Challenge to walk 20 million steps in a weekend as county is revealed to be ‘fifth fattest’ in UK
A campaign to get people walking in Northamptonshire has been launched after it was revealed the county was the fifth fattest in the country. Chronicle & Echo
Thursday 26 June 2014
Sustaining and assuring the quality of student nurse mentorship: what are the challenges?
Sustaining and assuring the quality of student nurse mentorship: what are the challenges?
This briefing focuses on sustaining and assuring the quality of mentorship within a difficult economic climate and at a time of debate about its future direction. National Nursing Research Unit (NNRU)
Briefing
NNRU - publications
This briefing focuses on sustaining and assuring the quality of mentorship within a difficult economic climate and at a time of debate about its future direction. National Nursing Research Unit (NNRU)
Briefing
NNRU - publications
Interactive map reveals stark differences in mortality rates across UK
Interactive map reveals stark differences in mortality rates across UK
People living in Blackpool, Manchester and Middlesbrough are twice as likely to die as other parts of the country, according to the Office for National Statistics. Daily Mail
People living in Blackpool, Manchester and Middlesbrough are twice as likely to die as other parts of the country, according to the Office for National Statistics. Daily Mail
NICE approves canagliflozin as new type 2 diabetes treatment option
NICE approves canagliflozin as new type 2 diabetes treatment option
NICE has approved the use of canagliflozin in combination with other anti-diabetic drugs to treat people with type 2 diabetes, widening available treatment options for GPs. GP online
NICE has approved the use of canagliflozin in combination with other anti-diabetic drugs to treat people with type 2 diabetes, widening available treatment options for GPs. GP online
NICK BOYLE: How the NHS wastes billions over everything from drugs to surgical gloves... by a top consultant surgeon
NICK BOYLE: How the NHS wastes billions over everything from drugs to surgical gloves... by a top consultant surgeon
The organisation is filled with dedicated people, but they have to work in a bureaucratic, sluggish system, writes consultant surgeon NICK BOYLE. Daily Mail
The organisation is filled with dedicated people, but they have to work in a bureaucratic, sluggish system, writes consultant surgeon NICK BOYLE. Daily Mail
NHS must earn trust on data - Manning
NHS must earn trust on data - Manning
The NHS needs to earn back the trust of patients in the way that it handles data, the chair of the Health and Social Care Information Centre has said. EHI News
The NHS needs to earn back the trust of patients in the way that it handles data, the chair of the Health and Social Care Information Centre has said. EHI News
BMA votes for care.data opt-in
BMA votes for care.data opt-in
The British Medical Association has voted in favour of making care.data an opt-in system rather than an opt-out one. EHI News
The British Medical Association has voted in favour of making care.data an opt-in system rather than an opt-out one. EHI News
Lamb supports tech for integrated care
Lamb supports tech for integrated care
Technological innovation is "critical and central" to integrating care and addressing the financial pressures facing the NHS, care secretary Norman Lamb has said. EHI News
Technological innovation is "critical and central" to integrating care and addressing the financial pressures facing the NHS, care secretary Norman Lamb has said. EHI News
Developing pharmacy’s contribution to public health
Developing pharmacy’s contribution to public health
This report gives details of how Public Health England is providing leadership for the development, implementation and evaluation of public health practice for pharmacy, taking national and local priorities into account. Public Health England
Cannabis use 'genetically linked' to schizophrenia
Cannabis use 'genetically linked' to schizophrenia
“Study finds people predisposed to the condition [schizophrenia’] and drug users share common genes,” the Mail Online reports. A new study suggests that ‘schizophrenia’ genes are associated with cannabis use.
It has long been known that there is an association between cannabis use and schizophrenia – but the “direction of travel” has been hotly debated.
Does cannabis use trigger the onset of schizophrenia in vulnerable individuals? Or are people with a genetic predisposition to develop schizophrenia more likely to use cannabis than the population at large (possibly as a coping mechanism)?
This latest study suggests that the latter may be the case; at least in some people. The study involved 2,082 healthy adults whose genetic make-up was examined for risk factors for schizophrenia.
“Study finds people predisposed to the condition [schizophrenia’] and drug users share common genes,” the Mail Online reports. A new study suggests that ‘schizophrenia’ genes are associated with cannabis use.
It has long been known that there is an association between cannabis use and schizophrenia – but the “direction of travel” has been hotly debated.
Does cannabis use trigger the onset of schizophrenia in vulnerable individuals? Or are people with a genetic predisposition to develop schizophrenia more likely to use cannabis than the population at large (possibly as a coping mechanism)?
This latest study suggests that the latter may be the case; at least in some people. The study involved 2,082 healthy adults whose genetic make-up was examined for risk factors for schizophrenia.
Five top tips on how to make person centred care really work
Five top tips on how to make person centred care really work
Better communication, access to information and involving patients in their care aren't just 'soft stuff' they have real benefits
Are personal health budgets the solution to integrated care?
There is little mystery about what matters to patients and their families. Research highlights a small number of things that people regard as vital. These include good information and communication from professionals, involvement in decisions yet respect for preferences, emotional support and empathy, and continuity and co-ordination of care. Some or all of these matter to everyone who comes into contact with health and care services, and they are of especial importance to the growing number of people affected by long-term conditions and disabilities.
Yet we know that our health and social care systems do not deliver them consistently. For example, half of hospital inpatients in England report that they are not as involved as they would like to be in decisions about their care. Only 3% of GP patients have a written care plan that is shared with them. Lack of information and poor communication lie at the heart of many negative experiences of care. Guardian
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Better communication, access to information and involving patients in their care aren't just 'soft stuff' they have real benefits
Are personal health budgets the solution to integrated care?
There is little mystery about what matters to patients and their families. Research highlights a small number of things that people regard as vital. These include good information and communication from professionals, involvement in decisions yet respect for preferences, emotional support and empathy, and continuity and co-ordination of care. Some or all of these matter to everyone who comes into contact with health and care services, and they are of especial importance to the growing number of people affected by long-term conditions and disabilities.
Yet we know that our health and social care systems do not deliver them consistently. For example, half of hospital inpatients in England report that they are not as involved as they would like to be in decisions about their care. Only 3% of GP patients have a written care plan that is shared with them. Lack of information and poor communication lie at the heart of many negative experiences of care. Guardian
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Vitamin D supplements could help high blood pressure, scientists say
Vitamin D supplements could help high blood pressure, scientists say
Vitamin D supplements might be a cheap and effective way to treat high blood pressure, scientists have said, after a study uncovered the best evidence yet of a link between vitamin levels and hypertension. Independent
Vitamin D supplements might be a cheap and effective way to treat high blood pressure, scientists have said, after a study uncovered the best evidence yet of a link between vitamin levels and hypertension. Independent
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