Robin Davie

Our Power of Music report has arrived - Music for Dementia musicfordementia.org.uk/news… Worth a read, we should make effort to connect at a personal level with dementia sufferers

Anne Sylvestre - Un mur pour pleurer (1974) youtu.be/0wwB-qCEtXI via @YouTube Just heard the sad passing of Anne Sylvestre, last year. Often rocked to sleep as a child with her records

m.youtube.com/watch?v=36GT2z… For the next time you’re asked why did it happen? Raises point of what does the person asking the question want to know and considering best way of satisfying the depth of detail or aspect that they want: physiological/ environmental/ clinical /social?

Been shielding now for getting on 5 months, discovering the use of remote clinics for directing resources. Also rediscovering some music, went to see Joan Baez in mid 90s at Festival Hall, worth listening and reading to

Management of Parkinson’s disease in the last days of life gmjournal.co.uk/management-o…

Very interesting study looking into survival in patients who have undergone acp in malignant/non-malignant disease. They suggest a reduced insight into disease severity in the non malignant group. The franceparkinson.fr have video about diagnostic realisation and acceptance

Not yet available online but results of HEALTH (Total hip vs Hemisrthroplasty) trial in latest issue of NEJM. Unassisted ambulatory patients, around 4% institutionalised, will be interesting to see longer term follow-up. May have significant impact on costs.