Wednesday 3 August 2022
A guide to the Health and Care Act 2022
A guide to the Health and Care Act 2022 This briefing sets out an overview of proposals and a summary of the key parts of the Bill. It picks out the main provisions relevant to providers and systems and looks at the secondary legislation that will flow from the Act. NHS Providers
NHS To roll out life-changing glucose monitors to all Type 1 diabetes patients
NHS To roll out life-changing glucose monitors to all Type 1 diabetes patients NHS England patients with Type 1 diabetes will now be eligible for life-changing continuous glucose monitors after the health service secured a new cut-price deal.
The wearable arm gadget sends information to a mobile app and allows diabetes patients to keep track of their glucose levels at all times without having to scan or take a finger prick test.
Research: Monkeypox outbreak: epidemiological overview
Research: Monkeypox outbreak: epidemiological overview Overview of the current monkeypox outbreak in the UK. UK Health Security Agency
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- Monkeypox cases confirmed in England – latest updates UK Health Security Agency
Monkeypox symptoms 'different from past outbreaks'
Monkeypox symptoms 'different from past outbreaks' Pustules have been recognised as the main symptom of monkeypox cases in the past, but in the current outbreak 'rarer and more notable pseudo-pustules' are the main symptom, according to Spanish research.
The pseudo-pustules - which can lead to ulcers - are very rarely seen in other conditions and could help identify monkeypox cases more rapidly. GPonline
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- Monkeypox outbreak in Spain: clinical and epidemiological findings in a prospective cross-sectional study of 185 cases (open access) British Journal of Dermatology
- Over 100,000 monkeypox vaccines procured, government says BBC News
- Monkeypox could signal dawn of a new STI in men as ‘uncontrolled’ global spread continues The Daily Telegraph
- Monkeypox: are we reacting fast enough to the crisis? (podcast) The Guardian
Three types of long COVID identified with different symptoms
Three types of long COVID identified with different symptoms There appear to be three different types of long COVID, each with their own symptoms, researchers have discovered.
One group experiences neurological symptoms including fatigue, brain fog and headache, which most often affect those who contracted the virus when the Alpha and Delta variants were most prevalent, according to experts at King's College London. Sky News
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- Profiling post-COVID syndrome across different variants of SARS-CoV-2 (open access) medRxiv
- Three types of long-COVID for people experiencing symptoms for 12 weeks or more King's College London
- Covid-19 deaths rise for fifth week in a row but levels remain low The Independent
- New top Covid symptom in patients revealed by latest data as infections surge across UK The Independent
- Long Covid: Three types of virus revealed but what are the symptoms? ITV News
- Memory problems after covid-19 more common in people with smell loss New Scientist
Cases like Archie Battersbee’s rely on complex ethical decisions. This is how they’re made | Mehrunisha Suleman
Cases like Archie Battersbee’s rely on complex ethical decisions. This is how they’re made | Mehrunisha Suleman UK courts have once again had to rule on an incredibly fraught case about the withdrawal of life support from a child: 12-year-old Archie Battersbee was found in an unconscious state by his mother on 7 April this year and never regained consciousness. The clinical team at Barts Health NHS trust viewed that it would not be in Archie’s best interests for him to continue to receive medical intervention. Archie’s parents disagreed, and sought the court’s support to have medical intervention continued. The court of appeal has ruled that it is legal for the medical team to withdraw his life support, and the supreme court has dismissed the family’s final appeal. The Guardian
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- Archie Battersbee: Who decides when life support ends? BBC News
- Archie Battersbee: Family loses appeal to Supreme Court BBC News
- Archie Battersbee: Parents to take case to European Court of Human Rights BBC News
- Archie Battersbee: how third parties can further complicate tragic life support cases The Guardian
- Archie Battersbee’s life support ‘ending at 11am’ after Supreme Court appeal fails The Independent
- Archie Battersbee's family want to take Southend youngster to hospice for 'last couple of days' ITV News
- Archie Battersbee's family in fresh bid to delay withdrawal of life support Sky News
Junk food advertising restrictions prevent almost 100000 obesity cases and is expected to save the NHS £200m
Junk food advertising restrictions prevent almost 100000 obesity cases and is expected to save the NHS £200m A restriction on junk food advertising across the Transport for London (TfL) network in 2019, has resulted in 94,867 fewer cases of obesity, 2,857 cases of diabetes prevented or delayed, and 1,915 fewer cases of cardiovascular disease. University of Sheffield
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- The health, cost and equity impacts of restrictions on the advertisement of high fat, salt and sugar products across the transport for London network: a health economic modelling study (open access) International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
How do we turn the bold ambition of a net-zero NHS into reality?
How do we turn the bold ambition of a net-zero NHS into reality? Cameron Hawkins, Head of Energy and Environment at NHS Property Services (NHSPS), provides an update on a net-zero NHS and explores how we turn this bold ambition into reality. Open Access Government
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