Tuesday 27 November 2012

Review into 'end-of-life' care

Review into 'end-of-life' care: The government has ordered an independent review into a controversial regime that allows doctors to withdraw treatment in the last days of life. BBC News

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AUDIO: Support needed for cancer carers

AUDIO: Support needed for cancer carers: Macmillan Cancer Support told 5 live that people who work as well as care for their loved ones should get more support. BBC News

Screening 'cuts' aneurysm deaths

Screening 'cuts' aneurysm deaths: Far fewer patients who have surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysm now die on the operating table, figures show. BBC News

''The NHS is still failing elderly people''

''The NHS is still failing elderly people'': Treatment they receive in nursing homes is often no better than being in prison, says Prof Oliver Public Service

GPSoC to mandate open APIs

GPSoC to mandate open APIs: The new GP Systems of Choice contract could force all GP system suppliers to open their Application Programme Interfaces to third party suppliers. E-Health Insider

SAS job planning guide

SAS job planning guide: NHS Employers, the British Medical Association (BMA) and the devolved administrations have published a UK guide to job planning for specialty and associate specialist (SAS) doctors. NHS Employers

New guidance launched for hip replacement

The minimal evidence for minimum pricing: the fatal flaws in the Sheffield alcohol policy model

The minimal evidence for minimum pricing: the fatal flaws in the Sheffield alcohol policy model: This report assesses the Sheffield alcohol policy model which forms the basis for the minimum alcohol pricing policy. It highlights a number of limitations and concerns around the model.

Sexual violence services - international overview

Sexual violence services - international overview: This report provides an overview of the models of sexual assault service provision around the world and aims to provide insight into the various models of service provision and funding in a number of developed and developing countries with a particular focus on the roles of government and the voluntary and community services sector.

Mental health care delay concerns - BBC News

Mental health care delay concerns - BBC News:

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Mental health care delay concerns
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A study of 1,000 people who received help with mental health suggests there are issues with waiting times and the effectiveness of treatments. Nearly half said their treatment only partly addressed their problems or did not help at all. The Welsh ...

Half of patients are 'too scared' to challenge medical advice given by doctors, even when they think it's wrong

Half of patients are 'too scared' to challenge medical advice given by doctors, even when they think it's wrong: The survey by Bupa has led to the Patients Association creating a leaflet explaining how patients can challenge their doctor and demand more information. The Daily Mail

Will the friends and family test transform the NHS?

Will the friends and family test transform the NHS?: The test is not another complaints system – it puts the voice and opinion of patients at the heart of the NHS
The friends and family test is not just another NHS data collection exercise. For the first time, the fundamental purpose of the information collected is to share it with the public in a totally open, transparent way.

Tory MP: free medicines may have to be cut back as patients take more responsibility

Tory MP: free medicines may have to be cut back as patients take more responsibility: Conservative backbencher Dr Phillip Lee says people's access to free medicine on the NHS will need to be limited because 21st century Britons are unwilling to put up with aches and pains in the way that the generation of wartime survivors did. The Daily Telegraph