Identifying, reporting and preventing elder abuse in the practice setting

Julie McGarry

Discharge planning: the role of the discharge co-ordinator

Mary Rose Day, Geraldine McCarthy, Alice Coffey

The use of an assessment tool in care homes

Laura Stosz, Iain Carpenter

Self-worth therapy used to help older people manage depression

Getting old can make some medicine hard to swallow

Ruth Sander

Some alarming facts about older people who cannot get up after a fall

Course on geriatric emergency nursing boosts nurses’ confidence

Reasons for inserting a suprapubic catheter and after care

Psychological wellbeing linked to better cognitive function

Foam dressing releases ibuprofen to ease the pain of chronic wounds

Northern Ireland

Jane Greene

Wales

Dr Hugh Chadderton

Dementia strategy: a four country approach

Gwyn Grout, Jane Winson

Rachel totterdell

And in other news…

Winter ‘cull’ fails to shock

Daniel Allen

Passionate about dementia care training

Linda Moden

The national dementia strategy: nurses need to lead change

Deborah Sturdy

Measuring dignity: ask an older person

Les Bright

‘Talking through what would happen with the emergency card worker made me plan and think about such things as where I store his medication. I felt I’d planned as much as possible after speaking with her. This gave me such peace of mind’ Karen, a scheme user

Emma Hanson

The card that shows they care

Net gains

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News in brief

Safer alternatives to long-term use of antipsychotic drugs sought

Record on end-of-life care to be scrutinised

Bingo calls

Christian Duffin

New skills key to success of dementia strategy

Confusion caused by sight loss and dementia often overlooked

Older people left out of HIV testing

Christian Duffin