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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

NICE recommends anticoagulants over aspirin for stroke prevention
AF is a condition that affects the heart, causing it to beat irregularly and too fast. When this happens, blood does not flow properly through the heart and the rest of the body. NICE’s latest quality standard, which sets out advice on the treatment and management of AF,  recommends that people with AF who have a CHA2DS2-VASC stroke risk score of 2 or above are offered newer anticoagulants, such as apixaban, dabigatran etexilate, rivaroxaban or a vitamin K antagonist like warfarin.
Source: NHS Networks - July 10, 2015 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford 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

Offer weight loss surgery to obese people with diabetes
A quarter of the UK population is now obese, fuelling a rise in cases of type 2 diabetes, as well as heart disease, fatty liver disease and cancer. One in 20 people in the UK has type 2 diabetes, a progressive disease that causes heart disease, stroke, blindness, kidney failure and limb amputations. Updated NICE guidance focuses on identifying, assessing and treating people who are already obese.
Source: NHS Networks - December 1, 2014 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford 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

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 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

Joined-up working required for effective stroke rehab services
Stroke is a major health problem in the UK. Each year an estimated 150,000 people have a stroke - equivalent to one person every five minutes. In its first clinical guideline on stroke rehabilitation, NICE says that people with disability after stroke should receive rehabilitation in a dedicated stroke inpatient unit, and subsequently from a specialist stroke team within the community.
Source: NHS Networks - June 20, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford 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

Supporting the commissioning of anticoagulation therapy for adults
This resource supports commissioners to review how anticoagulation therapy is currently initiated, provided, monitored and reviewed in their local area with particular consideration to the introduction of the novel oral anticoagulants. NICE recommendations for rivaroxaban, dabigatran and apixaban for stroke prevention in people with atrial fibrillation and rivaroxaban for treatment of deep vein thrombosis provide people who have these conditions with more choices of medication. This will have an impact on the commissioning of anticoagulation services at a local level, with an anticipated reduction in vitamin K antagonist monitoring services.
Source: NHS Networks - May 23, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news

New stroke prevention treatment recommended by NICE
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cause of irregular heart beat. It can cause the heart rhythm to become disorganised, and on occasion too fast, leading to the inefficient pumping of blood around the body.
Source: NHS Networks - February 28, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Karen Topping Source Type: news

NICE guidance supports new blood pressure device that can detect atrial fibrillation
The guidance backs use of WatchBP Home A, which could reduce the incidence of atrial fibrillation-related stroke by improving early detection. The guidance also recommends that WatchBP Home A should be considered for use in people with suspected hypertension (high blood pressure) or those being screened for hypertension in primary care.
Source: NHS Networks - January 21, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news

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