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‘Put dementia on the agenda’ – Prime Minister endorses new guidance for town and parish councils
New guidance to help local councils and their communities become dementia friendly has been released – with the Prime Minister endorsing the work, which was co-authored by the University of Plymouth, as ‘excellent and practical’.
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More support needed for cancer patients and carers impacted by COVID-19
A report involving the University of Plymouth shows that cancer patients and their carers have experienced many changes since the COVID-19 outbreak
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Scientists uncover new signalling pathway that could shed light on damage repair during brain injury
The study in 'Cell Reports' has uncovered a signalling pathway that causes neural cells to enter divisions after damage.
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Study investigates scale and impact of pain medication overprescribing in older people
University of Plymouth news: The HOPE-AO project is being led by the University of Plymouth with funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research
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Getting the most out of life at sea
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/pr-opinion/getting-the-most-out-of-life-at-sea
University of Plymouth opinion piece: This Seafarers Awareness Week, PhD student Sophie Homer offers advice on how mariners, who spend long periods away from home, can look after their mental health
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University hosts activities for World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/university-hosts-activities-for-world-antimicrobial-awareness-week
Researchers at the University of Plymouth have planned a week of events that are designed to raise awareness of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the challenges it poses and the work taking place to address it.
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Patient-controlled analgesia in the Emergency Department is effective, show twin studies
Plymouth University news: Twin studies published in The BMJ show that patient-controlled pain relief is effective when used in the emergency department, and have led to one hospital adopting it in its clinical protocols
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Orthopaedic project delivers vital help to Kenya
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/orthopaedic-project-delivers-vital-help-to-kenya
Two academics from the University of Plymouth have recently returned from a trip to Kenya as members of an orthopaedic surgical partnership to help patients get back on their feet.
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Social prescribing – who does it work for and why?
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/social-prescribing-nil-who-does-it-work-for-and-why
In a time when people are living longer, but with more complex healthcare needs, GPs are increasingly using social prescribing to help manage conditions.
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New policy research unit to improve dementia prevention, diagnosis and care
University of Plymouth news: The University is co-leading the new NIHR Dementia and Neurodegeneration Policy Research Unit, which will produce research on prevention, diagnosis and treatment, care service, and workforce needs.
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