Football injuries
With World Cup fever firmly upon us, everyone is looking forward to watching the action on the pitch. Yet with UK Premier League Clubs spending recently £157m on...
NHS
The NHS category focuses on the people, policies and challenges shaping the UK’s publicly funded health service. It offers thoughtful analysis of organisational change, workforce issues, funding and performance, along with debate on how to improve care delivery and health outcomes. From insights into frontline practice to discussion of strategic priorities and reforms, this category brings clarity to the complex forces influencing the future of health and care in the NHS.
Migrants mental health at the RSM
When it comes to various psychiatric illnesses migrants suffer more from conditions including depression and anxiety than the indigenous population of the new country. But...
School Nurses
School nurses are qualified and registered nurses or midwives who have an additional qualification in community public health. They are concerned with students’ physical, mental and emotional...
Momentous decision to offer boys HPV vaccine
The decision to offer boys a vaccination against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has just been...
Regular wound dressings work
A new study of open leg fractures suggests there is no difference to patient recovery whether high-tech negative pressure wound therapy devices are used, compared...
Gross negligence manslaughter in healthcare
On Monday 11th June 2018, Sir Norman Williams’ much-awaited report on gross negligence manslaughter in healthcare, commissioned by Jeremy Hunt in February 2018, was published....
Intensity better than counting steps
We are all now encouraged to count our steps - 10,000 a day being the recommended goal - but health experts are now saying that...
Blueprint to beat cancer
Lifestyles featuring little exercise and lots of fast and processed food are fuelling overweight and obesity, resulting in dramatic increases in cancer rates worldwide, according...
The CHERUB HIV garden of hope at Chelsea
The CHERUB HIV Garden conceived by Professor John Frater from the University of Oxford and Professor Sarah Fidler from Imperial College London, raises awareness of...
New technology reduces medication errors
Safe and effective management of medication at Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust is essential due to the complex medication regimes that our patients...
