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ENRICH news archive
This archive contains news items published on the ENRICH site May 2014 - March 2019.
Latest posts regarding items of interest to ENRICH audiences can be found in the posts section.
Dementia UK update information for carers
Adam Smith
Family carers and people with dementia are at the heart of everything that Dementia UK does. They provide Admiral Nurses, specialist dementia nurses who give practical and emotional support to families affected by dementia.
Stroke Association launches website ‘my stroke guide’
Kristina Barrick, My Stroke Guide Business Manager at the Stroke Association
When you come out of hospital after a stroke, the world can seem a very different place. The Stroke Association Struggling to Recover report revealed that 74% of stroke survivors left hospital feeling isolated; 73% lack confidence and 63% live in fear of another stroke.
NHS IQ – Long Term Conditions Improvement Webinars
Adam Smith
Register now for the NHS IQ Long Term Conditions Improvement Programme webinar series. To book your place email catherine.strong@nhsiq.nhs.uk along with the date and title of the webinar you would like to join.
Kent, Surrey & Sussex ENRICH Update
Amy Hammond
Following the launch of ENRICH in Kent in September 2013, one year on Kent’s Clinical Research Team for Dementia have successfully signed up 23 care homes to the care home research network and more are on the way…
Muscle dysfunction suffered by third of care home residents
Julia Corbett - www.carehome.co.uk
Up to a third of residents might be living with Sarcopenia, a health condition linked with an increased risk of falls and functional dependence, in care homes in the UK.
Nottingham hosts first ENRICH forum
Dr Kaela Stevenson
Nottingham is one of the newest ENRICH Research Ready Care Home Networks, and as such was excited to host its first forum meeting on the 11th September
PREVENTing Alzheimer’s Disease
Zara Qadir, DeNDRoN Communications
The Clinical Research Network: Dementias & neurodegeneration (DeNDRoN) are supporting PREVENT, ?
Research into sound-processing in Post Stroke Aphasia
Stroke Association
Research funded by the Stroke Association has the ultimate aim of making stroke a preventable and treatable disease, and improving the quality of life for people affected by stroke.
Yorkshire and Humber ENRICH Network present a poster on URiCH
Debbie Hukins
Chris Rhymes and Mick Mullane of the Clinical Research Network: Yorkshire and Humber recently attended the influential Kingâ
MRC and the EPSRC launch a package of funding worth
Jean Straus, Guess Author for Medical Research Council
Think that hearing aids solve all hearing problems? Think again. As the MRC and the EPSRC launch a package of funding worth