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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 guarantee safe patient... -
Hospital alcohol liver disease care 'lacking'
Hospitals are missing chances to save the lives of patients with alcohol-related liver disease, a watchdog...
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New premature mortality website launched by Public Health England
Longer Lives, a new website showing the variation in early death rates has been launched by Public Health... -
UK moves towards safe and effective electronic cigarettes
All nicotine-containing products (NCPs), such as electronic cigarettes, are to be regulated as medicines in a move to...
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Prime Minister acknowledges challenge for eye health services
Prime Minister, David Cameron has backed a call today for eye health to be a priority across health and social care... -
Local variation in early death rates shocking says Hunt
The "shocking" local variation in early death rates has been exposed today by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to drive public...
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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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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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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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The role of LA in management of HCAI within community given that they have received budget for this (especially in Care and Residential...
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I would like to thank all the delegates that attended the Orvecare Master Class and the many who came to see us on our exhibition stand. It was a...
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• We are currently starting to implement in our hospital ANTT for IV/CVC line management, cannulation and surgical wound management. Since this is...
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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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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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