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An evidence summary produced by NHS Bolton Library. Please click on the link to view. This is an original piece of work. Please contact the library if you wish to re-use in any format.
An evidence summary produced by NHS Bolton Library. Please click on the link to view. This is an original piece of work. Please contact the library if you wish to re-use in any format.
An evidence summary produced by NHS Bolton Library. Please click on the link to view. This is an original piece of work. Please contact the library if you wish to re-use in any format.
Global efforts to cut the number of deaths from measles have fallen short of World Health Organization (WHO) targets.
via BBC News – Measles strategy misses targets.
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Medicinal heroin is being used successfully in several countries as a second line treatment for chronic heroin users previously considered untreatable, says a new report from the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.
via Supervised injectable heroin treatment is expensive but cost effective, report says | BMJ.
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via Prentis warns Lansley over ‘attack’ on Agenda for Change | News | Health Service Journal.
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The government will face widespread industrial action by health workers if it launches an attack on NHS pay and the Agenda for Change agreement, the general secretary of Unison said today
via Union leaders attack regional pay proposals | News | Health Service Journal.
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Changing the pay rates of public sector workers, including NHS staff, to reflect regional differences would be an “unworkable, divisive nightmare”, union leaders have warned.
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Background Medication errors are unfortunately a constant problem in the medication treatment process. Different interventions are available to reduce or prevent medication errors from reaching the patient. Double checking by two qualified nurses is one intervention that is implemented in many children’s hospitals during the medication treatment process.
Please find below a selection of the most relevant and interesting news stories of the past week. Including:
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via Austerity measures will lead to rise in unemployment and suicides, says Marmot | BMJ.
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European austerity programmes are a “ghastly experiment” that will lead to more citizens’ deaths, says a leading expert on health inequalities.
via Call for government to cut bowel cancer deaths by 60% in the next 13 years | BMJ.
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The number of deaths from bowel cancer could be cut by 60% by 2025 if the government acts on recommendations made in a report, a charity has claimed.
via Commissioning board mandate could lead to government clashes | News | Health Service Journal.
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The Department of Health and the NHS Commissioning Board are preparing for a likely clash over the contents of the first set of instructions for the independent new body.
Primary care factors associated with cervical screening coverage in England.
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Background The National Health Service Cervical Screening Programme was established to decrease the incidence and mortality of cervical cancer in England.
via Minimum alcohol pricing ‘will save lives’ | News | Health Service Journal.
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Implementing a minimum alcohol unit price would save more than 1,000 lives each year, a report has claimed.
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via Three top NHS regional chiefs decline commissioning board roles | News | Health Service Journal.
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Three of the NHS’s most experienced and respected leaders have decided against joining the NHS Commissioning Board
via NHS staff vote to strike over pensions | News | Health Service Journal.
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The government faces further disruption from public sector workers after more industrial action was called by NHS staff and civil servants over controversial pension reforms.
via NHS must ‘up its game’ on homeless people’s mental health | News | Health Service Journal.
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Mental health leaders must “up their game” in tackling mental health problems among the homeless, according to a new report.
There will be no “pot of gold” to answer the prayers of councils struggling to look after the elderly, according to social care chiefs.
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Info sketchy on ‘new Alzheimer’s test – Health News – NHS Choices.
NHS Choices examines the science behind the newspaper headlines.
The lead study author, Marwan Sabbagh, concluded that this test provides an “easy, non-invasive way to assist an Alzheimer’s diagnosis at an early stage”. He said that it also offers exciting possibilities of using florbetaben as a tool in future clinical research studies looking at potential ways to reduce levels of amyloid in the brains of living patients.
New test for Alzheimer’s. Daily Express, April 16 2012
Alzheimer’s test predicts if disease will develop. The Daily Telegraph, April 16 2012
New test for Alzheimer’s: Drug pinpoints early signs of disease. Daily Mail, April 16 2012
New Method May Help Detect Marker for Alzheimer’s Disease Earlier. American Acadamy of Neurology, April 15 2012
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Objective To test the hypothesis that a multimodal intervention giving the general practitioner (GP) an enhanced role in cancer rehabilitation improves patients’ health-related quality of life and psychological distress.
