Modelling the impact of context in real-world highway pull-out dynamics to inform acceptable path planning of automated vehicles - Sourelli AM, Welsh R, Thomas P.
Growing research attention is focusing on Automated Vehicle (AV) technologies, promising significant safety benefits. An in-depth understanding of human driving will play an important role in determining the most acceptable AV behaviour, supporting passeng... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 13, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales departs for NATO exercise from Portsmouth
HMS Prince of Wales has set sail to lead the biggest Nato exercise since the Cold War after being delayed at the last minute.#wales #nato #coldwar (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Thames Water charged me for enough water to make 1m cups of tea
I’m writing to you out of desperation. I live in London with my husband and baby and we have received a £1,100 bill from Thames Water for our two-bedroom flat. We moved into the flat in early 2023 and the latest bill says we used £803 of water in the five months up to the end of September. We also…#thameswater #wales #ei #guardian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health: annual report 2024
This report is based on people aged ten and above who died by suicide between 2011 and 2021 across all of the UK. In addition to findings in relation to this general population data, it also contains key messages relating to: mental health patient suicides and acute mental health care; suicide by patients following one-off assessment; suicide by autistic people and/or patients with ADHD; suicide by in-patients aged under 25; suicide by students in England and Wales; and patients who died by suicide in public locations. It also shares findings on social and clinical characteristics.ReportMore detail (Source: The Kings Fund ...
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - February 12, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Digital health and data Mental health Source Type: news
National Bowel Cancer Audit (NBoCA): state of the nation report
This report is an audit of the care received by people with bowel cancer in England and Wales, focusing on the 35,779 patients diagnosed between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022. It found that there was an increase in the proportion of patients presenting with stage I or II disease (from 35 per cent in 2017/18 to 42 per cent in 2021/22), while the number of patients presenting with colorectal cancer returned to pre-pandemic levels.ReportMore detail (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - February 12, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Digital health and data NHS performance and productivity Source Type: news
GPNs in Wales to receive 5% backdated pay uplift
General practice nurses (GPNs) in Wales are to receive a 5% pay rise, the Welsh Government has announced. According to the British Medical Association (BMA), the pay rise will be backdated to April 2023 and the funding is expected to be released to practices in the ‘next available pay run’. The uplift, which has been... Read moreThe post GPNs in Wales to receive 5% backdated pay uplift appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - February 12, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Understanding the complexities of non-familial child abductions: a systematic literature review on the behavioural characteristics of acquaintance and stranger abductors - Jones M, Mojtahedi D, Wager N, West A.
PURPOSE Reports from 2016 to 2017 suggest that approximately 870 cases of non-familial child abduction (NFA) are recorded in England and Wales per year. Yet, empirical knowledge of the victims, offenders and offence characteristics is limited in comparison... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Reply to "Letter to the Editor: Identification of physical deterioration may save lives on mental health wards, a response to Mortality and cause of death during inpatient psychiatric care in New South Wales, Australia: a retrospective linked data study" - Gunaratne P, Srasuebkul P, Trollor J.
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Source: SafetyLit - February 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Sociodemographic inequalities of suicide: a population-based cohort study of adults in England and Wales 2011-21 - Ward IL, Finning K, Ayoubkhani D, Hendry K, Sharland E, Appleby L, Nafilyan V.
BACKGROUND: The risk of suicide is complex and often a result of multiple interacting factors. Understanding which groups of the population are most at risk of suicide is important to inform the development of targeted public health interventions. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news
The Twilight Star You Probably Didn't Know Is Related To Kate Middleton
Learn More The Twilight Star You Probably Didn't Know Is Related To Kate Middleton According to a blog on Ancestry.com from 2014, actors Dakota Fanning and Elle Fanning are related to real-life royalty. Specifically, they're related to Catherine "Kate" Middleton, England's Princess of Wales. As…#ancestrycom #dakotafanning #kingedwardiii #dakota #maleficent #beyondelle #twilight #fannings #elle (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UK farmers vow to mount more blockades over cheap post-Brexit imports
Farmers say there will be further French-style blockades following a slow tractor protest at Dover against low supermarket prices and cheap food imports from post-Brexit trade deals. Around 40 tractors and other farm vehicles blocked roads around the Kent port for several hours on Friday evening…#dover #nomorecheapimports #somerset #bridgwater #proudtofarm #carmarthen #wales #getfairaboutfarming #riverford #guysinghwatson (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UK anti-dumping body recommends lifting limits on steel imports
The government’s anti-dumping body has recommended that measures limiting the import of certain steel products be lifted after the decision to close the blast furnaces at Port Talbot. The Trade Remedies Authority, which is charged with protecting UK industry from dumped or subsidised imports, said…#porttalbot #kemibadenoch #tatasteel #wales #tata #tra #olivergriffiths #williambain #jamesselka #chrysaglystra (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Developing and testing new domestic abuse questions and approach for the crime survey for England and Wales - Hester M, Walker SJ, Fahmy E, Myhill A.
Previous research highlighted that a fundamental rethink of the measurement of domestic abuse was needed in the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW). The research reported here aimed to develop and test new questions on domestic abuse for the CSEW to ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 9, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Put pay right and start to solve the NHS’ many problems
A proper pay rise for NHS staff in England this year is essential if there is to be any hope of filling the huge vacancies hole and stopping waiting lists from spiralling, says UNISON today (Friday).
The union – representing ambulance workers, nurses, cleaners, medical secretaries, occupational therapists, porters and a whole host of other NHS staff – has urged Victoria Atkins to convene pay talks.
UNISON says this would be the best way to agree the wage rise due in April, improve the experience of patients and avoid a repeat of last year’s strike action.
UNISON, which is the biggest union in the NHS, has this week...
Source: UNISON Health care news - February 9, 2024 Category: UK Health Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News NHS nhs pay pay review body Source Type: news
‘Flexible’ part-time nursing degree to launch in Wales
A new ‘flexible’ part-time nursing degree has been created at a university in Wales in a bid to help students better balance their studies around their busy home lives. The four-year programme at Swansea University will have a four-day learning week, run alongside school term times, and co-ordinate placements around personal commitments. It will also... Read moreThe post ‘Flexible’ part-time nursing degree to launch in Wales appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - February 8, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
