Supporting 21st century patients working in 21st century jobs
Related items fromOnMedica Medication non-adherence Language matters Self-care and health literacy, part and parcel of a viable NHS CMO sets out plans to achieve ‘genomic dream’ Non-adherence to medicine is as high as 50% (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - June 30, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
On The Pulse - June 2018
Improved GP access modestly associated with patients ’ overall experience (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - June 29, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
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An ode to the precarious state of the NHS as it reaches its 70th birthday Related items fromOnMedica Things to look forward to It ‘beggars belief’ that seven-day NHS plans are uncosted, say MPs The NHS march Put NHS at ‘front and centre’ of Brexit negotiations, BMA urges Over a third of nursing posts earmarked for cuts (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - June 26, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
Blurred lines (where Improving Access and Out of Hours meet)
Related items fromOnMedica Time to hang up the phone – appointments need to be digitised A&E four-hour target only for ‘urgent’ patients GPs to consult via social media and take on more roles Lead GPs disagree on opening hours The incredible invisible bed crisis (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - June 19, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
Reports vs policy
New reports suggest the NHS needs 4% minimum cash injection to survive – will HMRC play ball? Related items fromOnMedica Fewer staff in NHS needed to get finances balanced Fund NHS standards or change them, warn NHS Providers Winter A&E waiting time cases quadruple over seven years Get real on the challenges facing the NHS, party political leaders told Excess workload prompts GP fears of missing serious illness in patients (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - June 7, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
Will reducing unwarranted variation stifle innovation?
Related items fromOnMedica Investing in consultant time raises standards Over a third of nursing posts earmarked for cuts GP numbers have fallen by 1,340 in just two years Study shows why GPs quit patient care ‘Stop playing games with the NHS’ consultants warn MPs (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - June 6, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
‘The Price Ain’t Right’
A satirical take on the serious issues raised by the Institute for Fiscal Studies report on health funding Related items fromOnMedica GP contract for England brings overall 3.4% increase GPs warn government: fund service properly or it will collapse GMC warns of 'state of unease' amongst doctors Winter A&E waiting time cases quadruple over seven years Doctors unveils plan to ‘save’ general practice (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - May 29, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
On The Pulse - May 2018
Can vitamin D protect from diabetes? (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - May 25, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
Language matters – part 2
Dominique Thompson reflects on medical misunderstandings Related items fromOnMedica Report reveals toll of living with rare diseases Integrated mental health care cuts demand for GPs NHS is failing patients with mental health problems Self-harm among children and young people on the rise Public health to focus on men who have sex with men (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - May 18, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
Benefits vs harm
Related items fromOnMedica A new focus on falls prevention Ensure GPs fully support hospitals over winter pressures CQC to focus reviews on delayed transfers of care Incentives announced to reduce antibiotic prescribing STP proposals to cut beds not credible without community investment (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - May 15, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
The wrong words
Let ’s not use terms relating to health as pejoratives (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - February 20, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: blogs
Gluten-free food
Should we really be prescribing it? Related items fromOnMedica Tackling obesity ‘must be made a national priority’ NHS provides £15m for pharmacists in GP surgeries Practice sees huge benefits from integration Primary Care Home has positive impact on care and services Give pharmacists more prescribing rights to ease GP burden (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - February 8, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: blogs
Cracking down on health tourism
Should GPs be the financial gatekeeper to NHS services? Related items fromOnMedica Five-year plan for general practice unveiled New visa rules could prompt exodus of hundreds of doctors, warns BMA Scotland sets out health and social care blueprint for next decade GP surgery closures displace 200,000 patients GPs have limited role in relieving winter A&E pressure (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - February 1, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: blogs
The biology of cancer cell shape
Cancer Research UK explains why it is important (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - January 31, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: blogs
On The Pulse - January 2017
MRI scan could improve prostate cancer diagnosis (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - January 26, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: blogs
