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David Jolley
Feb 20, 20222 min read
A good night’s sleep is a way of reducing the likelihood of developing dementia
A lot of interest and excitement has been generated by reference to a very technical paper about the relationship between sleep and...
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David Jolley
Feb 8, 20222 min read
Chronic ill-health in middle age increases the risk of dementia or death by the age of 70
Unlike last week’s paper from Exeter which focussed on the care of people who have developed dementia, this study from researchers...
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David Jolley
Feb 8, 20222 min read
Steady does it in dementia care
I was pleased to find a reference in the newspaper to important work which confirms that people with dementia who see their own GP...
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David Jolley
Feb 8, 20221 min read
It takes time to see the whole
The moon in early mornings is a treat not known to everyone. Early calls to walk with Trixie, our remaining dog, mean that this is part...
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David Jolley
Feb 8, 20222 min read
Pink Elephants?
Our regular Friday seminars are enhanced by a monthly session where scans undertaken are reviewed by experts based in the Cerebral...
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David Jolley
Feb 8, 20223 min read
Dogs for all reasons
Today is a dog day for me: It began with an email from an aggrieved man asking when we are going to appoint a Dog Warden for our local...
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David Jolley
Jan 19, 20222 min read
Belonging
Simon Jenkins is concerned about the progressive loss of churches. He is most concerned about the buildings, their history and social...
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David Jolley
Jan 19, 20222 min read
A Dickens of a Christmas
Christmas is a joy of new and old – surprise presents, surprise visits, cards and music – but all wrapped around with old friends and...
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David Jolley
Jan 19, 20222 min read
Your Cards
Getting your cards used to be a euphemism for getting the sack – being sent up the drive (as in Mental Hospitals) – the unplanned...
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David Jolley
Jan 19, 20222 min read
The four dimensions of space
Getting ready for Christmas I looked over to the house across the road: lights on, curtains open – revealing a scene of mum and...
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David Jolley
Jan 19, 20222 min read
Second Shadow Pandemic
Reports of the merciless abuse and eventual murder of little Arthur Labinjo-Hughes have drawn attention to the extra dangers that have ...
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David Jolley
Jan 19, 20222 min read
House work keeps you bright and shining
A couple of weeks ago we were reading about the lady aged 105 in the USA setting a new world record for her speed over 100 metres – she...
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David Jolley
Nov 30, 20212 min read
Pictures for a new year
A new year is in sight and calendars for 2022 are beginning to be available. Twenty years on from the publication of the first calendar...
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David Jolley
Nov 15, 20212 min read
Remembrance
Cold November Sunday morning. People of all ages, in family groups, alone or with others, soberly dressed and sporting an artificial...
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David Jolley
Nov 15, 20213 min read
Under one roof
I have found myself thinking more about the question of mix in the disability/needs profiles of people in residential care and maybe in...
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David Jolley
Nov 9, 20213 min read
Sir Gerry Robinson
Gerry Robinson has travelled within me as one of my heroes since his BBC programmes in which he sought to ‘Save the NHS’, and ‘Save...
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David Jolley
Oct 21, 20212 min read
Should we be surprised?
The Care Quality Commission finds that care homes serving more self-funders provide better quality of care than those used by more...
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David Jolley
Oct 21, 20214 min read
Trusting
I remember an article in a Sunday newspaper many years ago – probably The Observer- though it was while I was a student in London and I...
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David Jolley
Oct 4, 20213 min read
Assisted dying
These covid months have brought death closer to the lived experience of many of us. More friends and relatives have died. More have died...
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