In an article published in The BMJ, Joe Zhang at Imperial College London and colleagues point to a recent 10 day IT system outage at one of the largest hospital trusts in the UK's National Health Service (NHS) and warn that ...
Nov 9, 2022
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An investigation by The BMJ reveals that dozens of UK companies are offering private blood tests for a range of conditions and deficiencies, with some making misleading claims, not backed by evidence, and leaving an already ...
Oct 26, 2022
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The House of Commons Committee on Health and Social Care recently described the NHS as being in the grip of the "greatest workforce crisis in its history," which is likely to have serious consequences for patient care. In ...
Sep 7, 2022
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Giving out vape starter kit vouchers through the UK's National Health Service could help even hardened smokers quit, according to a new Nicotine and Tobacco Research study from the University of East Anglia.
Aug 18, 2022
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The new national scheme for rewarding clinical excellence in the NHS is a missed opportunity to design a fairer system, and one that recognizes the collective effort of teams over individuals, according to a new paper.
Jul 6, 2022
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New research published today suggests that the slowdown in improvements in cardiovascular diseases like heart disease and stroke seen in England and Wales since 2010 could cost £54 billion in health and social care costs.
Jun 29, 2022
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A collaboration between a team at King's College London led by Peter Sasieni and a QMUL-based group led by Stephen Duffy collected data from over 14,000 people with bowel cancer and over 29,000 people who did not have bowel ...
Jun 24, 2022
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Smoking increases the risk of developing schizophrenia by between 53% and 127% and of developing depression by 54% to 132%, a report by academics from the University of Bristol published today has shown. More research is ...
Jun 20, 2022
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A study published in The Lancet Digital Health has used health data from 57 million people in England to build the most complete picture of the pandemic in a single country to date.
Jun 8, 2022
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The latest analysis of Liverpool City Region's COVID-SMART community testing program released today (20 December 2021) reveals insights that will help policymakers, public health teams and the public with community approaches ...
Dec 20, 2021
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