Mapping and providing services for people who are socially isolated has never been so necessary, but, while the pandemic has made it more topical, the need for these services is not new. Read Andrena McMenemy’s whole opinion piece on the Alliance’s website.
Datafakts eagerly anticipated report on deafness and mental health in Scotland (with a special mention regarding the ongoing Covid 19 Public Health Emergency) is now downloadable in the Queen Margaret University repository and Researchgate. It was announced by the Alliance and deafscotland on June 10th.
Datafakts’ paper modelling the prevalence of dementia and hearing loss in Scotland can now be found on the Social Science Research Network in the Dementia Section of the Neurology eJournal.
Andrena McMenemy of DataFakts Ltd is developing together with deafscotland virtual assistant technology for those with hearing loss and dementia. The project is funded by Foundation Scotland.
Professor Anne Hendry comments on our recent report on Deafness and Dementia in Scotland. Communication matters. Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, communication has been of critical importance at all levels, from policy to public health messaging and in practice. Now more than ever we must provide clear information and advice and Read more…
On the 7th of August Andrena McMenemy from DataFakts talked about Deafness and Dementia at the Alliance Live Event about the Research we carried out in collaboration with Queen Margaret University and deafscotland and funded by the Life Changes Trust. FILM CLIP ONE SLIDE 1 – INTRODUCTION Hello, and a Read more…
Deafness: Predicting the future for Scotland – The Census and beyond has been published. Please see: https://eresearch.qmu.ac.uk/handle/20.500.12289/10650 and for the full report https://eresearch.qmu.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/20.500.12289/10650/10650.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y .
Datafakts is proud to have been participating in the LifeChanges Trust funded report on deafness and dementia by deafscotlands and Queen Margaret University which written, researched and compiled by Andrena McMenemy and Dr Nils Koesters.
