham

Tomorrow’s world

Steve Sadler

Distance care is here to stay

Jenny Knight

Finding the right ending

Daniel Allen

Power to the people

Les Bright

Confusion: an age-old problem

Deborah Sturdy

Checks and balances

Rebecca Neno, Welland PBC Cluster

Room for improvement

Toby Williamson

Dive into the pool of knowledge

Christian Duffin

Unlocking the secrets to a healthy old age

Thelma Agnew

United States:

Karen Birmingham

In Japan, more older people are becoming carers, while in America, a pioneer in geriatric care is starting a new education class. And New Zealand is struggling to care for its older population appropriately

Karen Birmingham

Japan:

Karen Birmingham

Fewer older people eligible for council-run care services

Christian Duffin

Charity sees red over failure of trusts to use mealtime alert system

Older patients daunted by urgent care

Antipsychotic drugs increase risk of stroke

Report calls for more lead nurses in prisons

Christian Duffin

News in brief

Incorporating telecare

Rajiv Siotia MRCPsych