Having seen the main basics of the Modern Services Framework, I see why the British Geriatrics Society (BGS) have presented these as ‘asks’.

What is this document for and who will actually benefit?

What is this document for and who will actually benefit?

The proposed Modern Service Framework (MSF) for frailty and dementia will set out an ambitious goal. The one on my mind is that, by 2036, everyone living with frailty or dementia, alongside their unpa...

A 15-minute homecare visit makes sense on face value. Care providers can pack in as many ‘visits’ as possible, offering no ‘travelling time’. Paid carers can be so stressed …

Green energy entrepreneur plans rescue package for the group behind the Camden New Journal, Islington Tribune and Westminster Extra

Yes, people in the NHS are allowed to say that social care for the older people is not pulling its own weight, let alone pulling above its weight. Andy Burnham, the current Prime Minister, says that s...

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As leading geriatricians meet in Lille for their annual conference, the EUGMS, it's again time to think about the supremacy of terms such as "healthy ageing" and its close brothers in arms, "successfu...

This week, the current Prime Minister lost his father to dementia. In 2022, I lost my mum.

Hi there I am trying to fundraise $500 to help Alzheimers New Zealand. I lost both my parents to dementia so this cause is really important to me. Any money you can give (no matter how large or smal...

Nearly half of minority ethnic respondents in a poll say they have faced prejudice over the past year Many Britons feel inequality is worsening and that discrimination has become more common, according to a thinktank study. The report by British Future has found that people across ethnic groups believe racial equality is worsening in Britain. One in six people are from minority ethnic backgrounds. Continue reading...

The lifeboat charity has issued safety advice after protesters abused crews and online activists called for their names and home addresses to be published

This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th...

In new film The Heart of the Beast, the A-lister’s bond with his loyal mutt proves crucial. In Spike Jonze’s new advert, Pitt is rather more subservient

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We have become good at inventing optimistic ways of talking about ageing. There is successful ageing, active ageing, productive ageing, healthy ageing, positive ageing and, increasingly, ageing well a...

The incoming Modern Services Framework for frailty and dementia has made me worried about what design of NHS services has become about