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.
Adam Mence from L&R Medical UK explains how the company is empowering patients to manage their conditions while supporting NHS goals for improving care outcomes and efficiency. Overall, investing in self-care and innovative technologies is shown to be both clinically effective and cost-efficient.
According to a CUNY study, only 49% of parents said they would vaccinate their under-12 child against COVID - with a further 25% saying they would not.
Mike Hobby, Healthcare Transformation Partner, Checkit, explores how healthcare transformation can put a stop to staff burnout before it becomes a pandemic itself.
The study, peer-reviewed and published in Archives of Suicide Research, finds that 28% of adults who attempted suicide now have excellent mental health.
The University of Washington team explain that while most sexual assault survivors have PTSD one month after the attack - it is common to feel better within three months.
NHS Providers have written a letter, showing that health service resources are now as overwhelmed as they were in January, 2021 - with the situation predicted to get worse before it gets better.
Rachel Bradford, Nutrition Policy Manager, Danone UK, expresses the need for an urgent change to our front of pack food labelling system to help consumers make healthier choices.
Today (23 July), the UK announced that staff involved in securing food supply will now be added to the COVID isolation exemption list - with the exception of supermarket workers.
David McKinney, Local Government Managing Director at Servelec, argues that Integrated Care Systems (ICS) will fall at the first hurdle if local authorities aren’t viewed and treated as equal partners.
