Brotherhood of St Laurence

Library Blog April 2023

News

Carnegie UK Trust. Since the outbreak of Covid-19, the scale of digital exclusion in the UK has been exposed and exacerbated beyond previous understanding. In response, new initiatives have been rapidly developed and delivered. These new initiatives have substantially accelerated progress towards ensuring that those in all corners of the UK have the digital device, internet connectivity and skills to access all of the essential connections that digital provides. 

  • Trajectories, Transitions, and Trends in Frailty among Older Adults: A Review

    Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research. Frailty is an age-related clinical state associated with deterioration across multiple physiological systems and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality later in life. To understand how frailty develops and what causes its progression, longitudinal data with repeated frailty measurements are required. This review summarizes evidence from longitudinal studies on frailty trajectories, transitions, and trends. We identified several consistent findings: frailty increases with aging and is a dynamic condition, and more recent generations of older adults have higher frailty levels. These findings have both clinical and public health relevance, including the provision of healthcare and aged care services in the coming years. Further studies are required, particularly those conducted in low- and middle-income countries and those investigating factors associated with changes in frailty. The latter may help develop better-targeted interventions to reverse or slow the progression of frailty.

Podcasts/Streaming


  • Reasonable and Necessary

    Reasonable and Necessary: Making Sense of the NDIS is a podcast series by the Summer Foundation, hosted by our very own Dr George Taleporos. Each podcast episode aims to simplify the NDIS for participants, their families and anyone supporting NDIS participants to work their way through the system.

  • What wealth means in Australia

    SBS News
    An increasing number of Australians are starting to shift their views on wealth, with many now defining it as having the financial freedom to pursue passions and support people they care about.

Jobs and Skills Australia
On Monday 6 March 2023, Jobs and Skills Australia’s (JSA) Professor Peter Dawkins AO, David Turvey, Rayeed Rahman, and Jo Reeve hosted a webinar providing an overview of the role of JSA, and presenting the findings of JSA’s new quarterly Labour Market Update report.  

Learning

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