Fascinating review just out from @ejmspencer.bsky.social -communication practices when conducting advance care planning in dementia care -professionals do not always follow up when older adults initiate advance care planning conversations academic.oup.com/ageing/artic... @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social

Exciting news! 🎉 Our co-director @claudiacooper.bsky.social will lead the £2m @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social Centre for Inequalities with @jbudge.bsky.social. Another step towards ensuring no one with dementia is left behind – and a fantastic boost for our PhD students’ research environment.

Delighted to be part of the team led by @claudiacooper.bsky.social & @jbudge.bsky.social awarded the Alzheimer's Society Centre for Inequalities. £2 million to ensure that no one with dementia is left behind, tackling a spectrum of inequalities and inequity. @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social

I-Care DTC feeling inspired at the Alzheimer's Society Annual Conference. Great conversations with potential applicants for next year's PhDs #ASAC25

Some of our PhD students will be focussing on rural and coastal communities and how they inexperience inequalities in dementia care - we will focus on how integrated care can support people in these communities!

We are delighted to be at @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social annual conference - we have a stand please do come talk to us if you want to hear more about our DTC #ASAC2025

So pleased to see the importance of rural care inequalities highlighted at the start of the @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social conference! So often ignored rural inequalities are a massive problem we must start to look at! #ASAC2025

Thrilled to share that @birksyvonne has been awarded Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS) for her contributions to social science. Congratulations on this recognition of your commitment to inclusive, practice-informed research and public impact! #FAcSS

📢 New paper! Thrilled to share my first PhD publication @schizbulletin.bsky.social 🎉 📖 We synthesise evidence on psychosocial and demographic associates of physical multimorbidity among people with SMI. An important step with more to follow. Watch this space! academic.oup.com/schizophreni...

Our Centre for Psychiatry and Mental Health is now on LinkedIn - do go follow us for all the latest research and education updates

Too much to celebrate for just one message - Liz has also been recognised for her leadership in the field, serving as vice- president elect of the European Delirium Association. Liz heads-up the cognition theme for ACHA, in which delirium is a key area of focus. Congratulations Liz!

Congratulations to @proflizsampson.bsky.social - very well deserved on both counts!

Delighted to share that Prof Liz Sampson has been named International Deliriumologist of the Year by the Australasian Delirium Association. The award honours her outstanding contributions to delirium research, epidemiology, treatment, & care, as well as her policy work through @denpru-qm.bsky.social

The Centre for Psychiatry and Mental Health is now on LinkedIn - where we will post updates and about available job roles. Please do follow us there www.linkedin.com/showcase/cen...

Awareness of clinical pharmacy services hinder the impact that they might be able to achieve to support people with #dementia and carers. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... @qmul-wiph.bsky.social @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social @aliceburnand.bsky.social @pcpa-uk.bsky.social

📢 Save the Date! Join us for the UK Hospital at Home Society Conference 📅 5–6th March 2026 📍 Edinburgh Two days of learning, innovation & networking in Hospital at Home care. More details coming soon! #HaHConf2026 #HospitalatHome #UKHaHSoc @ukhahsoc.bsky.social

Bumping into former PhD students at #AAIC2025 and planning our future collaborations between the UK and Thailand

Great to be @alzassociation.bsky.social #AAIC2025 to present our @nihrspcr.bsky.social research on clinical pharmacists support for people with #dementia @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social @qmulfmd.bsky.social @qmul-wiph.bsky.social

A lot of early interest in #denpruQM consensus on dementia risk reduction policy at #AAIC25 presented by our great post-doc @hdemnitzking.bsky.social with the project led by @charlesmarshall.bsky.social Paper available later this year. @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social @claudiacooper.bsky.social

A great pic from the team from the team at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC 2025) in Toronto this week. Hope they have an interesting and productive time sharing work and meeting colleagues from around the world! #AAIC25 @qmul-wiph.bsky.social

It's been great to catch up with friends and colleagues @qmul-wiph.bsky.social do come and hear @hdemnitzking.bsky.social present our Apple-Tree trial findings 4.15pm Tuesday aaic if you are here; looking forward to sharing our findings

Looking forward to a few days of #dementia conferencing in Toronto @alzassociation.bsky.social #AAIC2025

Caring for someone with dementia near the end of life can be overwhelming. Our project aims to improve death literacy: the knowledge, confidence, and skills needed to navigate end of life care. Listen to a summary of the project here: youtu.be/U0hEbfn7DoI

A great night Wednesday - our first Hub for Dementia in East London (HuDEL) get together. From basic science to psycho-social intervention research our team @qmul.bsky.social cover it all. Hopefully get the whole team together next time too. @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social @qmul-wiph.bsky.social

So very well deserved @nicolawhite.bsky.social !

