Feature Review: Asthma education for school staff
In this blog, GP Dr Robin Carr discusses the latest Cochrane evidence on whether asthma education for teachers and other school staff could improve the care of children with asthma in schools and reduce asthma deaths. Reposted with permission fromEvidently Cochrane blog. “ You can’t be serious, kids still die of asthma in your country?” my shocked friend said. “Actually, they still die in yours too”, I replied.I remember as a GP when I first arrived in Somerset that they were still talking about the 12 year old child who had died from an asthma attack some years earlier. At that stage, the number of asthm...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - May 1, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: mumoquit at cochrane.org Source Type: news
Featured Review: Asthma education for school staff
In this blog, GP Dr Robin Carr discusses the latest Cochrane evidence on whether asthma education for teachers and other school staff could improve the care of children with asthma in schools and reduce asthma deaths. Reposted with permission fromEvidently Cochrane blog. “You can’t be serious, kids still die of asthma in your country?” my shocked friend said. “Actually, they still die in yours too,” I replied.I remember as a GP when I first arrived in Somerset that they were still talking about the 12-year-old child who had died from an asthma attack some years earlier. At that stage, the number of asthma...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - May 1, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: mumoquit at cochrane.org Source Type: news
Invest in primary care to save underfunded hospitals, report says
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has released a report on called NHS reality check: Delivering care under pressure today (16 March) which highlights the burdens faced by the acute sector.Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - March 16, 2017 Category: Practice Management Authors: aharrold Tags: *** AskTheExpert: Commissioning *** Editor ' s Pick Latest News Source Type: news
Report: hospitals under pressure need investment in primary care
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has released a report on called NHS reality check: Delivering care under pressure today (16 March) which highlights the burdens faced by the acute sector.Hide related content:
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Source: Nursing in Practice - March 16, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: aharrold Tags: Professional Editor ' s pick Latest News Source Type: news
Against the odds: experiences from the NHS front line
This report collates hospital doctors ' experiences of working in NHS hospitals between December 2016 and January 2017 (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - March 2, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Doctors asking 'least bad' patients to sleep in corridors
The Royal College of Physicians said its reports shows that GPs are facing 'bed and staff shortages' as well as a 'lack of resources' which are fueling the NHS crisis . (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 28, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Report highlights alarming level of readmission for COPD patients
A new report from the Royal College of Physicians shows that 43% of patients admitted for hospital treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were readmitted at least once in the three months following discharge, up from 33% in 2008. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - February 27, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
The Society for Endocrinology supports the British Thyroid Association position on treating underactive thyroid
The Society for Endocrinology fully supports the British Thyroid Association (BTA) Executive Committee statement on the treatment of underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism) published online on the BTA website on 8 February 2017.In summary, the conclusion is that the benefits of combination therapy with LT-4 and LT-3 are still unproven, and the potential for harm exists with unregulated use of unapproved therapies especially the lack of long term L-T3 safety data and the unavailability of L-T3 formulations which accurately mimic natural physiology.The full statement can be read on the BTA blogThe BTA statement has also been en...
Source: Society for Endocrinology - February 8, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
The Royal College of Physicians has published Look out! Bedside vision check for falls prevention. This guide aims to help ward staff assess a patient ' s eyesight in order to help prevent them falling or tripping while in hospital. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - February 1, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
E-Cigarettes And The Values Behind The Evidence
It is becoming increasingly difficult to make the case against e-cigarettes on the basis of scientific evidence. A second Cochrane Review--the gold standard when it comes to assessing the state of the evidence on hot topics from salt to fat to smoking--has concluded that these nicotine-delivering devices that involve no combustion may help smokers quit without serious health consequences. The review concluded that of all 24 studies included, not a single one reported serious health risks to vapers from up to two years of e-cigarette use. Like the first review in 2014, this update is guarded, but also gives an approving nod...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - October 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
E-Cigarettes And The Values Behind The Evidence
It is becoming increasingly difficult to make the case against e-cigarettes on the basis of scientific evidence. A second Cochrane Review--the gold standard when it comes to assessing the state of the evidence on hot topics from salt to fat to smoking--has concluded that these nicotine-delivering devices that involve no combustion may help smokers quit without serious health consequences. The review concluded that of all 24 studies included, not a single one reported serious health risks to vapers from up to two years of e-cigarette use. Like the first review in 2014, this update is guarded, but also gives an approving nod...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - October 6, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
The Real Reason Why E-Cigarettes Can't Help More American Smokers
Co-Authored by Amy L. Fairchild, Ronald Bayer, and Sharon H. Green
Over the past few years, the chances are high that you have seen fewer smokers and more vapers--that is, people using e-cigarettes. These devices have become ever more popular, but they also have ignited a bitter battle. Remarkably, this dispute has not pitted public health professionals against Big Tobacco flacks, as in decades past. Rather, the fight is playing out among scientists committed to drastically reducing if not eliminating the prevalence of smoking. Traditional cigarettes kill 480,000 Americans each year and will take one billion lives worldwi...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - October 5, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Scan suspected stroke patients within 1 hour, says RCP
Royal College of Physicians launches new guidance Related items fromOnMedica Stroke patients still not getting care they need NHS stroke care getting better NICE wants GPs to prevent 8,000 strokes a year Aspirin after mini-stroke reduces risk of major stroke Stroke can often be avoided, claims study (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - October 4, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Royal College of Physicians launches annual consultants ’ census
Data will help College ‘push for funding’ for additional posts Related items fromOnMedica Consultants are providing more acute generalist care Five-year plan for general practice unveiled Backing for junior doctors ‘still strong’ GP recruitment time-bomb ‘ready to explode’ (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - October 2, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
'tired. hungry and dehydrated': Hospitals do not have enough doctors to keep patients safe, claims a report
Seven in ten doctors work in hospitals that cannot fill their rota and one in ten junior doctors have o 'act up' to cover for the lack of consultants, according to the Royal College of Physicians. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 21, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
