Friday 31 August 2012

Active pensioners 'add six years'

Active pensioners 'add six years': Being active and living a healthy lifestyle even after the age of 75 can make a huge difference to your life expectancy, a Swedish study suggests. BBC News

NHS reform targets slipped, DH report reveals

NHS reform targets slipped, DH report reveals: A series of DH targets for implementing NHS reforms have slipped, and the NHS Commissioning Board is struggling to recruit enough staff, official reports reveal. GP Online

TB drug resistance is growing around the world

Interim measures for patient experience at the interfaces between NHS services

Interim measures for patient experience at the interfaces between NHS services: This publication highlights the data sources available to help NHS
organisations assess patient experience of integrated care locally, as
no single bespoke measure is currently available. This comes in response
to the NHS Future Forum's recommendations that new patient experience
measures should be developed to evaluate patients’ experiences across
whole journeys of care.

Delays warning over flu jabs

Delays warning over flu jabs: Patients may face a delay in getting their seasonal flu jab this winter as manufacturers struggle to meet deadlines. The Daily Telegraph

One in five patients 'harmed' in some hospitals: data

One in five patients 'harmed' in some hospitals: data: One in five patients in some NHS hospitals suffer harm due to avoidable accidents, complications and mistakes, it has emerged.The Daily Telegraph

Multiple abortions 'link' to premature births

Multiple abortions 'link' to premature births:

“Repeat abortions linked to premature birth,” BBC News has reported, with the Daily Mail website adding that multiple abortions could cause “life-threatening problems in later pregnancy”.
The story is based on Finnish research that looked at the effect of induced abortions on a subsequent first birth.