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Sorting out scope of practice of physician associates in the UK: the clock is ticking
The decision to introduce legislation in the UK to regulate Physicians Associates (PAs) and Anaesthetic Associates (AAs) has ...
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Folic acid: UK to fortify flour to protect against birth defects
The UK government is to press ahead with adding folic acid to flour to try to prevent hundreds of babies each year from being born with neural tube defects. Folic acid deficiency is a leading cause of ...
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Target to reduce preterm births in England to 6% will not be met without action, say peers
A House of Lords committee has called on the government and NHS England to act to reduce preterm births and provide greater support for the parents of babies born before 37 weeks. The Preterm Birth ...
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Speaking up for science in an era of disinformation
On 6 November Donald Trump was re-elected president of the United States after an election campaign characterised by fear, lies, and disinformation. Trump’s campaign featured his insistence that he ...
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Covid inquiry: Caring for patients without relatives’ support caused staff “strain and trauma”
NHS staff felt the “strain and the trauma” of having to look after patients with covid-19 whose close family and relatives ...
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Surgical adverse events in the US
After all these years, why has patient safety not improved? In late 1999, the US Institute of Medicine’s report “To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System” galvanized the nascent patient safety ...
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How outsourcing has contributed to England’s social care crisis
Benjamin Goodair and colleagues argue that growth of private provision in adult social care in England has resulted in worse care and should be rolled back Adult social care in England is in crisis.
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Cardiovascular disease: Just one in 12 eligible people had health check last year, watchdog finds
The current system for delivering NHS cardiovascular disease (CVD) health checks is not working effectively and must be reviewed to ensure that it reaches people with the highest risk, the National ...
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New NHS provider league table for England will mean “no more rewards for failure,” says government
The government is set to introduce a public league table to rank NHS providers in England and reward the top performers, including by allowing them to keep budget surpluses and choose how they ...
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Simple and cost effective solution to applying cold sensation in the assessment of regional anaesthesia
Nichols and colleagues describe the use of reusable devices for applying cold sensation when assessing regional anaesthesia.1 I find the concept of these reusable devices commendable, but perhaps ...
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Spain takes stock of flood damage
Davide Bonaldo/SOPA/Sipa/Alamy The devastating power and impact of the flash floods that swept through eastern Spain from 29 October is captured in this image from the city of Valencia. More than 200 ...
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Generic varenicline for smoking cessation to be rolled out in England
Varenicline, a daily pill that reduces cravings for nicotine and helps with withdrawal symptoms, will now be offered to tens of thousands of people who smoke in England, NHS England chief executive ...