ICS engagement with the adult social care sector in decision-making: final report

ICS engagement with the adult social care sector in decision-making: final report This report (produced with Care England and the Homecare Association) explores how measurement and culture might transform engagement from integrated care systems (ICSs) with the adult social care (ASC) sector. Good Governance Institute

Global oncology trends 2022: outlook to 2026

Global oncology trends 2022: outlook to 2026 This annual report examines novel medicines and the clusters of research, which promise a continuing sequence of breakthroughs in the decade to come. The report explores the impact of Covid-19 disruptions and the longer-term trends in the use of cancer medicines as well as the drivers of spending globally, in key geographies, by tumor type, and for specific types of oncology drugs. Please note that free registration is required to access the report. IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science

Independent report: Higher-risk patients eligible for COVID-19 treatments: independent advisory group report

Independent report: Higher-risk patients eligible for COVID-19 treatments: independent advisory group report The independent advisory group identified which patient groups are at highest risk of serious illness from COVID-19 and would benefit from new COVID-19 treatments. Department of Health and Social Care

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• Independent report: The association between the discharge of patients from hospitals and COVID in care homes Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE)

Public health agencies issue monkeypox guidance to control transmission

Public health agencies issue monkeypox guidance to control transmission New guidance to support healthcare professionals to respond to the outbreak of monkeypox has been agreed by the UK’s 4 public health agencies - UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Public Health Scotland (PHS), Public Health Wales (PHW) and Public Health Agency Northern Ireland (PHA).

The guidance sets out new measures for healthcare professionals and the public for managing the disease and preventing further transmission now that community transmission is occurring here in the UK and other countries.

 

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• Guidance: Principles for monkeypox control in the UK: 4 nations consensus statement UK Health Security Agency
• Guidance: De-isolation and discharge of monkeypox-infected patients: interim guidance UK Health Security Agency
• Monkeypox cases confirmed in England – latest updates UK Health Security Agency
• Research and analysis: Qualitative assessment of the risk to the UK human population of  monkeypox infection in a canine, feline, mustelid, lagomorph or rodent UK pet UK Health Security Agency
• Monkeypox cases rise as guidance advises infected to abstain from sex BBC News
• Global monkeypox threat upgraded to 'moderate' by World Health Organization The Daily Mail
• Signs and symptoms of Monkeypox: What to look for and how it spreads The Independent
• How worried should you be about monkeypox? The Independent

Nottingham maternity scandal: Probe finds ‘defensive and fractious’ culture among staff

Nottingham maternity scandal: Probe finds ‘defensive and fractious’ culture among staff A “defensive and fractious” culture among maternity staff at Nottingham hospitals has been found, as a report finds “bullying behaviour” and a “lack of respect” within the department. The Independent

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• ‘I would encourage women who have concerns to speak out’, says maternity review chair Channel 4 News
• Something is ‘very, very wrong’ at Nottingham NHS Trust, inquiry head says The Independent
• Nottingham maternity scandal: Families say latest safety warnings just 'déjà vu' ITV News
• Ockenden to chair new review of ‘inadequate’ Nottingham maternity services Nursing Times

As UK Covid cases fall to lowest level for a year, what could the future look like?

As UK Covid cases fall to lowest level for a year, what could the future look like? After enduring record-breaking levels of Covid in the past six months, Britain has seen cases fall to their lowest for a year. But as the country eases back into a life more normal, will the disease remain in the background – or is another resurgence on its way? The Guardian

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• Covid: Peterborough kidney patient still shielding BBC News
• Research reveals impact of Covid-19 on global cardiac services British Heart Foundation
• Covid lockdown blamed for deaths of more than 3,000 diabetics The Daily Telegraph
• As the pandemic ebbs, long-haul Covid still drains patients and confounds doctors The Guardian
• Sage: Hospital discharges not main driver of Covid care home outbreaks Local Government Chronicle

‘Exhausted’ medical students in England struggle to qualify amid financial woes

‘Exhausted’ medical students in England struggle to qualify amid financial woes Students working long hours around placements and ending up in hospital with stress – as NHS grapples with shortage of doctors. The Guardian

Drinking coffee slashes your risk of dying from all causes by up to 30% (even if you take sugar!)

Drinking coffee slashes your risk of dying from all causes by up to 30% (even if you take sugar!) Coffee drinkers are up to a third less likely to suffer an early death — even if they take sugar.

In a study of 170,000 healthy Britons in their 50s, researchers looked at people who drank unsweetened or sweetened coffee and no coffee at all over seven years.

They found that drinking between two to four cups per day was the sweet-spot, regardless of whether they used sugar or not. The Daily Mail

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• Association of Sugar-Sweetened, Artificially Sweetened, and Unsweetened Coffee Consumption With All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality: A Large Prospective Cohort Study (abstract) Annals of Internal Medicine

Taking vitamin D supplements before conceiving could make pregnancies safer, study suggests

Taking vitamin D supplements before conceiving could make pregnancies safer, study suggests A deficiency in vitamin D could raise the risk of women suffering a miscarriage, a scientific review has warned.

Around three-quarters of those in the UK who are pregnant in the winter do not have high enough levels of the nutrient. The Daily Mail

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• Vitamin D and miscarriage: a systematic review and meta-analysis (open access) Fertility and Sterility