Having joy, fun & meaning comes with potential risks to us all. It’s our job to assess, manage & creatively enable people to truly enjoy their lives. I wonder how many people living with dementia in care homes got to feel & see the snow today? 🤔❄️☃️🌨️🎿⛷️🗻

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@ruthelkan1 Dr Sanil Rege FRANZCP | MRCPsych In addition to FND Portal - is no longer on X’s excellent response you may also find this useful - youtu.be/OxGaxEPULCM?si…

Well done BBC Morning Live jacqui joseph for showcasing the impact of 'turning away' from bereaved friends & neighbours. Here are a few ideas for getting back in touch with people you feel may awkward to approach. Graphic by Mónica Lalanda from my book, 'Listen.'

Prof Tom Kitwood found that the way we talk about people living with dementia soon manifests itself in the way we treat people living with dementia, both positive & negative. I’ve always thought terms like ‘challenging behaviour’, ‘BPSD’, ‘aggressive’ tell us nothing useful &

Great work from Alex Fradera - Does the presence of chronic pain affect scores on cognitive screening tests/brief cognitive measures for dementia? A systematic review and meta-analysis tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

I heard Alex Fradera present this impressive study last year Found: effects of between half and one standard deviation poorer performance in participants w chronic-pain Another reminder that screening for #dementia is a complex task not a tick-box exercise tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

📢 Recruitment is open for male family members/close friends of those in PDOC. See below Patrick McKnight NR-SIG-WFNR Dr Katarzyna Marek Ben Dr Cliodhna Carroll

If a property developer is allowed to demolish most of Station Street (including The Electric) and replace it with a block of flats, then that's quite simply cultural vandalism.

“What this Conservative government is doing to our NHS is nothing short of scandalous. They have left health services shockingly underfunded and it is patients who are bearing the brunt of their neglect.”

Neuropsychology Norms Q 🧠😅 1/4 So I’m interested in trying to expedite administrative processes in neuropsychology. One of the areas that I think is rife for development is making scalable tools (e.g., calculators, apps) that can automate unnecessary stages of admin.

This article is terrific. Patients and families, you need more power. Doctors, we MUST make time to listen, and respect people’s wishes. This happens all the time. It’s wrong. I’m so so angry. Thankyou The Guardian - and NICE please read

The best place to relax is near water. After just 2 minutes of viewing water outdoors, blood pressure and heart rate drop. It's more calming to look at a lake, pool, or stream than trees or grass. Beaches are popular for a reason. Wider bodies of water bring more tranquility.

I'm gonna explain to y'all why Britain considers 78°F/25°C hot. I know hot because I grew up in Texas and spent half my life in Las Vegas. So I am absolutely qualified to explain this to the rest of you who laugh at UK "heat waves".

Absolutely brilliant Presidential address from Dana Wong at #GNC2024!! A call to action that we must all heed!! Thank you Dana!!

Leadership , a document written by ⁦James Timpson⁩ and brilliantly he is now a Minister of HM government dept of justice. Grown ups doing grown up jobs , remember that ?

Due to an increase in referrals, we are actively recruiting for new associate #neuropsychologists in or close to East & West Sussex. Brief details in the thread, but email [email protected] for an informal chat to find out more! #neuropsychology #team #sussex

What fresh hell is this?

Susie never misses.

🚨 Delighted to announce that our article "Cognitive Rehabilitation for Posterior Cortical Atrophy" is out 🚨: pn.bmj.com/content/early/… Immensely grateful to my co-authors for their expertise & passion & Practical Neurology for supporting its publication UCL Brain Sciences INS