Wednesday, 8 August 2018
Guidance: Evaluation in health and well being: overview
Guidance: Evaluation in health and well being: overview Guide to evaluation and the different types and methods available, to help healthcare professionals choose the most appropriate option. Public Health England
Social prescribing schemes to receive funding from the Health and Wellbeing Fund: 2018
Social prescribing schemes to receive funding from the Health and Wellbeing Fund: 2018 This guidance sets out the details of the 23 social prescribing schemes across England which will receive funding from the Health and Wellbeing Fund. Department of Health and Social Care
Publication of trainee nursing associates evaluation
Publication of trainee nursing associates evaluation An independent evaluation of the first cohort of trainee nursing associate (TNA) pilot sites has been published.
Commissioned by Health Education England, the evaluation report is primarily focused on evaluating the training and development of TNAs. It provides insights into challenges and benefits of the new role, emerging impacts of the TNA training, and reflections on the approaches to academic and work-based learning settings. It also provides recommendations about how to support TNAs while in training. NHS Employers
Commissioned by Health Education England, the evaluation report is primarily focused on evaluating the training and development of TNAs. It provides insights into challenges and benefits of the new role, emerging impacts of the TNA training, and reflections on the approaches to academic and work-based learning settings. It also provides recommendations about how to support TNAs while in training. NHS Employers
'I saved my teenage son's life with a defibrillator'
'I saved my teenage son's life with a defibrillator' When 15-year-old Ethan Askew started to feel ill in a sports class, he went to tell his teacher and collapsed into his arms - he'd stopped breathing. And it was his Dad who used the school's newly installed defibrillator to help save his life. BBC News
ADHD treatment may be needed by hundreds of thousands more children, experts suggest
ADHD treatment may be needed by hundreds of thousands more children, experts suggest Hundreds of thousands more schoolchildren should be treated for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), say leading experts.
A major study led by University of Oxford academics suggests ADHD is seriously underdiagnosed and says more children should be given medication such as Ritalin, which it found is highly effective.
Concerns have been raised about the number of youngsters overmedicated for the disorder – but the evidence suggests just 10 per cent of those with ADHD are on any form of medication. The Independent
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A major study led by University of Oxford academics suggests ADHD is seriously underdiagnosed and says more children should be given medication such as Ritalin, which it found is highly effective.
Concerns have been raised about the number of youngsters overmedicated for the disorder – but the evidence suggests just 10 per cent of those with ADHD are on any form of medication. The Independent
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- Comparative efficacy and tolerability of medications for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, adolescents, and adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis (open access) Lancet Psychiatry
- ADHD experts say more children with condition should be given drugs as only one in ten currently are The Daily Mail
No-deal Brexit could see EU patients miss out on cancer medication, says drugs firm AstraZeneca
No-deal Brexit could see EU patients miss out on cancer medication, says drugs firm AstraZeneca A no-deal Brexit could mean patients in the EU will not be able to receive medicines from the UK, a pharmaceutical giant has said.
AstraZeneca warned patients might miss out on drugs if the company does not “prepare well” for the possibility of a no deal.
The company, which has its research headquarters in Cambridge, manufactures medicines for treating cancer, heart and lung problems. The Independent
AstraZeneca warned patients might miss out on drugs if the company does not “prepare well” for the possibility of a no deal.
The company, which has its research headquarters in Cambridge, manufactures medicines for treating cancer, heart and lung problems. The Independent
Women need more realistic data on egg-freezing success, say experts
Women need more realistic data on egg-freezing success, say experts Clinics should release information on pregnancy rates based on age, says the RCOG
Women who opt to freeze their eggs need to be made aware of how realistic their chances of pregnancy are, experts have warned, as more turn to the procedure.
Egg freezing in the UK is funded by the NHS for girls and women for medical reasons, such as undergoing cancer treatments. However, women can elect to freeze their eggs privately for non-medical reasons. Currently the standard for elected freezing is that eggs can be stored for a maximum of 10 years. Continue reading... The Guardian
Women who opt to freeze their eggs need to be made aware of how realistic their chances of pregnancy are, experts have warned, as more turn to the procedure.
Egg freezing in the UK is funded by the NHS for girls and women for medical reasons, such as undergoing cancer treatments. However, women can elect to freeze their eggs privately for non-medical reasons. Currently the standard for elected freezing is that eggs can be stored for a maximum of 10 years. Continue reading... The Guardian
Patients may walk away from NHS because of long GP waits, Britain's leading family doctor warns
Patients may walk away from NHS because of long GP waits, Britain's leading family doctor warns Patients could increasingly walk away from the NHS because of long waiting times to see a family doctor, Britain's leading GP has warned.
Dr Helen Stokes-Lampard said she was fearful that people would seek alternatives to the health service, because they could not face waits of up to four weeks to get help.
The chairman of the Royal College of GPs said family doctors were “really struggling” to cope with escalating demands on them, fuelling ever longer waiting times. The Daily Telegraph
Dr Helen Stokes-Lampard said she was fearful that people would seek alternatives to the health service, because they could not face waits of up to four weeks to get help.
The chairman of the Royal College of GPs said family doctors were “really struggling” to cope with escalating demands on them, fuelling ever longer waiting times. The Daily Telegraph
UK bottom of league table for life expectancy gains
UK bottom of league table for life expectancy gains The UK has experienced the biggest slowdown in increased life expectancy across major nations, official data suggests.
The figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show Britain is bottom of a league table of 20 leading countries when it comes to improvements in mortality for pensioners.
Experts said that while some slow down was evident in a number of countries across Europe, North America, and Australia, the trends in the UK were particularly steep. The Daily Telegraph
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The figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show Britain is bottom of a league table of 20 leading countries when it comes to improvements in mortality for pensioners.
Experts said that while some slow down was evident in a number of countries across Europe, North America, and Australia, the trends in the UK were particularly steep. The Daily Telegraph
See also:
- Health state life expectancies, UK: 2014 to 2016 Office for National Statistics
- UK among worst for life expectancy rises BBC News
- UK now at the 'bottom of the league' in life expectancy improvements The Daily Mail
- Increase in UK life spans stalling at one of fastest rates among 20 leading economies The Guardian
- Rise in life expectancy slowing down in the UK, figures show The Independent
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