In the press – Later Life Training

Dance does not necessarily reduce falls even if it can reduce some of the risk factors for falls – review of evidence from the Older People and Frailty Policy Research Unit

The Older People and Frailty Policy Research Unit were requested by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to examine whether dance-based interventions are effective in preventing falls, reducing risk of falls, or preventing fear of falls in older adults, and to provide an overview of the evidence for cost-effectiveness of dance-based interventions for…

April 23, 2023Evidence Base for LLT Courses, Falls, Falls care, In the press, News, OEP Course, PSI CourseBy Dawn Skelton

AGILE endorsed Falls Exercise Referral Form

Why do we need to have a Referral Form? AGILE, working in collaboration with Later Life Training, have produced a Referral Form that provides vital information for PSIs and OEP Leaders to support decisions for: suitability into programmes, (and venues and class sizes) baseline exercise selection and challenge, ongoing progression and tailoring, and scope of…

August 15, 2022Falls care, In the press, News, OEP Course, PSI Course, UncategorizedBy Dawn Skelton

Make Movement Your Mission “should be part of a National Covid-19 Resilience Programme” (Nov 2020)

A new report from the Physiological Society and the Centre for Ageing Better has recommended Make Movement Your Mission (MMYM) as a key part of a national resilience programme to support older people over the winter months. You can read an article on the Physiological Society Website here and there was a piece in the…

November 9, 2020In the press, NewsBy Dawn Skelton

2014 FFMOT Article in AGILITY Winter Edition

Bob Laventure write an article on the FFMOT for the Winter 2014 AGILITY Journal (official Journal of AGILE, specialist section for Older People within the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy). This article introduces the FFMOT and was in advance of the AGILE National Learning Days on the FFMOT in 2015, delivered by LLT. Read the article…

February 25, 2020FFMOT Course, In the press, UncategorizedBy Dawn Skelton

How Occupational Therapists embed their PSI learning into their practice – OT News Feb 2018 Article

An added advantage - cartoon picture of someone on their toes

Joan Vine and Vicky Shaw, two OTs in South East London spoke to OT News about how they applied their qualification in FaME as PSIs to their practice as OTs. Read the article here.

March 11, 2019Falls care, In the press, News, PSI CourseBy Dawn Skelton

BGS Blog on sedentary behaviour in older hospital patients (Oct 2018)

Dawn Skelton has produced a BLOG for the BGS Autumn Series (Oct 2018) where she discusses the perils of a hospital stay for older people and what health professionals can do to change the culture of prolonged sitting in hospital and on discharge. You can read the blog here.

October 27, 2018In the press, NewsBy Dawn Skelton

Treat Exercise for Rehabilitation as you would a drug

Dawn Skelton (LLT Director and Professor of ageing and health at Glasgow Caledonian University) gave a Keynote at the British Geriatrics Society Annual Conference in London on 22 Nov 2017. Her talk, entitled, Exercise for Frailty and Sarcopenia: Challenges and Opportunities, proposed that the evidence for the positive effects of exercise on muscle strength, sarcopenia…

November 26, 2017In the press, News, UncategorizedBy Dawn Skelton

Dawn Skelton (LLT Director) receives 2017 British Geriatric Society Lifetime Achievement Award

Professor Dawn Skelton, Director of LLT and Professor of Ageing and Health at Glasgow Caledonian University, was awarded the 2017 British Geriatrics Society (BGS) Marjory Warren Lifetime Achievement Award at the BGS Annual Conference in London on the 22nd November 2017, its 70th Anniversary year. She received this award for her research and her work…

November 26, 2017In the press, NewsBy Dawn Skelton

LLT appear on TRUST ME I’M A DOCTOR BBC2 8th Sept 2016

Dawn Skelton appeared on Trust Me I’m a Doctor on the 8th Sept (8pm BBC2) showing Dr Saleyha Ahsan how to improve balance and talking about the Otago Exercise Programme. There is a great web resource produced by the BBC2 as well, including a video of the exercises seen in the clip. Take a look – http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07v3pwk…

September 10, 2016In the press, News, OEP Course, Resources for Older PeopleBy Dawn Skelton

Video summary of the benefits of PSI

Stability classes help to reduce the risk of falls “I would say that since beginning the class, my balance has improved, my confidence has improved and I haven’t had a fall in twelve months. I’m also managing the duties of everyday life.” The Wrexham Strength and Balance Classes are held every week and provide training…

December 3, 2012Falls care, In the press, News, PSI Course, Videos DVDs, WebsitesBy Dawn Skelton

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