Trying to be optimistic
Phil Hammond reflects on the NHS Plan - ‘the latest attempt to get us to put our cynicism to one side’ (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - January 8, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
New dads are no longer to suffer in silence
The new NHSE screening programme is a step in the right direction Related items fromOnMedica Hospitals to publish data on self-harm admissions PM appoints UK ’s first minister for suicide prevention Mental and physical healthcare should be integrated Mental health needs better management in criminal justice system ‘No improvement’ in community mental health care (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - January 8, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
New Year NHS resolutions
A look at what might be in store from the long-term NHS plan Related items fromOnMedica GPs warn government: fund service properly or it will collapse Poor investment in general practice risks patient safety The NHS march BMA calls for maximum number of patients per GP Stop cynically undermining trust in doctors says BMA (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - January 2, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
Six tweets that defined cancer policy in 2018
'It ’s been an exciting and unpredictable year in politics and policy' (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - December 31, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
Dear Santa
Chris Preece pens his Christmas wishes; what are yours? Related items fromOnMedica Treatment of whistleblowers a “stain on NHS”, say MPs Collaboration 2.0: Moving towards true person-centred care Primary Care Home has positive impact on care and services Hunt ‘never planned to insist on changes to existing contracts’ CQC tells Trust to improve safety of 111 service (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - December 18, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
On The Pulse - December 2018
How to jingle all the weight this Christmas? (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - December 14, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
Spotting lung cancers ’ ‘crime hotspots’
Scientists are turning to crime-mapping tech as a new way to look at cancer Related items fromOnMedica Hundreds of lung cancer patients' lives cut short due to treatment variations Mixing complementary therapy with standard cancer treatment Is crowdfunding for cancer patients paying for ‘quackery’? Cancer patients using complementary meds die sooner NICE updates lung cancer guidance (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - December 11, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
State-backed or practice-backed indemnity?
A ‘rescue package’ that is not all what it seems Related items fromOnMedica Review published to protect doctors over medical errors Doctors believe patient care has worsened Rapid review ordered into medical manslaughter laws Scotland to introduce legal requirement on NHS staffing ‘Prioritise’ junior doctors’ mental health, bosses told (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - December 5, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
Hepatocellular carcinoma risk, cirrhosis and hepatitis C
High profile public health strategy needed Related items fromOnMedica Overweight teens more likely to have severe liver disease later Scotland reveals target of halving child obesity by 2030 JCVI recommends universal HPV vaccination Lower cancer risk in people with higher vitamin D levels Public drastically underestimates cannabis risks (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - December 3, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
Clever Hans 2.0
Artificial intelligence in medicine - just a one-trick pony? (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - November 27, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
On The Pulse - November 2018
Point-of-care tests for influenza in ambulatory care: what ’s their clinical utility? (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - November 23, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
COPD: ageing and multimorbidity, a new risk defined
Another argument to encourage patients to stop smoking Related items fromOnMedica Solid fuel cooking linked to higher respiratory death rate Austerity leading to soaring homelessness and poor health UK women ’s health lags behind much of Europe GPs and pharmacists have cut quit-smoking prescriptions by 75% Cigars and pipes raise mortality risk independent of cigarettes (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - November 15, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
What do you think of when you think of ADHD?
Dominique Thompson highlights how clinicians can help patients achieve great(er) things Related items fromOnMedica Stroke survivors need more help taking medicine MHRA tightens licence restrictions on valproate for women Earlier thrombolysis improves stroke outcomes CCGs must focus more on foot care New evidence on benzodiazepine link to Alzheimer ’s (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - November 12, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
Tackling low workforce morale in the NHS
“Attracting and retaining staff requires a positive working environment” Related items fromOnMedica Joined-up approach needed to recruit overseas doctors GPs warn government: fund service properly or it will collapse Health secretary ‘committed’ to contract negotiations Practices need to seize the opportunity of consolidating IT systems Sharp increase in vacant consultant posts in Scotland (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - November 6, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
