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Neil’s research interest is the public health of dementia and the wellbeing of older people. He is currently researching how voluntary sector organisations are commissioned to support older people in the community. This is part of a research programme called Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care, funded by National Institute of Health Research.
August 25, 2023
Things have changed in recent years; Prime Minister Cameron’s pledges on dementia appear to be fading in the national policy memory – is it time to reinvigorate old networks? Dementia strategies in UK and devolved nations The national dementia strategy...
March 2, 2023
The Health Foundation (Nightingale & Merrifield) recently criticised the Government as showing a “dangerous pattern on action for health.” Recent announcement that the health disparities white paper will not be published exposes a pattern of delay and dashed hopes. A...
June 19, 2017
Have you seen the recent Alzheimer’s Society high impact TV advert?* It’s dramatic! And at the point where it changes from disquietingly bleak to rousingly positive (don’t want to spoil it) the voiceover suddenly announces: “It’s set to be the...
January 8, 2017
I’ve invited Dr Shibley Rahman (@dr_shibley) to give a seminar as part of our seminar series here at Centre for Dementia, Institute of Mental Health (@InstituteMH). https://idea.nottingham.ac.uk/news/events/centre-dementia-seminar Shibley can’t make it in person, but has sent a video presentation –...
September 13, 2016
This year the Centre for Dementia dedicated our annual event to patient and public involvement. We were keen to showcase the many good inclusive research studies at Institute of Mental Health, but we also committed to improving how we do...
September 9, 2016
This follow up blog concerns Neil’s first visit to Nijmegen for Alzheimer’s Society Knowledge Exchange fellowship: “Negotiating Better Community Support for People with Dementia” Neil visited Radboudumc along with John Gladman (University of Nottingham) and Prof Simon Conroy (University of...
September 9, 2016
I feel very honoured to have been awarded an Alzheimer’s Society knowledge exchange fellowship. With this funding I will be working with colleagues in Netherlands to share expertise about dementia care in the community. Just as importantly, I will be...
June 8, 2016
We missed Rob at a recent event about involving people with dementia and carers in research. It was a shock to hear that he was in hospital, but I still somehow expected him to pull through. I used to work...
February 15, 2016
We have just completed our latest round of volunteer recruitment and are very pleased to welcome 8 new team members to Growing Support. The new volunteers will work across 16 care homes to support people with dementia to participate in...
November 17, 2015
Academics are generally discreet about how their initial ideas for a research project develop. There are lots of reasons for this - some are rational, other reasons can seem a little 'paranoid'. Ideas or 'intellectual property' are the main stock...
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