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COVID-19 is the UK’s largest public health crisis since World War II. There is an urgent need to identify why some patients with the virus do very well whereas others need to be admitted to intensive care and may die from the disease.  A new observational study aimed at identifying markers that predict how COVID-19 affects patients is being led by clinicians and academics at North Bristol NHS Trust and the University of Bristol. The DISCOVER (DIagnostic and Severity markers of COVID-19 to Enable Rapid triage) study is focused on blood-based biomarkers and their ability to predict a patient’s disease…

Students applying for postgraduate pre-registration nursing and healthcare courses at the University of Derby will now have access to the same funding as undergraduate students following the announcement of new government legislation. Postgraduate pre-registration students starting courses in the 2018/19 academic year, can access a tuition fee loan of up to £8,430 and a maintenance loan of up to £8,700 per academic year to help meet tuition fees and support living costs. Like undergraduates, postgraduate pre-registration students will also be eligible for additional support from the Learning Support Fund, including a £1,000 Child Dependants Allowance, up to £3,000 for exceptional…

Supplier of the Year 2016 (1) Applications are invited for the NHS in the North West Excellence in Supply Awards 2017 – recognising the work of businesses, third sector bodies and the NHS in working together to provide great patient care. Last year’s overall winner was Falck Medical Services, who work with a dedicated NHS team in the North West and North Wales Transport Service, NWTS, to provide an ambulance service to transfer critically ill children. There are 12 categories and the deadline for entries is 31 July. Applications can be made at: https://www.nwprocurement.co.uk/eiscategories.php. Chair of the event organisers NHS…

Portable Drill The importance of good quality and accurate equipment for healthcare professionals cannot be stressed enough, and as concerns grow over the standards of NHS care, it is more important than ever before for healthcare providers to be mindful of this. Many hospitals and private practices face closure as the Care Quality Commission (CQC) carry out inspections across the UK. Private practices and professionals such as chiropodists / podiatrists, dieticians, occupational therapists, paramedics, physiotherapists, practitioner psychologists, prosthetics / orthotics, radiographers, speech and language therapists and more must comply with The Health Professionals Council (HPC) regulations. This means that they…

  Tim Shaw Photo Nov 2015 Amid the many challenges faced by the NHS - ranging from a chronic funding crisis, a lack of resources for front-line staff, the contentious issue of GPs working weekends, over-stretched A&E departments and an ageing population to contend with - remains the profession’s ongoing determination to put the patient at the centre of care. While recent initiatives such as QIPP have helped healthcare professionals to address the NHS’s quality and productivity challenge in order to maintain standards of patient care against such a challenging backdrop, looking ahead, the move to a ‘Paperless’ NHS and…

It has been months since countries started fighting the Covid-19 outbreak. In the face of the global public health emergency, governments around the world have turned to utilize surveillance technologies to track cases. What data are the governments gathering in the name of public health?Check the infographic below to learn more about what Israel, Iran, South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the US are tracking.

Dangers of Smoking 10 million people smoke in the UK however although it is commonly acknowledged that smoking is bad for your health many people do not know the extent of damage with the UK society of Psychiatrists describing it as the “the biggest and most avoidable cause of death in the UK.” As 100,000 people die from smoking every year in the UK. Futhermore smoking is costly for the individual and society a someone who smokes in the UK spends on average £3000 a year on cigarettes and smoking is estimated to cost the NHS £2 billion a year.…

Medico Paziente According to the eminent Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, the problem of hemorrhoids is more widespread in industrial countries than one might expect: it is estimated that around 50% of the population above the age of fifty suffers or suffered in the past from them. This means that one out of two people, at some point in his life, may experience this type of health problems. The first step consists in getting at the root causes which affect the appearance of hemorrhoids and in particular the constipation through a correct and balanced diet. Sometimes these measures are not enough…

An Allied Health Professions Director from NHS Grampian has accepted the position of Visiting Professor at Robert Gordon University (RGU) to collaboratively support changes in healthcare delivery to meet the challenges of an ageing population. Delivering the integrated healthcare models of tomorrow will mean that training for Allied Health Professionals (AHPs), such as Physiotherapists, Dietitians and Occupational Therapists, will have an increased focus on prevention, early intervention and becoming first point of contact practitioners. The appointment of Susan Carr, NHS Grampian’s Director of Allied Health Professions and Public Protection, as Visiting Professor deepens the collaborative development of RGU’s demand-led teaching…

A project at Ulster University aiming to develop a better way of powering mechanical heart pumps used to treat heart failure has received a grant of almost £250,000 from national charity Heart Research UK. The Novel and Emerging Technologies (NET) grant has been awarded to Prof Omar Escalona and his team at Ulster University and at Craigavon Area Hospital (SHSCT) to develop an innovative wireless power solution for heart pumps used to support patients with heart failure. Heart failure occurs when the heart is not able to pump enough blood around the body. Around 920,000 people in the UK are…

There are more than 6000 known rare diseases and over 30 million people living daily with them. 28th February marks Rare Disease Day 2018, a date that highlights awareness around these conditions and the need for more research into them. Private cord blood company, Smart Cells, has chosen to support Rare Disease Day this year by running a social media campaign across their platforms. If you’re living with a rare disease, which is defined by the European Union as one which affects less than 1 in 2000 people, you might feel alone with your condition. Treatments and cures can be…

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