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Alison Wheatley

Newcastle University
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[HTML][HTML] Key components of post-diagnostic support for people with dementia and their carers: A qualitative study

C Bamford, A Wheatley, G Brunskill, L Booi, L Allan… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background There has been a shift in focus of international dementia policies from
improving diagnostic rates to enhancing the post-diagnostic support provided to people with …

What works in managing complex conditions in older people in primary and community care? A state‐of‐the‐art review

R Frost, G Rait, A Wheatley, J Wilcock… - Health & social care …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The number of older people living with complex health conditions is increasing, with the
majority of these managed in primary and community settings. Many models of care have been …

Changes to postdiagnostic dementia support in England and Wales during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study

A Wheatley, M Poole, L Robinson - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To explore the impact of COVID-19 on postdiagnostic dementia care and support
provision in England and Wales. Design Qualitative research using semistructured …

Task-shifted approaches to postdiagnostic dementia support: a qualitative study exploring professional views and experiences

A Wheatley, C Bamford, G Brunskill, KH Dening… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To explore the views of commissioners, service development leads, service
managers and senior staff in selected dementia services on increasing the role of primary care in …

[HTML][HTML] Improving primary care based post-diagnostic support for people living with dementia and carers: Developing a complex intervention using the Theory of …

C Bamford, J Wilcock, G Brunskill, A Wheatley… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background The need to improve support following a diagnosis of dementia is widely
recognised, but it is unclear how this can best be achieved within UK health and social care …

Implementing post-diagnostic support for people living with dementia in England: a qualitative study of barriers and strategies used to address these in practice

A Wheatley, C Bamford, G Brunskill, L Booi… - Age and …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background inequalities and gaps in post-diagnostic support (PDS) for people with dementia
persist despite a policy focus on dementia in England and Wales. Understanding and …

Equipping staff with the skills to maximise recovery of people with dementia after an injurious fall

C Bamford, A Wheatley, C Shaw, LM Allan - Aging & Mental Health, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: People with dementia are more likely to fall and less likely to recover well after a
fall than cognitively intact older people. Little is known about how best to deliver services to …

'We're not related in any way, only by blood': Danish sperm donors and (imagined) relationships

A Wheatley - Families, Relationships and Societies, 2019 - bristoluniversitypressdigital.com
New reproductive technologies have allowed for a disruption of traditional kinship networks
through the broadening of who is considered related. In this article, I explore Danish sperm …

[HTML][HTML] Developing an Intervention for Fall-Related Injuries in Dementia (DIFRID): an integrated, mixed-methods approach

A Wheatley, C Bamford, C Shaw, E Flynn, A Smith… - BMC geriatrics, 2019 - Springer
Background Falls in people with dementia can result in a number of physical and psychosocial
consequences. However, there is limited evidence to inform how best to deliver services …

[HTML][HTML] An intervention to improve outcomes of falls in dementia: the DIFRID mixed-methods feasibility study.

LM Allan, A Wheatley, A Smith, E Flynn… - Health Technology …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND Fall-related injuries are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in people
with dementia. There is presently little evidence to guide the management of such injuries…