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Infection
Indeed there are various theories explaining how this happens and I'm aware that materials like... MORE
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Leadership
In any discussion on registration of Health care Assistants we need to remember that their work is... MORE
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Leadership
I am the head gardener at NUH and would be very interested to follow on the progress of the... MORE
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Mental Health
I gave up work overseas to help mum. Because I moved in they reduced her benefits and increased her... MORE
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Leadership
Prof Crawford has written a thoughtful and compelling response to the tragic events at... MORE
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Leadership
The Francis report is a huge document – I’ve barely managed to skim it since its publication.... MORE
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CQC were "dysfunctional" and failed patients
CQC commissioned this report from Grant Thornton to look into its own activities in relation to University Hospitals Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. We promised to publish
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Increased use of inpatient specialist palliative care services in England
A PHE-commissioned report shows an increase in the availability and use of inpatient specialist palliative care beds in...
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85% of family doctors say general practice ‘in crisis’
85% of family doctors say general practice 'in crisis' as half say they can no longer...
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Pharmacists should participate in repeat medication audit
Pharmacy Voice encourages pharmacists to take part in practice based audit on repeat medication ordering and...
Editor's Feature
Professor Paul Crawford Founder and Director of the International Health Humanities Network
Inequality and the politics of health
The recent death of Baroness Thatcher has reignited discussion about inequalities in our society, particularly with regard to whether matters have improved or worsened since her...
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Re: Food Heaven or Hell?
Very disturbing that the NHS is still failing to look after the patient and kitchens not up to hygiene standards as follows;- Llandough hospital...
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Food Heaven or Hell?
A recent report appears to show that simply publishing recommendations for the improvement of hospital food in the NHS does not work. A campaign,...
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Are we doing enough to protect patients?
Following Mid-Staffs and now the CQC cover up, are patients being let down by those responsible for monitoring their care? Have regulators lost...
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Re: Great Event but what next?
Education about antimicrobial usage (and microbiology) is so crucial in all of this – so a session on how and what is being done to enhance...
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Re: Great Event but what next?
Here is my suggestion that this seminar is open to GPs, Surgeons, Junior Doctors, Consultants form all healthcare sectors as telling IPCNs and...
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Re: Great Event but what next?
I found the conference was useful especially with all those AMR and things, and the debate session was also help . I would like to see any...
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Dr Danilo Lo Fo Wong, Senior Adviser, Antimicrobial Resistance, WHO Regional Office for Europe
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Interview with Alan Maryon Davis
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Interview with Stuart JS Goymer
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Graeme Moir, Consultant Surgeon, Barts and the London NHS Trust
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NICE appraisal of pemetrexed maintenance treatment for lung cancer
NICE, the healthcare guidance body, has issued final draft guidance not recommending pemetrexed (Alimta, Eli Lilly) for the maintenance treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer
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Healthcare Cleaning Chief Calls for National Training and Qualifications
AHCP National Chair Denise Foster is calling for the introduction of nationally recognised qualifications and training standards for all NHS cleaning...
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NHS England publishes interim specifications for specialised commissioning
NHS England has today published the interim specifications it has adopted for the commissioning of specialised...
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NHS England announces ‘roadmap’ for improved patient e-Referral system
NHS England announced its vision today for an improved electronic patient referral service for the NHS, at the Commissioning Show in...
Editor's Feature
Mike Kelly Director of Public HealthNational Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
NICE public health guidance on physical activity
Professor Mike Kelly, Director of Public Health at NICE on the new NICE public health guidance on physical activity: brief advice for adults in primary...
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