General practice jewel in NHS crown – but needs fundamental change
Partnership model is in best interests of local populations and provides excellent value for NHS money, insist GPs Related items fromOnMedica GPs welcome 'biggest reform to services in 15 years' Partnership best model for delivering what GPs and patients want Over half of GPs plan to leave within five years GP shortage could triple to 7,000 without decisive action Huge hospital waits add to GPs ’ workload, warns top GP (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
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Cancer patients ‘missing out on basic information’
Survey says staff pressures leaving thousands ‘in the dark’ about their illness Related items fromOnMedica Hunt ‘never planned to insist on changes to existing contracts’ Workplace burnout might affect over a third of doctors New pathways based on patient experience are reducing unwanted variation The NHS march All A&E units ‘should have GPs on site’ (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
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Coronavirus: government announces new quarantine powers
Virus detection tests will be rolled out to laboratories across the UK Related items fromOnMedica NHS staff, patients and parents urged to get flu vaccine Parental confidence in immunisation programme ‘very high’ BMJ report questions swine flu jab transparency Flu vaccine delays 'likely' with no deal Brexit Prime minister issues call to action on MMR (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
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Experts say UK must maintain EU ties to combat pandemics
Tackling global outbreaks will be harder without access to EU early warning systems Related items fromOnMedica Brexit could disrupt supplies of medicines in UK Government issues contingency measure for 'no-deal' Brexit Trump will ‘absolutely’ include NHS in Brexit trade deals Reducing migrant salary threshold ‘right step’ says BMA NHS lagging on preventing cancer and heart deaths (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - February 9, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
BMA warns fast-track training must not compromise care
It says there is no safe substitute to the five year undergraduate medical curriculum Related items fromOnMedica Psychiatrists call for massive increase in medical school places Partnership best model for delivering what GPs and patients want Plans afoot for single route onto medical register Doctors bear burden of Government ’s financial failure New visa rules could prompt exodus of hundreds of doctors, warns BMA (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - February 9, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Immigration salary changes could boost NHS recruitment
Ministers propose a drop in threshold from £30,000 to £25,000 Related items fromOnMedica Nurses demand action to tackle staff shortages RCN urges members to mount twitter campaign to boost training funds Home Office woes Rising NHS staff shortage figures spark alarm Three-year pay deal agreed for NHS staff in Scotland (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - February 9, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Nurses demand action to tackle staff shortages
Number of people applying for nursing degrees 25% lower than 2016 Related items fromOnMedica NHS hugely dependent on workers from overseas Thousands of nurses have quit the NHS, new data shows NHS chiefs urge new government to fix staffing crisis Patient safety warning over nurse shortages Nurses undervalued due to gender, study finds (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - February 6, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
GPs oppose screening for FGM
Campaign group says every woman and girl should be screened for female genital mutilation Related items fromOnMedica Doctors should regard FGM as child abuse Exploring hunches FGM rates in Africa fall sharply, study shows Study backs up advice not to drink alcohol at all in pregnancy UK lagging behind peers on child health (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - February 6, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Detentions under Mental Health Act continue to rise
Inspectors particularly concerned at rates of detention in black and minority ethnic groups Related items fromOnMedica Report unveils major shake up of women's mental health care Charity slams prison healthcare Taking back control Part 2 GPs welcome 'biggest reform to services in 15 years' GPs demand home visits are dropped from contract (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - February 6, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Doctors raise concerns over nationwide HRT and contraceptive shortages
They call for an official investigation into long-term manufacture and supply problems Related items fromOnMedica Eight in ten stillbirths might have been avoided Parallel export of medicines restricted to curb shortages 31% of women suffer severe reproductive health problems No benefit to contraception pill intervals — according to guidance Women should get choice of abortion procedures (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
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£20,000 golden handshake for new GPs
New GP contract will invest £94m to boost recruitment and retention Related items fromOnMedica GP waiting times: learning from the past Doctors call on politicians to invest in the NHS Are PCNs what we all imagined? Through the looking glass of integrated care How collaboration is propelling change in Croydon (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - February 6, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Hospital admissions due to alcohol up 6% in a year
Drinking alcohol was the main reason for 358,000 admissions to hospital in 2018/19 Related items fromOnMedica Domestic abuse link to men with alcohol problems Work to begin on alcohol treatment guideline Doctors and midwives welcome clear alcohol advice Send ‘harmful drinkers’ for liver disease scans, GPs urged Twice as many people being admitted to hospital for alcohol abuse (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - February 5, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Normal resting heart rate varies widely
Normal resting heart rate can vary from person to person by up to 70 beats per minute Related items fromOnMedica Good midlife heart health linked to lower dementia risk later on Patients question GPs ’ motives for prescribing statins Papworth Hospital cleared to resume heart ops Marathon running can boost vascular age Migraine may be linked to heightened cardiovascular disease risk (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
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Roll out of electronic system to check prescription exemptions begins
The roll out will initially be to pharmacies with dispensing system supplied by Positive Solutions Related items fromOnMedica Decision to give boys HPV jab will save thousands of lives NHS funding failing to keep pace with soaring drug bill Charity slams prison healthcare £3m plan to transport medicines after no-deal Brexit New criteria for approving NHS vaccines could cut access (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - February 5, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Largest ever evaluation of the cardiovascular risk of rosiglitazone published
Analysis of raw individual patient level data gives more accurate picture of drug ’s link to heart problems Related items fromOnMedica People on statins at greater risk of skin infections and diabetes Adding insulin to metformin linked to higher mortality Vitamin D does not reduce kidney damage in type 2 diabetes Raised risk of MI and mortality when starting sulfonylurea Use of DPP-4 inhibitors associated with increased risk of IBD (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - February 5, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
