In 2009 it came to light that four out of five dementia patients were being given antipsychotic drugs to keep them quiet. Only last year the Department of Health warned that these drugs may cause other medical conditions to get worse. Stephen Adams, Medical Correspondent for The Telegraph disclosed that statistics published recently showed a reduction in the use of these drugs, however certain areas of the UK still need to address this very important issue. Read more….
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Part of David Cameron’s Dementia Challenge is about improving communities for people with dementia. Groups that have been set up as part of this challenge, the health care champion group and the dementia friendly communities champion group really need your thoughts and ideas. Now is opportunity to help make a difference to your community by sending in your comments….
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Drugs Still Being Given to Make Patients Easier to Handle
In 2009 it came to light that four out of five dementia patients were being given antipsychotic drugs to keep them quiet. Only last year the Department of Health warned that these drugs may cause other medical conditions to get worse. Stephen Adams, Medical Correspondent for The Telegraph disclosed that statistics published recently showed a reduction in the use of these drugs, however certain areas of the UK still need to address this very important issue. Read more….
Your Views Count: Send in Your Comments by 31 July
Part of David Cameron’s Dementia Challenge is about improving communities for people with dementia. Groups that have been set up as part of this challenge, the health care champion group and the dementia friendly communities champion group really need your thoughts and ideas. Now is opportunity to help make a difference to your community by sending in your comments….
Tags: antipsychotic drugs, Dementia Challenge, dementia friendly communities champion group, Department of Health, health care champion group, medical conditions made worse, recent statistics, your comments 31 July
This entry was posted on Tuesday, July 17th, 2012 at 1:30 pm and is filed under DementiaWeb News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.