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Liz Cross, advanced nurse practitioner and non-medical prescriber, is taking huge steps in reducing the unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR). What is your...
Lack of public awareness in choice of hospitals when accessing NHS treatment
A new poll by Populus has identified a lack of public awareness in choice of hospitals when accessing NHS treatment. Populus interviewed 6116 adults online...
New research into the link between Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk
New research into the link between Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk highlights improvements in cardiovascular risk for women developing Type 2 diabetes...
The role of clinical pharmacists in primary and community care
The General Practitioners Committee of the British Medical Association’s longstanding ambition for every GP practice to benefit from having a pharmacist is now much...
NHSX: digital experts to join cancer and mental health teams
Digital experts to join cancer and mental health teams as part of the growth of NHSX - a new joint organisation for digital, data...
Virtual reality for doctors – preparing for diabetes emergencies
Virtual reality for doctors - How virtual reality can prepare doctors for diabetes emergencies The NHS England diabetes team has partnered with Oxford Medical Simulation...
The cost of prescriptions report published
The cost of prescriptions dispensed in the community and the number of items dispensed during the 2018 calendar year has been published by NHS...
Type 2 diabetes screening in community pharmacies
Type 2 diabetes screening in community pharmacies could increase early diagnosis and reduce NHS costs, according to a new study. The study by Boots UK...
Detecting and managing atrial fibrillation
The ‘Podiatry and Atrial Fibrillation – Save a life, stop a stroke’ webinar was created to improve the detection and management of atrial fibrillation,...
2019 HSJ Partnership Awards winners
The 2019 HSJ Partnership Awards winners have been announced and they showcased effective partnership working within the NHS. With more than 700 NHS partners and...
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Big Sugar and neglect by global health community fuel oral health crisis
Oral health has been isolated from traditional healthcare and health policy for too long, despite the major global public health burden of oral diseases,...
New statistics show decrease in animals used for R&D
The Home Office has released its annual statistics on animals used in research in Great Britain. It shows 3.52 million procedures were carried out...
New insight into microRNA function can give gene therapy a boost
New insight into microRNA function has been published by scientists at the University of Eastern Finland and the University of Oxford. They have shown that...
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