The Human Impact Of Having Too Few Nurses
By guest blogger Lucy Maddox
The UK population continues to grow, while nursing numbers have remained static for several decades. Compounding matters, The King’s Fund and Nuffield Trust have reported a 25 per cent increase in nurses and midwives leaving the NHS from 2012 to 2018, from 27,300 to 34,100. In short, in the UK, we now have far fewer nurses relative to the general population than we used to.
What does this mean for patients’ care experience? The situation sounds bad, but how bad? Common sense would suggest that patients will experience poorer care when nurses are overstretched, and there’s plenty of anecdo...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - July 3, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Health Occupational Source Type: blogs
The Top 100 Companies In Digital Health Addressing Real-World Needs
The
digital health market is extremely volatile: start-ups show up, promise to disrupt the entire
health scene, but go down just as fast having not received the necessary
funding. Others change their profiles, partner with big pharma companies or
lose the battle with another venture providing a better technology. Not to
speak about the hype, buzzwords, and overmarketing, which calls for careful
consideration. In spite of all the challenges, The Medical Futurist team is
working tirelessly to stay ahead of the turbulent market changes and bring you the
Top 100 Companies
In Digital Health in an e-book every year.
Real-wor...
Source: The Medical Futurist - June 27, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Business Future of Medicine companies company digital digital health digital health companies digital health market digital technology disruption disruptive Healthcare Innovation needs Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 26th June 2019
Some recent things you might want to know about...Case studyWomen frightened of childbirth to be helped by new specialist support serviceGuidelinesRoyal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists: Care of Women Presenting with Suspected Preterm Prelabour Rupture of Membranes from 24+0 Weeks of Gestation (Green-top Guideline No. 73)ResearchAntimicrobial central venous catheters do not reduce infections in pre-term babies (NIHR Signal, reporting research published in the Lancet Child and Adolescent Health)Acknowledgements: Embed Health Consortium Health Bulletin. (Source: Browsing)
Source: Browsing - June 26, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
Will We Be Born in 2050?
Being born and giving birth is full of pain, blood,
and trauma. Many science fiction works, such as Brave New World, Matrix, The
Island, or I am Mother imagine being brought to the world without actually
being born in a mother’s womb. How far-fetched are these scenarios? Could the
appearance of the artificial womb replace human mothers and natural birth in
the future? How will we come into this world in 2050? Will we be born?
The trauma of being born and giving birth
The
experience of being born and leaving the nurturing womb of our mother after
more or less nine months is painful, bloody, and traumatic. Abrupt sep...
Source: The Medical Futurist - June 22, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Future of Medicine Medical Science Fiction artificial artificial womb baby birth designer baby Health Healthcare Innovation mother sci-fi scifi society technology uterus Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 19th June 2019
Some things you might like to know about...StatisticsInfant mortality in England and Wales, for infants born in 2016Includes stillbirths and neonatal deaths.NewsExpress yourself! How the breast-pump revolution could ease maternal stress (Guardian)Acknowledgements: Embed Health Consortium Health Bulletin. (Source: Browsing)
Source: Browsing - June 19, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 13th June 2019
Some recent things you might like to know about (a day late)...Department of Health and Social CareDepartment of Health and Social Care response to the Health and Social Care Select Committee report on ‘First 1000 days of life ' .NewsUK among least family-friendly countries in OECD, survey finds' A mother is scared to hold her baby in case he dies in her arms ' : my job as a health visitor (includes mention of perinatal mental health)Acknowledgements: Embed Health Consortium Health Bulletin (Source: Browsing)
Source: Browsing - June 13, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 5th June 2019
Two weeks ' worth of recent things. StatisticsFemale genital mutilation, Jan - Mar 2019Maternity statistics, Feb 2019Quarterly conceptions to women aged under 18 years, England and Wales, Jan - Mar 2018Mental healthThe perinatal mental health (PMH) matrix: Improving the quality of care for women (NICE Blog)Global healthWhy Rohingya women risk dangerous home births in Bangladesh ' s refugee camps (The New Humanitarian)And alsoTaking the p***: the decline of the great British public toilet (Royal Society for Public Health) Acknowledgements, as ever to King ' s Fund Library, Embed Health Consortium. (Source: Browsing)
Source: Browsing - June 5, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
Can Digital Health Go Off-Grid And Still Save Lives?
