VIDEO: E-cigs 'have health benefits' says doctor
Smokers should be encouraged to use e-cigarettes to help them quit, says Dr Nick Hopkinson of the Royal College of Physicians. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - April 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Call for clinicians to back e-cigarettes as quitting agent
Health professionals should promote electronic cigarettes as an alternative to smoking, an extensive report on the controversial devices by the Royal College of Physicians has concluded. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - April 28, 2016 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Smokers Urged to Switch to E-Cigarettes by British Medical Group
The Royal College of Physicians summarized the growing body of science on e-cigarettes and found that their benefits far outweigh the potential harms. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 27, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: SABRINA TAVERNISE Tags: Smoking and Tobacco E-Cigarettes Addiction (Psychology) Medicine and Health Nicotine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Royal College of Physicians Great Britain United States Britton, John Research Source Type: news
GPs advised to 'promote e-cigarettes widely' as smoking substitute
GPs have been advised to promote e-cigarettes 'as widely as possible as a substitute for smoking' by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), following a comprehensive review of available evidence. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - April 27, 2016 Category: Primary Care Tags: Smoking cessation Source Type: news
PM urged to end 'damaging' contract stand-off
The leaders of 13 royal colleges have urged prime minister David Cameron to end the ‘damaging’ junior doctors contract stand-off.
The 'eleventh hour' call comes in a letter signed by the clinical leaders which says health secretary Jeremy Hunt’s refusal to return to negotiations, and the resulting impasse, ‘poses a significant threat to our whole healthcare system’.
Junior doctors will set up pickets across the country on Tuesday, 26 April and Wednesday, 27 April — the fifth round of industrial action.
Last week, the BMA offered to call off the strike if Mr Hunt lifted imposition of the ...
Source: BMA News - April 25, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
BMA calls SRM to discuss NHS crisis
An emergency conference to address the crises of funding, staffing and morale facing the health service is set to take place next month.
The BMA is urging doctors to attend a special representatives meeting on 3 May, amid mounting financial and workforce pressures that threaten to undermine doctors, patient safety and the NHS.
BMA council chair Mark Porter (pictured) said that the extraordinary meeting was in response to the ongoing and ‘unprecedented’ pressures facing healthcare, adding that he hoped the occasion would be an opportunity for the medical community to discuss its concerns.
He said: ‘Doctors...
Source: BMA News - April 13, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Contract will have 'adverse effect' on women
Senior medical leaders have criticised the Government’s ‘unacceptable’ admission that the new junior doctors contract will have a disproportionate impact on women.
The Department of Health’s equality impact assessment, which was published along with the contract last week, suggests that ‘any indirect adverse effect on women is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate end’.
The assessment notes that doctors could face footing the bill for increased cost of childcare during evenings and weekends and suggests that single mothers would be hit hardest — but health leaders say the...
Source: BMA News - April 5, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Contract will have ‘adverse effect on women’
Senior medical leaders have criticised the Government’s ‘unacceptable’ admission that the new junior doctors contract will have a disproportionate impact on women.
The Department of Health’s equality impact assessment, which was published along with the contract last week, suggests that ‘any indirect adverse effect on women is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate end’.
The assessment notes that doctors could face footing the bill for increased cost of childcare during evenings and weekends and suggests that single mothers would be hit hardest — but health leaders say the...
Source: BMA News - April 5, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Audit finds ‘steady progress’ in care of dying people
There has been steady progress in the care of dying people over the past couple of years, despite instability in national guidance, according to major audit by the Royal College of Physicians. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - March 31, 2016 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Doctors urge PM to call off contract imposition
Doctors leaders have written to prime minister David Cameron urging him to call off Government plans to impose a new contract on junior doctors.
Leaders from 22 of the UK’s medical royal colleges have endorsed a statement that urges the Government to return to negotiations with the BMA.
The statement, published yesterday by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, follows on from the announcement that industrial action by junior doctors is to be stepped up to include a full withdrawal of services between 26 April and 27 April.
The announcement was backed by a number of medical leaders, including Royal College of...
Source: BMA News - March 29, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Cancer strategy needs back-up, BMA warns
Scotland’s new cancer strategy must be backed by resources and the right workforce if it is to get the best results for patients, doctors leaders have warned.
BMA Scotland council chair Peter Bennie (pictured) welcomed the £100m cancer plan, but said it must align with other health policies, including recently announced elective treatment centres, and the integration of health and social care.
He said it was important that they aligned with proposals to take a system-wide approach to planning health service delivery at national and regional levels, as outlined in the recent National Clinical Strate...
Source: BMA News - March 21, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Patient care: a unified approach
This report, written in conjunction with the Royal College of Physicians, highlights nine case studies where GPs and physicians have worked closely together to produce new and integrated services. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - March 18, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Phytochemicals and health: new perspectives on plant based nutrition
Whether it is vegetarian, vegan or flexitarian, it is difficult to avoid the increasing popularity of plant based diets. In 2014, it was reported that 12% of adults in the UK were vegetarian or vegan, and 21% of Americans reported eating less meat in the past 12 months. Although a recent study suggested that globally, the vegetarian population represents just under 10%. Whilst some individuals choose plants over meat for environmental and sustainability reasons, there is increasing evidence of additional health benefits of reducing meat in the diet, particularly red meat.
Plant based diets are often linked with improve...
Source: The Nutrition Society - February 24, 2016 Category: Nutrition Authors: Cassandra Ellis Source Type: news
Phytochemicals and health: new perspectives on plant based nutrition
Whether it is vegetarian, vegan or flexitarian, it is difficult to avoid the increasing popularity of plant based diets. In 2014, it was reported that 12% of adults in the UK were vegetarian or vegan, and 21% of Americans reported eating less meat in the past 12 months. Although a recent study suggested that globally, the vegetarian population represents just under 10%. Whilst some individuals choose plants over meat for environmental and sustainability reasons, there is increasing evidence of additional health benefits of reducing meat in the diet, particularly red meat.
Plant based diets are often linked with improve...
Source: The Nutrition Society - February 24, 2016 Category: Nutrition Authors: Cassandra Ellis Source Type: news
Air pollution 'kills 40,000 a year' in the UK, says report
What is the issue? "Air pollution is contributing to about 40,000 early deaths a year in the UK," BBC News reports. The figures are the conclusion of a report assessing the impact of air pollution on public health in the UK. The report, published by the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, discusses the lifelong impact of air pollution. It presents a number of recommendations to the public, businesses and governments to make changes and reduce air pollution. The expert panel states: "Real change will only occur when everyone accepts this responsibility, and make...
Source: NHS News Feed - February 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lifestyle/exercise Heart/lungs Cancer QA articles Source Type: news
