Millions in the UK are being urged to get vaccinations as measles cases surge
U.K. health officials on Monday urged millions of parents to book their children for missed measles, mumps and rubella shots during a sharp increase in the number of measles cases and the lowest vaccination rates in a decade. The National Health Service is launching a publicity campaign after…#mmr #jennyharries #infection #harries #helenbedford (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Comment on: Sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape by colleagues in the surgical workforce, and how women and men are living different realities: observational study using NHS population-derived weights - Krishnan N, Szczepura A, Baharani J, Tuttle JE, O'Doherty L.
The article by Begeny et al.1 reporting the experiences of National Health Service (NHS) surgical staff is of interest. The study adds to growing evidence of issues affecting women in medical professions. These include: gender gaps in residencies; unequal ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
"Quite simply they don't communicate": a case study of a National Health Service response to staff suicide - Luce A, Turner G, Kennedy L, Bush-Evans RD.
Workplace suicide can have significant knock-on effects within an organisation, yet research has shown within the healthcare profession, not all staff receive suicide prevention training, and few employers take the time to reflect on the need to change wor... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Reimbursement issues give impetus to AI adoption
Sanjay M. Parekh, PhD.The medical imaging AI market is forecast to reach almost $2 billion by 2027.1 It continues to evolve with sustained investment and a growing number of regulatory-cleared products. Nonetheless, adoption of AI solutions remains nascent and inconsistent. The market has yet to see widespread adoption of medical AI technologies, which requires widespread adoption for patient use (volumes), demand from referrers (awareness), and appropriate payment to providers (reimbursement).
The application of deep learning and convoluted neural networks to AI-powered technology solutions for medical imaging enables t...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 15, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Sanjay M. Parekh, PhD Tags: Artificial Intelligence Source Type: news
Palantir Faces Scrutiny Over Alleged Contract Breach With NHS: Report
The U.K.'s National Health Service (NHS) is investigating whether Palantir Technologies Inc. PLTR breached contract terms just a week after securing a controversial deal. Palantir, tasked with developing a patient data platform, initiated an influencer marketing campaign to combat criticism of its…#nhs #pltr #tophamguerin #nhsengland #peterthiel #palantir #accentureplc #federateddata #goodlawproject #telaviv (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Striking doctors in England say hospitals haven't shown an urgent need for them to return to work
The longest planned strike in the history of Britain’s state-funded National Health Service has entered its second day of six with doctors in England at loggerheads with hospitals over requests for some to return to work to cover urgent needs (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - January 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Thousands of doctors in Britain walk off the job in their longest-ever strike
Thousands of doctors have walked off their jobs in Britain at the start of a six-day strike that's set to be the longest in the history of the state-funded National Health Service (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - January 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Thousands of junior doctors in Britain walk off the job, beginning a 6-day strike over pay
Thousands of doctors walked off their jobs in Britain on Wednesday, the start of a six-day strike over pay that was set to be the longest in the history of the state-funded National Health Service. Managers said tens of thousands scheduled appointments and operations will be canceled during the…#wales #julianhartley #nhsproviders #newyear #stthomashospital #georgiablackwell #nurses #vivektrivedi (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UK doctors start longest-ever NHS strike during care crunch
Semafor Signals Insights from The Guardian, The Telegraph, and the Financial Times NEWS The longest strike in the history of the British National Health Service (NHS) started on Wednesday, as junior doctors took to the picket lines for a six-day walkout. Over the past year, junior doctors have…#guardian #telegraph #financialtimesnews #nhs #independent #nhsengland #economist #keirstarmer (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Record-breaking Doctors' Strike Piles Pressure on England's Health Service Record-breaking Doctors' Strike Piles Pressure on England's Health Service
Junior doctors in England started a six-day walkout over pay on Wednesday, the longest strike in the 75-year history of the state-run National Health Service (NHS), which...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hospital Medicine Source Type: news
Implementing body worn cameras to reduce violence against ambulance crew: lessons from a pilot study - Gerressu M, Newman M, Bezemer J.
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Following the launch of its 'Long Term Plan' in 2019, the English National Health Service (NHS England) started piloting body worn cameras (BWCs) in ambulance services. The intervention rationale was that BWCs would act as a deterrent and facil... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Doctors in England begin a 3-day strike over pay at busy time of the year in National Health Service
Doctors in the early stages of their careers in England started a 72-hour strike Wednesday in their long-running dispute with the British government over pay levels. Patients in Britain's state-owned National Health Service have been warned that there will be “significant disruption," with…#nhs #rishisunak #hamishbain #stephenpowis #bma #specialist (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
HRSA: Meeting of the National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps
Announcement of public meetings of the National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps (NACNHSC) for the 2024 calendar year. Meetings will be held on March 19-20, 2024; June 25-26, 2024; and November 19-20, 2024. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - December 15, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Mozambique: - Mozambique to Introduce New Vaccines in National Vaccination Calendar
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's National Health Service (SNS) intends to introduce, in the near future, new vaccines in the National Vaccination Calendar. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 13, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Mozambique Southern Africa Source Type: news
Can open-source AI algorithms help clinical deployment?
A group in the U.K. has developed neural networks for interpreting chest x-rays that could help speed the adoption of AI systems in clinical settings, according to a study published December 8 in The Lancet Digital Health. In a retrospective cohort study, the researchers developed X-Raydar-NLP (natural language processing) and X-Raydar, deep neural networks that can accurately classify 37 common chest x-ray findings from images and their free-text reports. Moreover, they have made the neural networks available to others.“By making our model freely available, we hope to accelerate the adoption of automated systems in cli...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 11, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Subspecialties Chest Radiology Source Type: news