What would you do without your smartphone or laptop for a week? Some cannot even imagine putting them down for a second, not thinking much of the vulnerability of our entire digital existence. What if a hurricane destroys the electric grid? What if power supplies will get cut off by unstoppable rain? What about a future dystopic scenario with our traditional energy sources depleted due to overconsumption? And what if we just look at less fortunate parts of the world where stable electricity service is a rare treasure? We collected some examples of how medicine could become more independent from the traditional electricity ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - May 25, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Future of Medicine Africa asia Caribbean development digital digital health Healthcare smartphone solar sustainability technology Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 22nd May 2019
Some recent things you might like to know about...Every Mum Matters - mental health awareness for new and expectant mums, a scheme launched in parts of East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.Humber, Coast and Vale ' s survey of expectant mums about how they want to receive information about pregnancy choices.NICE is consulting about specialist neonatal respiratory care for babies born preterm.Acknowledgements: Embed Health Consortium Health Bulletin (Source: Browsing)
Source: Browsing - May 22, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 15th May 2019
Some recent things you might need to know about...ResearchAssociation between Apgar scores of 7 to 9 and neonatal mortality and morbidity: population based cohort study of term infants in SwedenAntibiotics after assisted childbirth could almost halve maternal infectionsBMJ news report, Guardian reportThe research itself isin the Lancet, and is open access.In the newsThe story of a male midwifeOther thingsThis week is Christian Aid Week in the UK. Christian Aid is a church organisation that works with church partners outside the UK, and the theme for this year is maternal health and reducing maternal mortali...
Source: Browsing - May 15, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 8th May 2019
Some recent things you might want to know about...Research, global healthLocal adaption of intrapartum clinical guidelines, United Republic of Tanzania (Bulletin of the WHO)Case studies from NICE Shared LearningEnsuring compliance with NICE guidance significantly improves outcomes in Multiple Pregnancy– East and North Hertfordshire NHS TrustIn the newsRisk of obesity can be accurately predicted in babies, study finds (Guardian)Report about " Is it possible to accurately predict overweight at age 10-12 years based on information at birth and during the first year of life? " , an abstract from Dutch researchers, ...
Source: Browsing - May 8, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 1st May 2019
Some recent things you might want to know about...NIHR SignalsSummaries of recent researchNew insights into how ethnicity and culture affect maternal mental healthSocial mediaBMJ feature on learning from birthing stories on TwitterStatisticsBreastfeeding at 6 to 8 weeks after birth (Public Health England)Maternity statistics for January 2019 (NHS Digital)NewsNHS to roll out blood test for pre-eclampsia (BMJ)Acknowledgements: Embed Health Consortium Health Bulletin, King ' s Fund Library Health Management and Policy Alert, emails from NIHR and BMJ (Source: Browsing)
Source: Browsing - May 1, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 24th April 2019
Some recent things you might like to know about..eLearning for HealthPlace of Birth e-learning programme - focuses on the different place of birth options for healthy, pregnant women who are at low risk of complications(Needs NHS Athens - ask your health librarian!)NICE GuidelinesNG126 -Ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage: diagnosis and initial managementIn the newsExtra late-term scan could reduce need for caesareans, finds studyNewborn baby deaths may be on rise among poorest in EnglandMore women over 40 are getting pregnant. But is that really about their choices?In the news: National Childbirth TrustThe ‘breast is best...
Source: Browsing - April 24, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
10 Outstanding Companies for Women ’s Health
The women’s health technology or so-called femtech
market has been on the rise for the last couple of years, but it has mainly
revolved around fertility and pregnancy. We believe that female health topics reach
far beyond such traditional issues and players should concentrate more on
menopause, endometriosis, or mental health, just to name a few areas. Thus, we
tried to collect companies which are on top of their game in the conventional
fertility and/or pregnancy area, but also start-ups and ventures who are
looking way beyond that. Here’s our guide to 10 outstanding companies in
women’s health.
The women’s hea...
Source: The Medical Futurist - April 18, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Business Future of Medicine Health Sensors & Trackers Telemedicine & Smartphones companies company digital digital health digital health technologies femtech health technology Innovation market women women's health Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 17th April 2019
Some recent things you might want to know about...NHS England Atlas of Shared Learning (Case studies)Introduction of the ‘RAPP’ (Respiration, Activity, Perfusion, Position) Tool to minimise the risk of Sudden Unexpected Postnatal Collapse (Bedford)NICE ConsultationsComment invited on these draft guidelines:Preterm labour and birth (update): draft guidance consultation. Closing date for comments: 30 April 2019.Intrapartum care: women with existing medical conditions or obstetric complications and their babies: topic engagement. Closing date for comments: 2 May 2019.Twin and triplet pregnancy (updat...
Source: Browsing - April 17, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: blogs
