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.
This article highlights the importance of a proactive approach to managing lower limb wounds through primary and secondary prevention. Focusing on prevention can reduce the financial burden of wound care, alleviate capacity issues, and improve patient outcomes by lowering the incidence and recurrence.
A new report has revealed that around 300,000 disabled people are living in accommodation that does not meet their needs.
A report published by charity...
Muscle mass and strength are critical components for maintaining physical function, here Dr Vera C Mazurak from the University of Alberta explains why.
Muscle mass...
Sebastian Probst, and Georgina Gethin at the European Wound Management Association outline the challenges of treating wounds in a home care environment.
The European Wound...
John Bowis, President of Health First Europe details how community care can support better mental health services in Europe.
My first involvement with mental health...
The importance of planning for asbestos in construction work cannot be underestimated. Tracey Boyle – Chartered Occupational Hygienist and current Honorary Secretary of BOHS...
Officials have warned that child and adolescent mental health services are “unfit” and display “serious and deeply ingrained problems”.
MPs on the Health Select Committee...
Professor Joep Perk of Linnaeus University, and a member of the European Society of Cardiology, speaks to Editor Laura Evans about the importance of reducing...
Figures have revealed that the rate of admissions to hospitals for alcohol-related liver disease is increasing in Bradford.
The rate of emergency admissions in the...
Prof Keith Harding, Prof Michael Clark and Dr Douglas Queen from the Wound Healing Unit at Cardiff University details the significant problems wounds can cause,...
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