Majority of NHS professionals do not think that quality of care is treated as a priority in the NHS
23 May 2013
Almost three-quarters (73 per cent) of NHS professionals do not think that quality of care in the NHS is given enough priority, says a survey published today in a new report on patient-centred leadership by The King's Fund. The survey, which took place after the publication of Robert Francis's report, also found that 40 per cent thought that the quality of leadership in the NHS as a whole was poor or very poor, in contrast to 11 per cent in their own service or team.When asked what the biggest barrier to increasing quality of care was, 40 per cent of NHS professionals said ...
Source: The King's Fund - Press - May 22, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
NHS physiotherapy provision is not meeting the needs of people with MS
A recently published study carried out an in-depth analysis of the views of people with MS on physiotherapy services. The researchers evaluated comments made on physiotherapy provision from the 2008 MS Trust/Royal College of Physicians audit of MS services in England and Wales. (Source: Multiple Sclerosis Trust)
Source: Multiple Sclerosis Trust - May 20, 2013 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Survey shows declining continence care
This follows a survey undertaken in 2007(1) and from three extensive audits carried out by the Royal College of Physicians in 2005, 2006 and 2010(2). All of which have shown significant increasing deficits in the level of provision for continence care in the NHS.The full survey report is available to download at www.appgcontinence.org.uk (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - May 16, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
Only One In Ten Smokers With Poor Mental Health Prescribed A Smoking Cessation Medication
Although smoking prevalence has declined in the United Kingdom over recent decades, it has changed little among people with mental health disorders, remaining substantially higher than the national average. Yet a study published in the journal Addiction, presenting work carried out for a report released by the Royal College of Physicians and Royal College of Psychiatrists called 'Smoking and Mental Health', suggests that general practitioners (GPs) are missing opportunities to help smokers with mental health disorders to quit... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Smoking / Quit Smoking Source Type: news
Overworked doctors pose 'alarming' threat to safety
An "alarming" threat to patient safety is being posed by the "unmanageable workload" that hospital doctors are having to deal with, according to a worrying report published today. (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 4, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: doctors registrars death rates royal college of physicians hospital mortality rates NHS Source Type: news
Hospital registrars' workload 'unmanageable', says report
Registrars struggling under such heavy workloads that patient care is at risk, according to body representing hospital doctorsDoctors who provide much of the care in hospitals are struggling under such heavy workloads that the quality of care patients receive is at risk, a report warns.Medical registrars face such heavy pressures that it could put junior doctors off working in hospitals just as rising demand from the ageing population means a full staff is needed, according to the body representing hospital doctors.Research by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) found 37% of 2,800 medical registrars surveyed said their w...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 4, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Denis Campbell Tags: News Health guardian.co.uk Society UK news NHS Source Type: news
Quality care in Scotland doubted by Royal College
Yesterday the Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh (RCPE) claimed care failures found in Mid Staffordshire hospital could be repeated across the UK, however the Scottish Health Secretary does not think this is likely. (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - February 26, 2013 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
Senior physicians call for 'cultural change' in NHS
The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh has said there are problems across the NHS which could cause the care failures at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust to be repeated elsewhere. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - February 25, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
St. Michael’s heart surgeon receives prestigious Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Gold Medal in Surgery
(Source: St. Michael's Hospital News and Media)
Source: St. Michael's Hospital News and Media - January 26, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Tags: Hospital News Source Type: news
Subodh Verma wins Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Gold Medal in Surgery
(St. Michael's Hospital) Dr. Subodh Verma, a cardiac surgeon at St. Michael's Hospital, is this year's recipient of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Gold Medal in Surgery. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - January 25, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Any defence of sugar is pure confection | Aseem Malhotra
More and more people are challenging the food industry's PR machine. The evidence shows that sugar, not fat, is the enemyThe public health minister, Anna Soubry, has commented that the poor are more likely to be obese. It is well known that social status is linked to health, but her comments were also motivated by a mentality that victimises the most vulnerable. She should really be directing her criticism at the food industry. There is no doubt that an oversupply of cheap junk food fuelled by unregulated and irresponsible marketing limits our ability to make healthy choices. But there is an equally important question that...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 24, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Aseem Malhotra Tags: Comment Food & drink industry Obesity Health guardian.co.uk Health policy Society UK news Life and style Business Science Comment is free Source Type: news
Obesity: NHS approach 'extremely patchy' (BBC News Online, 1 January 2013)
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has issued a report providing recommendations for the NHS to adapt to the demands placed upon it by an increasingly obese population. Full articleRCP report: Action on obesity: comprehensive care for all (Source: Society for Endocrinology)
Source: Society for Endocrinology - January 11, 2013 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
NHS obesity action plea by Royal College of Physicians (BBC News Online, 1 January 2013)
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has issued a report providing recommendations for the NHS to adapt to the demands placed upon it by an increasingly obese population. Full articleRCP report: Action on obesity: comprehensive care for all (Source: Society for Endocrinology)
Source: Society for Endocrinology - January 11, 2013 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Diets, Fads, and the methods of science
If you're starting a new diet this January then you're not alone. If the one you've chosen is a bit controversial, but claims to be scientific, then you're also part of a long historical trend. Fad diets boomed in popularity around 1900. Many middle-class British and American consumers tried out Horace Fletcher's relentless chewing, or Dr Haig's uric-acid avoidance, or Dr Dewy's self-explanatory 'no breakfast diet'. Many other scientists and doctors said these schemes were nonsense, so how should dieters decide whose advice to follow?All three of these diets claimed to be thoroughly scientific, based on the latest findings...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 8, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Vanessa Heggie Tags: Blogposts guardian.co.uk History of science Source Type: news
Diets, fads and the methods of science | Vanessa Heggie
If you're starting a new diet this January then you're not alone. If the one you've chosen is a bit controversial, but claims to be scientific, then you're also part of a long historical trend. Fad diets boomed in popularity around 1900. Many middle-class British and American consumers tried out Horace Fletcher's relentless chewing, or Dr Haig's uric-acid avoidance, or Dr Dewy's self-explanatory 'no breakfast diet'. Many other scientists and doctors said these schemes were nonsense, so how should dieters decide whose advice to follow?All three of these diets claimed to be thoroughly scientific, based on the latest findings...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 8, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Vanessa Heggie Tags: Blogposts guardian.co.uk History of science Source Type: news