Calling for your paper for the upcoming collection "Palliative care in people living with dementia" I'm honoured to be on of the collection's Guest Editors. Learn more about the collection and how to contribute: bit.ly/4i9VYkx @biomedcentral.bsky.social #CallForPapers #Dementia

Lots of tips and a practical guideline in our new paper for doing PPIE well with PhD students in #dementia research - but can apply to all doctoral students and research researchinvolvement.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

The final paper in our series of qual studies about clinical pharmacists supporting people with #dementia in primary care - important to highlight their role extends beyond medication management to support with holistic - bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @qmul-wiph.bsky.social

The Government's #10YearPlan for the NHS in England identifies the move from sickness to prevention as one of 3 'big shifts' in how the NHS works. Today, we are launching a policy briefing from our #prevention workstream exploring public attitudes towards preventing dementia, MS and Parkinson's 👇

Also just put our paper on clinical pharmacists supporting people with #dementia in primary care - exploring risk & safety of dementia care - journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... @qmul-wiph.bsky.social @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social

Just released - Digital Decision Aids to Support Decision-Making in Palliative and End-of-Life Dementia Care www.jmir.org/2025/1/e71479 @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social @qmul-wiph.bsky.social @qmulfmd.bsky.social

Virtual wards may play a role in the government’s 10 Year Health Plan, due to be published in 2025. Work from our team shows the experiences of #older adults and gaps in knowledge from a #dementia care perspective academic.oup.com/ageing/artic...

Delighted to welcome Prof Conroy to the team @acutefrailty-doc.bsky.social

Meta review shows there is a notable gap in addressing many crucial aspects of #palliative #dementia care, such as the care co-ordination, transitions, and carer support for those nearing the end of life. @profnathandavies.bsky.social @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Virtual wards may play a role in the government’s 10 Year Health Plan, due to be published in 2025. Our review highlights experiences among older people academic.oup.com/ageing/artic...

Our article in the BMJ out now - enteral tube feeding in advanced #dementia - what needs to be considered & what is best practice in the UK - www.bmj.com/content/389/... - great to work with @proflizsampson.bsky.social and colleagues @qmul-wiph.bsky.social @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social @bmj.com

Hot off the press from @sgriffiths-6.bsky.social a crucial review about communication strategies in dementia care @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social @qmul-wiph.bsky.social @ucl-primarycare.bsky.social academic.oup.com/ageing/artic...

🆕 The Palliative and End of Life Care Commission has gathered evidence to produce recommendations for solutions to the current difficulties and gaps in access to high-quality palliative care. Their report is out now: palliativecarecommission.uk/report

Another great post-doc post with us @qmul-wiph.bsky.social working with the great Jamie Ross developing a digital intervention to support people with type 2 diabetes who are experiencing diabetes distress www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMZ709/p...

Great evening celebrating the inaugural lecture of one of our co-directors prof Claudia Cooper @claudiacooper.bsky.social - excellent lecture with such incredible #dementia research over the past 20 years - making a real difference to those affected by dementia

Wonderful evening celebrating two inspirational colleagues and professors @claudiacooper.bsky.social @qmul-wiph.bsky.social @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social @qmulfmd.bsky.social @qmulresilience.bsky.social @denpru-qm.bsky.social

A great moment for the Centre as we enjoy the inaugural lectures of both Prof Jennifer Lau and Prof Claudia Cooper, illustrating a range from youth mental health to dementia @qmul-wiph.bsky.social

We've launched our new report 🎉 Led by @proflizsampson.bsky.social, 'Delirium Matters: priorities and opportunities for health and social care policy in England’ has 5 urgent recommendations to improve delirium care in England. 📕 Full report: shorturl.at/pio7T 📝 Policy brief: shorturl.at/khrCT

Fantastic evening at the launch of The Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing @acha020.bsky.social - huge ambition to connect research into real change with our communities in North East London. Congrats to all the ACHA team on an excellent launch

An inspiring panel discussion with Dr Claire Dow, Professor Jo Martin & Fiona Miller-Smith. Sharing insights on moving from vision to reality - creating ripple effects across the hospital & into the community. “Passion and dedication brought ACHA together.” @qmul.ac.uk @bartscharity.bsky.social

Incredible evening launching @acha020.bsky.social having a peek into the amazing research and community work for the population of East London planned with the fabulous @proflizsampson.bsky.social & @adamgordon1978.bsky.social

- International Panel: Mad Experiments: ‘Putting Madness at the centre of the scene’ on with members of the Mental Health and Social Justice Network from London and Trieste (Italy) - Participatory workshops in theatre, dance, music and creative writing

💼 We're looking for a mixed methods Research Assistant to join our team from August. 📈 You'll work across a range of projects utilising quantitative & qualitative methods, which may include health economics. ⏰ Apply via our website by Tuesday 6th May: shorturl.at/NxSqe Please share widely!

📢RESEARCH FELLOW in dementia - post available at UCL! Come and join our friendly team working on a project to improve care and support planning for people with dementia who live alone. Details: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... Please share!

Come and work with us! Excellent research and policy research experience in a supportive socially active team