Not so ‘smart’ drugs
What risks do they pose to patient safety? Related items fromOnMedica Review launched into prescription drug dependency Online pharmacies undermine bid to curb antibiotic resistance Learning and growing together GPs defend practice on prescribing statins Non-adherence to medicine is as high as 50% (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - August 22, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
Mixing complementary therapy with standard cancer treatment
Could affect survival Related items fromOnMedica Cancer patients using complementary meds die sooner The term ‘cancer’ should be dropped for some low-grade lesions Free prescriptions for cancer patients Inequalities in stage IV cancer treatments The NHS must adapt now to care for older cancer patients (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - August 7, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
Supertanker partnerships
Is bigger really any better when it comes to primary care? Related items fromOnMedica Conditions in the NHS have worsened, new report shows GP contract for England brings overall 3.4% increase NHS funding falls short of 4% needed for improvements Practices need to seize the opportunity of consolidating IT systems GPs warn government: fund service properly or it will collapse (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - August 7, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
Supertanker partnerships
Is bigger really any better when it comes to primary care? Related items fromOnMedica Conditions in the NHS have worsened, new report shows Scotland to introduce legal requirement on NHS staffing Practices need to seize the opportunity of consolidating IT systems GPs warn government: fund service properly or it will collapse NHS funding falls short of 4% needed for improvements (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - August 7, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
Mixing complementary therapy with standard cancer treatment
Could affect survival Related items fromOnMedica Cancer patients using complementary meds die sooner Inequalities in stage IV cancer treatments Free prescriptions for cancer patients The NHS must adapt now to care for older cancer patients Exercise and psychological treatments cut cancer fatigue (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - August 7, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
Hancock ’s half hour
An (anxious) welcome letter to the new Health and Social Care Secretary Related items fromOnMedica Joined-up approach needed to recruit overseas doctors Scotland to introduce legal requirement on NHS staffing Time to hang up the phone – appointments need to be digitised Study shows why GPs quit patient care Monitor launches ‘exploration’ of GP services (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - July 31, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
On The Pulse - July 2018
Contrary to traditional teaching, painful testicular enlargement may signify cancer (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - July 27, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
The NHS must adapt now to care for older cancer patients
Related items fromOnMedica Cancer patients using complementary meds die sooner Exercise and psychological treatments cut cancer fatigue Cancer rates climb higher for women than men Smoking may worsen cancer pain Third of emergency cancer presenters never saw GP (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - July 24, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
Childhood obesity plan
Government ’s updated plan has bold ambitions, now it needs urgent implementation, says Cancer Research UK Related items fromOnMedica Preventing type 2 diabetes Wider approach needed to boost public health Health 'time-bomb' warning from severely obese children GPs should lead on weight management advice to children Government needs to stop prioritising car to tackle childhood obesity (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - July 17, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
So long and thanks for all the fish …
Reflecting on Jeremy Hunt ’s legacy Related items fromOnMedica GPs warn government: fund service properly or it will collapse Scotland to introduce legal requirement on NHS staffing Brexit creates uncertainty for EU care workers in Scotland NHS staff report stress, violence and dissatisfaction with pay Junior doctors report widespread ‘burn out,’ survey shows (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - July 11, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
I ’m a big fan of humans
Dominique Thompson reflects on the benefits technology can bring in general practice Related items fromOnMedica Time to hang up the phone – appointments need to be digitised From the hospital to the home: delivering a connected healthcare model Treatment of whistleblowers a “stain on NHS”, say MPs Threat of prosecution could scupper transparency Daily Mail highlights desperate GP shortage (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - July 10, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
Combining heartburn drugs and aspirin could help prevent oesophageal cancer in people at high risk
(Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - July 3, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
