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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 - October 4, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Marital history linked to stroke survival
Stroke survival is highest for married people who have never been divorced or widowed Related items fromOnMedica Depression risk much higher for three months after stroke RCGP defends ‘under-prescription’ of stroke medicines by GPs Lifestyle factors biggest cause of heart disease risk variation NICE wants GPs to prevent 8,000 strokes a year Stroke can often be avoided, claims study
Source: OnMedica Latest News - December 14, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Innovative stroke detection monitor given green light
Implant could prevent hundreds of strokes, says NICE Related items fromOnMedica Stroke can often be avoided, claims study Public campaign has resulted in 4000 fewer people disabled by stroke Dementia and stroke funding remains too low, say experts Stroke patients still not getting care they need AF screening with smartphone cheap and feasible
Source: OnMedica Latest News - January 13, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
NICE issues first guidelines on stroke rehabilitation
'Joined-up' care essential say expertsRelated items from OnMedicaSpecialist stroke support costs NHS lessStroke therapists must offer seven-day workingEmotional support for stroke survivors is inadequateStroke survival best in specialist unitsTreatment is faster in high volume stroke centres
Source: OnMedica Latest News - June 12, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Thrombectomy to be offered up to 24h after onset of stroke
NICE recommends procedure in new draft guideline Related items fromOnMedica Stroke survivors need more help taking medicine Stroke deaths falling in Europe, overall Diagnosing a transient ischaemic attack One in two women and one in three men will develop neurological disease Having a stroke doubles dementia risk
Source: OnMedica Latest News - November 26, 2018 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Stroke survivors face high risk of visual problems
Up to six in 10 stroke survivors experience new visual problems prompted by their stroke Related items fromOnMedica Loneliness itself appears not to raise risk of heart attack/stroke NICE wants GPs to prevent 8,000 strokes a year Regular GP pulse checks of elderly patients could prevent strokes, study finds Experts warn of heart risks for people with diabetes Wait and hip measurement better indicator of heart attack risk than obesity
Source: OnMedica Latest News - March 11, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Low cholesterol may increase risk for hemorrhagic stroke
LDL cholesterol levels below 70 mg/dL linked to higher risk of haemorrhagic stroke Related items fromOnMedica NICE issues guidelines on neurological conditions Stroke patients still not getting care they need Vitamin D supplements do not confer cardiovascular protection Physical activity might offset harms of time spent sitting Recurrent stroke more likely at very low BP
Source: OnMedica Latest News - July 2, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Low cholesterol may increase risk for haemorrhagic stroke
LDL cholesterol levels below 70 mg/dL linked to higher risk of haemorrhagic stroke Related items fromOnMedica NICE issues guidelines on neurological conditions Stroke patients still not getting care they need Vitamin D supplements do not confer cardiovascular protection Physical activity might offset harms of time spent sitting Recurrent stroke more likely at very low BP
Source: OnMedica Latest News - July 2, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
NICE wants GPs to prevent 8,000 strokes a year
New guidance could help identify atrial fibrillation Related items fromOnMedica Atrial fibrillation poses greater risk for women than men Never too old to benefit from CVD prevention Stroke can often be avoided, claims study Stroke rates rocket in younger men and women Dementia and stroke funding remains too low, say experts
Source: OnMedica Latest News - July 31, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
NHS funds headache relieving device
The handheld device delivers low-level electric currents to disrupt cluster headaches Related items fromOnMedica NICE calls for consistent clinical and social care in cerebral palsy Stroke survivors need more help taking medicine Ending the postcode lottery of stroke care BMA calls for ‘national standard for autism care’ Clinicians need better options if we are to stop over-medication
Source: OnMedica Latest News - May 6, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
NICE faces increasing row over statins
Doctors demand withdrawal of new NICE guidance that goes ‘a step too far’Related items from OnMedicaBMJ withdraw statements about statin safetyOverview of statinsStatins should be offered to people more widelyStatin use after stroke not linked to bleedsDrugs regulators “put profits before patients”
Source: OnMedica Latest News - June 11, 2014 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
GPs to review aspirin use in atrial fibrillation patients
NICE calls for increased uptake of anticoagulantsRelated items from OnMedicaAlteplase use linked to reduction in disability after strokeGPs should screen over 65s for atrial fibrillationAtrial fibrillation raises risk of cognitive problems Statin use after stroke not linked to bleedsNew guidance to prevent strokes
Source: OnMedica Latest News - June 19, 2014 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
NICE recommends more INR self-monitoring
Quicker dose adjustment will result in fewer major bleeds, MIs and strokes, says guidanceRelated items from OnMedicaHuge benefits to new anti-clotting drugAspirin as effective as warfarin for heart patientsDaily aspirin use linked to major bleedingStatin use after stroke not linked to bleedsSelf-monitoring cuts warfarin clot risk
Source: OnMedica Latest News - September 25, 2014 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Nurses vote to accept a 1% pay rise
‘Fight for fair pay not over’ says RCNRelated items from OnMedicaTroubled Barts Health NHS Trust loses senior staffMinimum staff ratios needed in A&E, NICE recommendsMPs called to sign safe staffing manifestoWeekend nursing ratios hit stroke mortalityPay blow 'will hit nurse recruitment and retention'
Source: OnMedica Latest News - March 5, 2015 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Fewer patients die with more nurses on ward
It’s unwise to keep substituting nurses with healthcare support workers, shows researchRelated items from OnMedicaHospitals in England are struggling to recruit enough nursesNursing associates must not be ‘nurses on the cheap’ We don’t have enough time to care for patients, say nursesWeekend nursing ratios hit stroke mortalityMinimum staff ratios needed in A&E, NICE recommends
Source: OnMedica Latest News - February 10, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
