Avian influenza (bird flu)
My local park has notices up about an outbreak. Here are sources of latest official information (for the UK). Travel related information is at the end of the post. In addition to the sites below try your local authority ' s website.Animal and Plant Health Agency reports relating to wild birdsDEFRA and APHA, preliminary outbreak assessment, for Europe, Russia and the UK - includes Weekly disease reportsDEFRA and APHA, guidanceDepartment of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland), Avian influenzaHealth and Safety Executive, Avian influenza(PDF) (information particularly for those i...
Source: Browsing - January 26, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: avian influenza Source Type: blogs
Mitigation of risks of COVID-19 in occupational settings with a focus on ethnic minority groups
Public Health England (PHE) -This consensus statement, produced in collaboration with the Health and Safety Executive and the Faculty of Occupational Medicine, provides guidance on how to mitigate the risks of Covid-19 in the workplace, particularly for ethnic minority groups.Guidance (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - November 23, 2020 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Equality and diversity Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
English sweat
In the current BBC adaptation of Hilary Mantel's "Wolf Hall", Thomas Cromwell loses his wife and two daughters to a mysterious and very sudden illness. All we see is that they all go to bed as usual, and then cannot be woken in the morning. There is a suggestion that there were symptoms, but we don't see them. The disease is described as "English sweating sickness", either in the programme or in something I read about it (bad note taking, can't remember my source).What was it? A search of PubMed for English sweating sickness brings up this very new article proposing that the guilty agent was h...
Source: Browsing - February 3, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: hantavirus Source Type: blogs
Beyond breaking point?
This report is based on a survey of over 2000 nursing staff and
argues that patient care in the UK is being put at risk by staff cuts
and excessive workloads, leading to unprecedented nurse stress and ill
health. It also raises concerns about the working culture which is
operating in the care system in the UK, both in hospitals and community
care. It calls on employers to take urgent action to protect staff
welfare and patient care as well as for the Health and Safety Executive
to take enforcement action where employers are failing to meet the legal
requirement to assess and manage the risk of work related stress.
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Source: Health Management Specialist Library - September 30, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: The King's Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Patient safety Quality of care and clinical outcomes Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