Design Cluster randomised controlled trial. All general practices in Denmark were randomised to an intervention group or to a control group. Patients were subsequently allocated to intervention or control (usual procedures) based on the randomisation status of their GP.
Study finds walking may ease depression symptoms – Health News – NHS Choices.
NHS Choices examines the science behind the newspaper headlines.
Physical activity is already thought to have a beneficial effect on depressive symptoms, and the UK’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) currently recommends considering a structured group physical activity programme as a treatment option for people with mild-to-moderate depression and persistent ‘subthreshold’ depressive symptoms:
NICE recommends that structured group physical activity is delivered in groups that are supported by a competent practitioner, and that it should typically consist of three sessions per week (lasting 45 minutes to 1 hour) over 10–14 weeks.
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via New approach to back pain management could save NHS £120m | News | Health Service Journal.
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Outcomes among back patients could be improved if a stratified management approach to providing primary care physiotherapy is adopted, research suggests.
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Objective To estimate the effect of online adverts on the probability of finding online cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for depression.
Design Exploratory online cross-sectional study of search experience of people in the UK with depression in 2011. (1) The authors identified the search terms over 6 months entered by users who subsequently clicked on the advert for online help for depression. (2) A panel of volunteers across the UK recorded websites presented by normal Google search for the term ‘depression’. (iii) The authors examined these websites to estimate probabilities of knowledgeable and naive internet users finding online CBT and the improved probability by addition of a Google advert.
Participants (1) 3868 internet users entering search terms related to depression into Google. (2) Panel, recruited online, of 12 UK participants with an interest in depression.
Main outcome measures Probability of finding online CBT for depression with/without an advert.
Results The 3868 users entered 1748 different search terms but the single keyword ‘depression’ resulted in two-thirds of the presentations of, and over half the ‘clicks’ on, the advert. In total, 14 different websites were presented to our panel in the first page of Google results for ‘depression’. Four of the 14 websites had links enabling access to online CBT in three clicks for knowledgeable users. Extending this approach to the 10 most frequent search terms, the authors estimated probabilities of finding online CBT as 0.29 for knowledgeable users and 0.006 for naive users, making it unlikely CBT would be found. Adding adverts that linked directly to online CBT increased the probabilities to 0.31 (knowledgeable) and 0.02 (naive).
Conclusions In this case, online CBT was not easy to find and online adverts substantially increased the chance for naive users. Others could use this approach to explore additional impact before committing to long-term Google AdWords advertising budgets.
Trial registration This exploratory case study was a substudy within a cluster randomised trial, registered on http://www.clinicaltrials.gov (reference: NCT01469689). (The trial will be reported subsequently).
A new technique to treat early prostate cancer may have far fewer side-effects than existing therapies, say experts.
via BBC News – New prostate cancer treatment may reduce side-effects.
via New report highlights obstacles for migrants in accessing healthcare in European Union | BMJ.
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The extent to which certain sections of society, particularly undocumented migrants, are excluded from healthcare systems in the European Union has been highlighted in a new report from Doctors of the World (Médecins du Monde), an international aid organisation providing medical care to vulnerable people across the world.
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via CCGs will be subject to Agenda for Change | News | Health Service Journal.
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Clinical commissioning groups will be made subject to the Agenda for Change pay agreement to avoid spiralling redundancy costs, it has been confirmed.
People underestimate the amount of sugar in drinks which are perceived to be “healthy”, research suggests.
Surgeons, psychiatrists, paediatricians and GPs launched a campaign today to battle rising levels of obesity, saying current strategies are not working.
via Obesity strategy criticised by royal colleges | News | Health Service Journal.
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