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Research with family carers of people living with dementia: recruiting during the pandemic

November 13, 2021

Study Team 1 Dr Jayne Astbury, Research Associate, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Older People and Frailty Policy Research …

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Introducing the BSG Creative Ageing SIG steering group – Interview with Dr Robyn Dowlen, Vice Chair

May 7, 2019

In the run up to the BSG 2019 conference, where the BSG Creative Ageing SIG will run their inaugural symposium, …

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Introducing Karen Gray – BSG Creative Ageing SIG secretary

April 30, 2019

In the run up to the BSG 2019 conference, where the Creative Ageing SIG will run our inaugural symposium, we …

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A dose of realism – Achieving continence for care home residents living with dementia

December 4, 2017

Incontinence, particularly faecal incontinence (FI) is distressing, humiliating and potentially stigmatising for any adult and managing another adult’s excrement can …

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Everyman Theatre’s ‘Do Not Go Gentle’

July 16, 2017

At Chapter Arts Centre on 17 May 2017 Louise Osborn facilitated an intense and rewarding three hour session addressing dementia.

This blog reflects on excerpts of the Do Not Go Gentle play performed by Everyman Theatre and which was combined with workshops and discussions with a group of attendees.

This blog explores three ideas: (1) the power of the arts to explore complicated social issues such as dementia; (2) understanding that generation groups experience society differently and (3) that we need to engage more deeply with the politics of care.

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Japan has lessons for the UK on dementia

June 13, 2013

Jeremy Hunt’s recent visit to Japan passed almost unnoticed in Britain. Yet the issues he discussed with Shinzo Abe, the …

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‘Making Friends’ – a radio play about intergenerational relationships

June 12, 2012

I’ve just been fortunate enough to hear an amazing play developed through a collaboration between the University of Surrey and …

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