Posted on Thursday, 17th December 2009 by admin

The number of recorded assaults on staff working at Oxfordshire NHS trusts has increased by 53% in three years. More than 1,042 attacks were recorded at the six health trusts in 2008/9, according to figures from the NHS Security Management Service. This compared to 683 in 2006/7. The biggest increase was at the Oxfordshire and [...]

Tags: assualt, attacks, Health, NHS, staff, stress, uk, violence
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Posted on Monday, 22nd June 2009 by admin

DUBLIN, April 21 (Reuters) – Ireland’s health sector is considering axing up to 1,700 jobs and introducing a ban on recruitment and promotions to cut costs, the state broadcaster reported on Tuesday. RTE, citing a confidential circular sent to senior managers at Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE), said the HSE planned to cut nearly 1,000 [...]

Tags: Health, Ireland, job cuts
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Posted on Wednesday, 11th March 2009 by admin

In effort to promote a healthy lifestyle, the UK government has launched a series of ads as part of the Change4Life campaign. However, the most recent print ad became the topic of much controversy among Britain’s game developers. The ad depicts a tired young boy holding a PlayStation controller with text that reads: “Risk an [...]

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Posted on Sunday, 4th January 2009 by admin

Thursday 18 December 2008 11:42 Department of Health (National) Plans to enhance Pathology services Transforming NHS pathology services will improve quality, safety and efficiency in diagnostic tests, according to a two-year review into NHS Pathology Services published today. The Independent Review of NHS Pathology Services, which was undertaken by Lord Carter of Coles, looked at making [...]

Tags: Health, Pathology, Pathology services
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Posted on Saturday, 27th December 2008 by admin

The drugs watchdog Nice is to change the way it makes decisions on NHS treatments, bringing to an end decisions on care of terminally ill patients made solely on cost-efficiency grounds. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence announced yesterday it would be setting out new drug approval guidelines for “less common” illnesses on [...]

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Posted on Friday, 31st October 2008 by admin

The goal of researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, led by Dr. Paul Angulo, was to determine the
effects of fatty liver disease in children up to 20 years after the initial
diagnosis. This is especially important as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
(NAFLD) is the most prevalent liver disease in preadolescents and adolescents.
To put the problem of NAFLD into perspective, Ariel Feldstein, MD, another
investigator involved with the study said, “In the past ten years, the rate of
obesity in our country has tripled in children and teenagers, and this most
likely explains why NAFLD is becoming so common.

Tags: adults, Health, health risks, liver, Liver Disease
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Posted on Wednesday, 29th October 2008 by admin

If the proposed in the coalition contract additional health insurance tax comes to life it could push the prices of such insurance up by 6.5 pct, Slovenian business daily Finance writes. Although insurance companies are supposed to pay the tax they will probably also raise the rates for the patients.

Tags: Estonia, EU, europe, Health, Health Insurance, Insurance, tax
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Posted on Sunday, 26th October 2008 by admin

NHS Employers and the British Medical Association’s General Practitioners Committee (GPC) have agreed changes to the General Medical Services (GMS) contract for 2009/10. These major changes aim to deliver fairer funding to GP practices based on the requirements of their local population, and reward practices for the care they provide to patients with the most need.

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Posted on Sunday, 26th October 2008 by admin

NHS staff (in England) are making excellent progress against two key priority areas – to reduce waiting times to 18 weeks and cut Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infections – statistics released today show.

Tags: C. difficile, Health, infection, NHS, waiting times, www.dh.gov.uk
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Posted on Sunday, 26th October 2008 by admin

People in London will today have the opportunity to shape Government policy and tell the Care Services Minister Phil Hope what they think about the future of the care and support system in England.

Tags: care, care services, Health, health care, healthcare, london, uk
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