New molecular imaging could transform prostate cancer care
New scan was 27% more accurate than conventional imaging Related items fromOnMedica Genetic risk model could guide prostate cancer screening One in four cancer patients experience delayed diagnoses GPs key to new faster cancer diagnosis standards UK cancer survival improved, but lags behind similar nations NHS must improve access to screening to save lives (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - March 22, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Thousands of retired doctors/nurses agree to help fight virus
Government ’s appeal has immediate response Related items fromOnMedica Future Shocks GMC defers GP revalidation to combat COVID-19 General Practitioners recognised as ‘specialists’ Leadership CQC's State of Care report finds standards improving but warns of pressures (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - March 22, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
NHS deal with private sector to expand hospital capacity
Extra 20,000 staff and 8,000 beds to boost COVID-19 efforts Related items fromOnMedica NHS 10 Year Plan: the view from my desk New Year NHS resolutions For sale to the highest bidder? Future trade deals and the NHS The excluded middle: Is the 'new money' new or not? Johnson promises to tackle pensions crisis (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - March 22, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Concerns over COVID-19 testing and PPE supplies
BMA call on prime minister to assure NHS worker safety Related items fromOnMedica Practices need to seize the opportunity of consolidating IT systems The collaborative approach turning things around Workplace burnout might affect over a third of doctors Can medicine be cured? GPs welcome 'biggest reform to services in 15 years' (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - March 22, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Officials seek GP input to spot high-risk patients
GPs help needed to identify patients at high risk from coronavirus Related items fromOnMedica Covid-19 spread by presymptomatic carriers One million people call NHS coronavirus support line Government announces self-isolation guidelines Covid-19 ‘social distancing’ measures proposed to protect vulnerable Measles warning as vaccination rates fall (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - March 22, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Oxford scientists working on COVID-19 vaccine
They expect to run safety trials in humans within the next month Related items fromOnMedica Holidaymakers urged to check their MMR vaccine status New strain of Strep A causing scarlet fever Measles claims 140,000 lives as cases surge worldwide Coronavirus: government announces new quarantine powers Doctors to offer newly licensed flu vaccine (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - March 19, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Prime minister promises ‘game-changer’ virus test
GPs step up calls for doctors and other healthcare workers to get priority testing Related items fromOnMedica Coronavirus takes five days to show NHS to ramp up coronavirus testing capacity Quarantine and social distancing ‘effective’ says new report Holidaymakers urged to check their MMR vaccine status New strain of Strep A causing scarlet fever (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - March 19, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Quarantine and social distancing ‘effective’ says new report
Pressure on intensive care beds in Italy has been eased by tough measures Related items fromOnMedica Should we have compulsory measles vaccination at school entry? Doctors welcome drop in Scotland ’s alcohol consumption WHO dietary fat guidance fails to consider crucial evidence Most supplements offer no real benefit, some might increase risks HPV programme linked to dramatic fall in cervical disease (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - March 19, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Structured Medication Reviews postponed under new COVID-19 guidance
Practices told to move to ‘total triage system’ and prepare for rise in home visits Related items fromOnMedica GMC defers GP revalidation to combat COVID-19 COVID-19: ‘Your NHS Needs You’ General Practitioners recognised as ‘specialists’ Future Shocks Leadership (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - March 19, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
COVID-19: ‘Your NHS Needs You’
65,000 former health workers to be target of major recruitment drive Related items fromOnMedica GP waiting times: learning from the past Time to hang up the phone – appointments need to be digitised The future for our students NHS vacancies in England rise to more than 105,000 full-time posts Are PCNs what we all imagined? (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - March 19, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
GMC defers GP revalidation to combat COVID-19
It says the move will free up vital time for GPs on the frontline Related items fromOnMedica Future Shocks General Practitioners recognised as ‘specialists’ CQC's State of Care report finds standards improving but warns of pressures GP waiting times: learning from the past Joined-up approach needed to recruit overseas doctors (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - March 19, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Doctors demand access to appropriate PPE kit
BMA reports some GPs resorting to buying facemasks from DIY stores Related items fromOnMedica Home Office woes Conditions in the NHS have worsened, new report shows Practices need to seize the opportunity of consolidating IT systems BMA warns of 'all year' NHS crisis GPs warn government: fund service properly or it will collapse (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - March 18, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Indemnity organisations offer COVID-19 support for returning doctors
Recently retired doctors being offered free membership and active legal support during the pandemic Related items fromOnMedica Leadership CQC's State of Care report finds standards improving but warns of pressures Whistle-blower support scheme to roll out nationwide Health Secretary sets out plans for NHS workforce How collaboration is propelling change in Croydon (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - March 18, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Main psychoactive component in cannabis can induce psychiatric symptoms
Analysis reveals one joint could affect people with no history of psychiatric disorder Related items fromOnMedica GPs need more time to treat complex needs NI drug deaths in males double in a decade Review launched into prescription drug dependency Avoid benzodiazepines in people treated for opioid dependence Clinicians need better options if we are to stop over-medication (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - March 18, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Action needed to cut stillbirth, baby death and brain injury
Report highlights complex clinical and non-clinical factors for maternity teams to address Related items fromOnMedica C-section death rates highest in low-income countries Maternal stress affects baby ’s brain development Antiseptic prevents deaths in newborns Midwives demand ‘equivalence’ in prison perinatal care Has austerity reversed decline in infant mortality? (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - March 18, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
