Traveling For Healthcare – 4 Insights To Know
Traveling For Healthcare - 4 Insights To Know: It’s very easy to talk and think about healthcare as if everything…
medication
How to fight pharmacophobia
Fighting Pharmacophobia. There are many reasons why patients don’t always adhere to their prescribed therapies. Sometimes, people halt their course…
Leading causes of weight gain
Rising global overweight and obesity rates are typically attributed to overconsumption and a lack of movement. However, new research highlights…
Plan to improve safety of healthcare
Plan to improve safety of healthcare for thousands: A team of researchers has won £5.8m in funding to improve healthcare…
Crucial 12 week window to avoid chronic back pain
Experts identify 12 week ‘window’ crucial to avoiding chronic back pain. Raising awareness this Back Care Awareness Week, 3-7 October…
First on the medical emergency scene?
If you are first on the scene and find someone who has collapsed or had an accident, what you do…
Administering Medication in Schools
It is vital that medication is only administered by staff appropriately trained and competent to give it, that it is…
Don’t switch medicines without support
Patients with common conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and ulcerative colitis are being switched to new medicines without receiving…
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…
Defending ourselves from antibiotic resistance
The antibiotic group of medication has undoubtedly been responsible for relieving suffering and saving more lives than any other collective…