What happens when reading books gets positioned as a health intervention? And what does this case tell us about the wider landscape of austerity therapeutics? I'm glad to have contributed to a new paper addressing these questions, led by Hayley Redman. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Interesting!
As Chris Russell suggests, you’ll also find more of relevance to this topic in the book he and I co-edited together with Jane Twigg. #leisure #EverydayLife #dementia www.mheducation.co.uk/leisure-and-...
Small, easily-overlooked social details can shape our experience in cultural and creative spaces.
In this blog post, Chris Russell explores what it means to get the welcome right in the context of dementia.
Recommended! leisurestudies.org/news/the-wel...
❤️ Do you need more support about dementia? The website includes information about organisation that provide information and support for people living with dementia and for those who care for them. www.dementia-journeys.com
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#DementiaJourneys #DementiaActionWeek
#CreativeResearchMethods have revolutionised #DataGeneration, but how can we apply the same #Creativity to #DataAnalysis while maintaining rigor, ethics and systematic approaches?
Register for this webinar to find out more.
28 April, 11:00, 2025: buff.ly/YfQrrbE
🎉 #PhD Studentship Opportunity 🎉
'Understanding the landscape, sustainability & impact of #MealsonWheels services in the UK' in the vibrant @uob-policystudies.bsky.social!
Funded by @nihrsscr.bsky.social applications due 15/05/25 - start Sept '25. #socialcare
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMP620/p...
This looks to be an excellent new journal from @bupjournals.bsky.social, edited by @sumingkhoo.bsky.social, Harriet Shortt, @sophierwoodward.bsky.social, consulting editor @drhelenkara.bsky.social
#Academic
#ResearchMethods
#Creativity
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/journals/jou...
Thank you for sharing @fawnharradhyde.bsky.social. Your paper popped up in my Google Scholar recommendations this afternoon and I found it really interesting.
Really interesting paper exploring how some care home residents may be viewed as both ‘vulnerable’ and ‘dangerous’ and what this tells us about the shape of the care they receive.
NIHR National Institute for Heath and Care Research #ARCseminar
🗓️ 7 May #ARCseminar
Improving #MentalHealth & wellbeing with creative arts
www.eventbrite.com/e/improving-...
Simon Gilbody @arc-yharc.bsky.social
Briana Applewhite @arc-oxtv.bsky.social
Christalla Pithara-McKeown @arc-west.bsky.social
Tony Woods & Ioannis Bakolis @arc-southlondon.bsky.social
Smart insoles and socks equipped with sensors and AI are transforming foot health.
Thrilled to have had this platform to showcase #Hoppiness. And the residents were (as always) the stars of the show! 😍
Researchers are invited to address overlooked aspects of dementia in a new Special Issue. From autonomy to intimacy—submissions welcome! #DementiaResearch
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/call-for-pap...
Absolutely loved #Flow. Beautiful, strange and hopeful. And wonderfully observed about cats. Recommend. m.youtube.com/watch?v=shsV...
Chart showing statistical health disparities among ethnic groups in the UK for conditions like heart disease, stroke, hypertension, diabetes, cancer, breast cancer, dementia/Alzheimer's, and COPD. Red dots indicate significantly higher disease rates compared to the White British group, and green dots indicate no significant difference. Ethnic groups listed include Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Black African, Black Caribbean, Chinese, Mixed other, and Other. Data sourced from The King's Fund.
There are pronounced ethnic differences among women in the burden of some common long-term conditions.
Find out more about the health of women from ethnic minority groups in England. buff.ly/P9QTZcE
📢As network supporting professionals working with parents with learning difficulties & disabilities moves from @uob-policystudies.bsky.social to RiP, we celebrate 18yrs of work that has made a real difference to ensure rights and support for these parents: bristol.ac.uk/sps/news/2025/wtpn-2025.html
KLAXON 🚨: Indie SAGE has come out of retirement to release a new short report standing up for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the sciences!
DEI is not just the right thing to do, it *improves* the quality of the science. Please read and share.
independentsage.org/wp-content/u...
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The former Conservative government’s live events reinsurance scheme had limited impact on stimulating additional activity, according to an evaluation of the scheme.
A persons legs in blue jeans and with stripy colourful socks, stretched out on a patio slab, surrounded by gravel. A tortoisehell cat sits beside the legs looking out onto a garden.
I love how the cats rush to join me whenever I take 5 minutes in the sun, away from my desk. As if being outside is contagious. #AcademicsWithCats
At St Fagans yesterday with groups of people living with #dementia for #MuseumsInspiringMemories. Seeing hour-old lambs, hearing how the sheep are managed. Animated conversation and questions. Reflecting on how to capture impacts #Connection #Enjoyment #Identity #Growth.
A beermat in bright yellow and green colours leans against a can of beer. ‘Hoppiness’ is written on the beermat.
Wonderful to be out in the sunshine with @alivegardening.bsky.social this morning, ‘breaking the ground’ for the next iteration of #Hoppiness. More details to follow!
Handwritten entry on a to do list saying ‘Walk in the sun’ with a tick in the box next to it.
✅ Walk in the sun ticked off the to do list 😊.
How empathic care is constructed in care practitioner-client interactions. Read our article bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...
We've got a #CreativeAgeing takeover happening at #BSG2025 with TWO @bsgcreativeageing.bsky.social Symposia 🎉
What symptoms do people tell their GP about when they are developing dementia?
Lots of non-cognitive symptoms - and in a highly diverse population we can see that it is culturally influenced.
Recognising this is key to equitable diagnosis
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Abstract accepted, so I’ll be back at @britishgerontology.bsky.social conference after long break. Happy memories of Swansea & Liverpool - excited for Guildford! Presenting on #Hoppiness with @alivegardening.bsky.social, on #ConnectED, & supporting wonderful @bsgcreativeageing.bsky.social 🎉
Blue sky with small white clouds
Morning!
