The latest health and social care news and a look at research and development into the treatment of common and rare diseases alike. We also look at the vital changes being made to help deliver effective healthcare through the digital transformation within the NHS.
A new report by the National Pharmacy Association reveals that patients spent over 6 million hours in A&E last year for minor health issues that could have been managed by community pharmacies, highlighting an opportunity to ease pressure on emergency services.
Raymond J Turner and colleagues at the University of Calgary consider the future of metals as replacements for traditional antibiotics
The prophylactic use of antibiotics...
Virginia M Stewart at FESPA outlines the importance of guidelines for delivering emergency ultrasound treatment
As per the August 2012 American College of Emergency Physicians...
Drs. Elizabeth Theriault, Ramona Hicks and Patrick SF Bellgowan shed light on the burden of traumatic brain injury and the need for better diagnosis...
The final report from the Education Policy Institute’s independent commission on children and young people’s mental health calls for new Prime Minister’s challenge
The Education...
Xavier Palomer, CEO of Psious, details how virtual reality is changing the landscape of patient-centered care
Virtual reality (VR) as a treatment modality has already...
Training and development opportunities are crucial to upskill the eHealth workforce, as Dr Lisa McCann from the University of Surrey points out
We find ourselves...
After a stroke, neuroplasticity contributes to spontaneous recovery; exactly how, Professor Francesco Pavone and colleagues are investigating
Cerebral stroke often leaves victims with significant psychical...
Helen McKenna, Senior Policy Adviser at The King’s Fund, asks how the NHS digital strategy can be implemented at a time of great financial pressures
Jeremy...
Renata Clarke, Sarah Cahill, and Jeffrey LeJeune, from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, outline the relationship between food safety and...
The Alzheimer’s Society is calling on local authorities to make personal budgets dementia friendly and break down barriers to access
According to the Alzheimer’s Society,...
A report released by the Local Government Association (LGA) today highlights a chronic lack of funding for adult social care in England and Wales
The...
Gunnar Kristensen, from the Department of Gynaecologic Oncology at Oslo University Hospital, looks at new strategies for the treatment of ovarian cancer.
It is recognised...
