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Major South East hospital trust eyes reconfiguration
STRUCTURE: Stroke, vascular and emergency medicine services in Kent and Medway are likely to see major reconfiguration, one of the area ’s leading chief executives has told HSJ.
Source: HSJ - July 28, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
NICE aims to prevent 8,000 strokes
NICE is calling for GPs and CCGs to focus on preventing 8,000 strokes a year.
New NICE indicators will help GPs and CCGs improve the identification and management of atrial fibrillation (AF) – a common heart condition that causes an irregular heartbeat and increases the risk of stroke.
Source: NHS Networks - August 2, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Air pollution may shorten lung cancer patient survival
Trends most noticeable for early stage disease, findings show Related items fromOnMedica Making sense of the new LABAs and LAMAs for COPD Act now to halt air pollution ’s death toll, MPs urge government Air pollution emerges as a leading factor for stroke Doctors call for ‘major shift’ away from cars 40,000 deaths annually due to air pollution
Source: OnMedica Latest News - August 4, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Improvement in heart disease not uniform across UK
Prevalence is static over 30 years but treatments are better Related items fromOnMedica CHD exerts higher burden on men than women Self-managing anticoagulants may cut risks after surgery Stroke can often be avoided, claims study Never too old to benefit from CVD prevention Atrial fibrillation poses greater risk for women than men
Source: OnMedica Latest News - August 22, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Major study set to detect early signs of Alzheimer ’s
Landmark £6.9m study aims to identify biomarkers Related items fromOnMedica The increasing incidence of dementia Dementia and stroke funding remains too low, say experts Computerised linguistic helps detect Alzheimer's disease Sharp rise in volunteers for dementia research Brain-training of benefit to older people, research shows
Source: OnMedica Latest News - August 22, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Childhood head injuries have long-term effects
Study shows increased risk of physical or mental health problems Related items fromOnMedica GPs link to new emergency ‘vanguard’ sites Commission more teen mental health and alcohol services Missed A&E targets reflect cuts in social care and NHS funding Stroke rates rocket in younger men and women UK drug treatment of ADHD in children may have peaked
Source: OnMedica Latest News - August 24, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Intensive treatment of type 2 diabetes with microalbuminuria reaps benefits
Patients live longer, and with fewer complications, than those treated conventionally Related items fromOnMedica Metformin lowers cardiac deaths better than other drugs NHS Health Check waste of time and money, says study Diabetes, stroke and heart attack cut life expectancy Send children with suspected diabetes to hospital immediately, GPs urged NHS must hold CCGs accountable for poor diabetes care
Source: OnMedica Latest News - September 1, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Drug could cut heart events by 26% in diabetics
Experimental drug could also reduce non-fatal strokes Related items fromOnMedica Stroke can often be avoided, claims study Intensive treatment of type 2 diabetes with microalbuminuria reaps benefits Metformin doesn ’t help HbA1c in teens with type 1 diabetes Statins associated with 46% increased diabetes risk Metformin lowers cardiac deaths better than other drugs
Source: OnMedica Latest News - September 18, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Heart age tool updated
The “heart age tool” to help people identify their risk of heart attack and stroke has been updated to coincide with World Heart Day.
Source: NHS Networks - September 28, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
May be time for Britons to switch to Mediterranean diet, study suggests
First UK research shows it is linked to 6-16% lower risk of heart disease/stroke Related items fromOnMedica Omega 3 benefits for bowel cancer patients Mediterranean diet cuts womb cancer risk Nutrition more important than calories, say experts ‘Mediterranean’ diet reduces risks for heart patients Coalition government derailed measures to cut salt in food
Source: OnMedica Latest News - September 29, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Commissioners plan children's surgery shake-up
Two district hospitals would stop providing hyper-acute stroke care and reduce access to paediatric surgery under a proposed shake up of services in Yorkshire.
Source: HSJ - October 6, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Blood pressure link to pollution long-term exposure
Air and noise pollution may cause hypertension, claims study Related items fromOnMedica Air pollution emerges as a leading factor for stroke Air pollution may shorten lung cancer patient survival Climate change poses major threat to health Act now to halt air pollution ’s death toll, MPs urge government 40,000 deaths annually due to air pollution
Source: OnMedica Latest News - October 24, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Brexit cannot be an excuse to trash our rights at work
Last night MPs held their first debate on the terms of Britain’s exit from the EU. Unsurprisingly given recent events, Article 50 was high on the agenda. But crucially, the debate also revolved around the rights at work that we enjoy as part of our EU membership.
Workplace rights was at the heart of UNISON’s campaign to keep Britain in the EU. We may have lost that argument, but our concerns remain. Before the referendum UNISON members told us that rights at work were their top priority – and in the aftermath, preserving those rights has been one of our top priorities.
The government have tried to claim that our righ...
Source: UNISON Health care news - November 8, 2016 Category: UK Health Authors: Dave Prentis Tags: Blogs General secretary's blog BREXIT employment rights EU Source Type: news
Research tackles major cause of death following stroke
Source: HTA - NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies - November 22, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Fewer heart failure risk factors by midlife cuts long-term risk
Avoiding hypertension, obesity and diabetes has long-term preventive benefits Related items fromOnMedica Chronic heart failure – a review and update Lifestyle factors biggest cause of heart disease risk variation 'Health anxiety' may raise heart disease risk High-quality carbs and unsaturated fats lower heart risks Diabetes, stroke and heart attack cut life expectancy
Source: OnMedica Latest News - November 28, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
