Places still left on our course for staff about to start studying

Places still left on our course for staff about to start studying We still have some places left in July, August and September on our Pre-course Course.

It is designed to give anyone about to start an academic programme a flying start in dealing with:

• Sourcing material from reading lists
• Getting an Athens password
• Accessing electronic journals
• Searching databases
• Getting the most from the support the Library Service can offer you.

If you are going back to education, whether it is a module, short course, degree or postgraduate qualification, this course could help to make your academic life a little easier.

To find out more, including course dates and venues, and how to book, visit our web site.

Would you trust a doctor in a T-shirt?

Would you trust a doctor in a T-shirt? Would you trust a doctor who wears a T-shirt? BBC News

Health checks 'could save lives'

Health checks 'could save lives' Hundreds of lives in England could be saved if the NHS and local authorities did more to encourage people to take up free health checks, the health secretary says. BBC News

See also:

• VIDEO: Free health checks 'will save lives' BBC News 
• Jeremy Hunt urges over-40s to take advantage of free NHS checks The Independent
• Press release: Call to action on health checks The Department of Health

Doctors urged to cut medicines waste

Doctors urged to cut medicines waste Doctors are being urged to change the way they prescribe medicines to stop £300m of drugs being thrown away each year. BBC News

Updated guide to community pharmacy published

Updated guide to community pharmacy published NHS Employers, the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee and the General Practitioners Committee of the BMA have published an updated guide to community pharmacy.

Securing the future of general practice: new models of primary care

Securing the future of general practice: new models of primary care NHS England (Midlands and East) commissioned the Nuffield Trust and the King's Fund to review UK and international models of primary care, focusing on those that could increase capacity and help primary care meet the pressures it faces.  The Nuffield Trust

NHS reforms cost taxpayer £1bn for redundancies, IT, closures and more

NHS reforms cost taxpayer £1bn for redundancies, IT, closures and more Controversial changes to the way the NHS is run have so far cost more than £1bn to implement, the government has confirmed. E-Health Insider

Media blames 'ladettes' as alcohol-related deaths rise

Media blames 'ladettes' as alcohol-related deaths rise "More young women dying of alcohol abuse," The Times reports, with much of the media covering the story that the risk of death from an alcohol-related health condition has increased for women in their 30s and 40s.

Immunisation and screening: local government's new public role

Immunisation and screening: local government's new public role This briefing explains the challenges facing councils and the opportunities they have to help deliver efficient and good quality vaccination and screening programmes.

• Briefing
• LGA - publications

NHS recorded £2.1 billion surplus last year

NHS recorded £2.1 billion surplus last year NHS performance was slightly stronger in 2012-13 than in 2011-12  OnMedica

See also:

• 2012-13 update on indicators of financial sustainability in the NHS National Audit Office

CCG membership forces half of GPs to change clinical practice

CCG membership forces half of GPs to change clinical practice More than half of practices say that being a CCG member had changed their clinical practice in terms of prescribing patterns, referral pathways and volume of referrals, according to research. GP Online

Tory strategist Lynton Crosby in new lobbying row

Tory strategist Lynton Crosby in new lobbying row Exclusive: Firm he founded, Crosby Textor, advised private healthcare providers how to exploit NHS 'failings'

The lobbying firm founded by the Tories' chief election strategist, Lynton Crosby, advised private healthcare providers on how to exploit perceived "failings" in the NHS, according to a leaked document obtained by the Guardian.

Lonely lives of the rural elderly

Lonely lives of the rural elderly Shop closures and bus service cuts causing social isolation says report which found half of over 75s living alone. The Daily Telegraph

Four in five sufferers of skin cancer now survive

Four in five sufferers of skin cancer now survive

More than 80 per cent of people diagnosed with malignant melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, will now survive the disease, scientists have said. Yet British sunbathing habits mean the number of cases continues to rise. The Independent