In the News Today

Today's Topics

• Dementia Awareness 
• Fact - dementia 
• Patient View - cardiology
• Monthly Viewpoint survey 
• Research appraisal

NHS in the news today

• Book GP visit online by 2015
• Eastbourne - Trust's target 'safe and sustainable services'

'Stop Worrying, Start Understanding' - Dementia Awareness Week...

With the stark statistic released at the start of Dementia Awareness Week today saying nearly two-thirds of us worry about dementia - either about ourselves or somebody else developing the condition later in life – it is perhaps no coincidence that this morning, RCHTs nurse consultant for older people, Frazer Underwood, was hosting an education session on dementia for RCHT volunteers.

“Our volunteers have regular contact with patients with dementia and they can play a big part in helping us to understand their needs and the familiar things in their lives that we can use to help make their stay in hospital less daunting. Having a better understanding of dementia and how to deal with the different symptoms it presents is very important for our volunteers,” said Frazer. (Read more|)

Fact Of The Day

Patient View

Dementia is one of the biggest challenges facing the NHS...

There are 200,000 people in the UK diagnosed with dementia, a little under 20,000 of those are under 50 years old, living with early onset dementia. It's thought this is only around one third of the number of people who actually have dementia.

Keeping healthy and active, in body and mind helps to reduce the risk of dementia.

From a cardiology patient at WCH...

"The efficient treatment I received was quick and prompt. I was under constant review all the time and everyone who I came into contact with were pleasant and very professional.

"[I would have liked] more information of illness and then treatment."

Operational Items

 Free session on appraising research articles

Do you need to know some of the basic principles of critical appraisal? Discover some tools to help critique research to help inform your clinical practice.

Come to a free training session at the Knowledge Spa Library, RCH

Wed 23rd May 10.00 - 12.30

Places limited so please book in advance. For more information contact Chris Johns or Katy Oak: 01872-256444

health.library@cornwall.nhs.uk|

Monthly Viewpoint - share your thoughts.....

This week we are repeating the third of our monthly viewpoint surveys.  The focus for this month is on personal development.

The survey only takes a minute to complete.  Simply click here|.

Once this survey is complete we share results of the surveys and comparisons between the the first set of results and this second round.

If you need hard copies of the survey for your team, please call us on ext 2934.

Road Improvement Scheme - RCH Site

The improvements to the road leading down to the Driveshare car park and the Innovation Centre on the RCH site have been completed today. This road will re-open to normal traffic tomorrow morning and staff using the Driveshare car park will be able to access the car park from this roadway.