2012 will be the 10th Anniversary of the United Nations Action Plan on Ageing. In response to the demographic challenge all EU member states are facing the EY2012 will seek to: Promote active ageing in employment Promote active ageing in the community through volunteering and caring Promote healthy ageing and independent living Enhance solidarity between…
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For those of you that attended the Inaugural LLT L4 Conference, here are the photos to remind you of the fun times we had! Thanks to all our Keynotes, Tutors (Workshop Leaders), behind the scenes Office Staff, our Sponsors – BalanceMaster and HUR Fitness, and of course – YOU!.
Despite strong evidence that organised stroke care improves outcomes (Stroke Trialist Collaboration, 2003), organisational issues and resource limitation meant that many patients still do not receive adequate specialist community stroke rehabilitation. Stroke Networks are tasked with working with local agencies to ensure that specialist care is available for all appropriate patients (National Audit Office, Improving…
As you may know the British Heart Foundation National Centre (BHFNC) will hold its 11th annual conference on Thursday 17th November 2011. Translating the evidence: What works for physical activity? will bring together the latest evidence on the most effective approaches to promoting physical activity across the life course and explore how to use this…
A very useful resource from Sweden – Physical Activity in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease – is available to search and download. It gives an overview of all the research evidence behind prevention and management of disease with physical activity and exercise across the age range. A “must-read” for those of you who work…
A new set of resources is available for those of you who work in Nursing Home Settings. The good practice self-assessment is a working resource which will help staff in care homes to assess how well falls prevention and management and the prevention of fractures is being addressed in their service. It aims to provide…
Start Active_Stay Active was launched today (11/07/11) by the four home counties’ Chief Medical Officers. The document updates the existing guidelines for children, young people and adults but for the first time, includes guidance on physical activity in the early years and older adults. For all age groups, this guidance highlights the risks of Sedentary…
This Age UK sponsored webinar (on the 20th June 2011) aimed to increase awareness of the risks of falls which are related to vision, and discuss the effective assessment methods and interventions that can reduce the risk of falls among visually impaired older people. A panel of experts presented current evidence and examples of good…
This seminar, brought to you by the British Heart Foundation National Centre for Physical Activity and Health, Vida Wellness and Later Life Training was a huge success. There were presentations covering the changing landscape of PCTs, marketing to an older population, consumer buying power, new physical activity guidelines for older people, supporting older peoples activity…
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapists has launched a call to action to physiotherapists – Respond to the first fracture; prevent the second. One of LLT’s Directors, Dr Dawn Skelton, contributed to the document. The document provides really useful up to date costs of fractures and falls in the UK and a case study. Click here…
