Health and Social Care Bill 2010-11
Patients and NHS staff alike will see their voices strengthened under the government’s new Health Bill. Intended to devolve power to patients and healthcare professionals, the Bill will implement proposals for a sustainable national framework for the health service.
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FDA To Improve Most Common Review Path For Medical Devices
April 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
FDA To Improve Most Common Review Path For Medical Devices
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration unveiled a plan containing 25 actions it intends to implement during 2011 to improve the most common path to market for medical devices. Key actions include: – Streamlining the “de novo” review process for certain innovative, lower-risk medical devices, – Clarifying when clinical data should be submitted in a premarket submission, guidance that will increase …
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David Cameron admits Andrew Lansley’s health reforms ‘will be delayed for years’
April 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
David Cameron admits Andrew Lansley’s health reforms ‘will be delayed for years’
The Prime Minister indicated the reforms would come in only after more consultations with doctors, the public and sceptical politicians.
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Growing rebellion over NHS reforms
April 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Growing rebellion over NHS reforms
HEALTH Secretary Andrew Lansley last night apologised to nurses for failing to communicate his plans for the NHS to health workers.
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HEALTH: Stillbirths “absent from global health agenda”
April 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
HEALTH: Stillbirths “absent from global health agenda”
NAIROBI, 14 April 2011 ( IRIN ) – The annual number of stillbirths around the world is more than double the number of people who die from HIV-related causes, according to a new report that says this widely overlooked epidemic could be dramatically mitigated with better antenatal care.
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Failure To Use Research Evidence Leads To Inefficiencies, Reduced Quality Of Life
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Failure To Use Research Evidence Leads To Inefficiencies, Reduced Quality Of Life
Health care systems around the world are failing to use evidence obtained through research when making decisions, causing inefficiencies and reduced quantity and quality of life, according to a leading expert in the field of “knowledge translation.” “Failures to use research evidence to inform decision-making are apparent across all key decision-maker groups,” said Dr. Sharon Straus, a …
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Patients in some parts of England are unfairly denied routine operations, while those in other parts of the country are undergoing unnecessary surgery, a report has suggested.
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Yemen forces fire on Sanaa protest march, 22 hurt
April 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Yemen forces fire on Sanaa protest march, 22 hurt
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemeni forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh fired at a protest march in Sanaa on Sunday, wounding at least 22 people, doctors said, as opposition leaders met Gulf Arab mediators in Saudi Arabia.
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Guidance To Help Doctors In Wales Understand New Responsibilities When Responding To Concerns
April 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Guidance To Help Doctors In Wales Understand New Responsibilities When Responding To Concerns
The Medical Protection Society (MPS) has developed guidance to help doctors understand their new responsibilities when responding to concerns, following the new regulations on NHS complaints in Wales which came into force today. The regulations aim to make it easier for patients to raise concerns if they are dissatisfied, or if things go wrong with their care and the MPS factsheet outline these …
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Helping Pancreatic Cancer Surgeons Make Tiebreaker Decisions
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Helping Pancreatic Cancer Surgeons Make Tiebreaker Decisions
Australian researchers have identified two ‘biomarkers’ that appear to have the ability to predict patient survival after surgery for pancreatic cancer before the operation takes place. It is the first predictive tool of its kind for this most deadly of cancers. The biomarkers are the proteins S100A2 and S100A4. Absence of both proteins results in average post-operative survival of nearly 3 …
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