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A modified Delphi method was utilised consisting of 2 rounds of self- adminstered questionnaires completed electronically and a third round of a meeting where paper questionnaires were distributed to infection control and influenza leads from the 36 London Trusts represented in the room. [...] Round 1 was devised using generic open-ended questions and responses were categorised qualitatively into themes. These themes were converted into statements for Round 2 and respondents were asked to indicate their degree of agreement/disagreement on a Likert scale. [...] Median and mode responses were reviewed to determine if there was a trend towards strong (dis)agreement or (dis)agreement for each item on the Likert scale. [...] Results There were 34, 33 and 24 responses to the rounds respectively. [...] Methods Participants were from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), a nationally representative sample of people aged 50 and older. [...] The effects of polypharmacy and heightened poly- pharmacy on mortality were further attenuated after adjust- ing for disability and health behaviours but remained significant. [...] Downloaded from on August 9, 2024 by guest. Protected byprocesses (Pointers for Service Change) that warrant considera- tion for those aiming to improve the experience of care in hos- pital for people living with dementia, their carers and staff. [...] The effect of this is not only a poorer experience of care for people living with dementia and their carers, but also has a detrimental effect on staff emotional well-being as a result of not being able to give the care they strive to provide. [...] Using a nationally repre- sentative and longitudinal dataset, this research intends to examine the relationship between alcohol consumption and cognitive performance in elderly population in China. [...] Methods Participants from the Medical Research Council (MRC) National Survey of Health and Development who had information on DNAm were analysed (NSHD, n=1,376).