Patients and staff shut out of NHS transformation plans, says thinktank: King’s Fund says local health leaders have been
Patients and staff shut out of NHS transformation plans, says thinktank: King’s Fund says local health leaders have been told not to reveal plans until they are finalised and have been approved
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Sore throats to be tested by pharmacists instead of GPs under NHS move: Sufferers will go for on-the-spot tests under initiative
Sore throats to be tested by pharmacists instead of GPs under NHS move: Sufferers will go for on-the-spot tests under initiative designed to relieve pressure on GPs and tackle antibiotic resistance
Source: theguardian.com
SARA: the Socially Aware Robot Assistant.
In this era of fears that Artificial Intelligence will destroy humanity, SARA is a Socially-Aware Robot Assistant, developed in Carnegie Mellon University’s ArticuLab. SARA interacts with people in a whole new way, personalizing the interaction and improving task performance by relying on information...
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Time to move: Get up, Get Dressed, Keep moving: Dr Amit Arora is a Consultant Physician and Geriatrician at University Hospital
Time to move: Get up, Get Dressed, Keep moving: Dr Amit Arora is a Consultant Physician and Geriatrician at University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent and an Honorary Clinical Lecturer at Keele University. Many years ago I was su…
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Underfunded. Underdoctored. Overstretched.: Dr Zoe Wyrko is a Consultant physician at University Hospital Birmingham and
Underfunded. Underdoctored. Overstretched.: Dr Zoe Wyrko is a Consultant physician at University Hospital Birmingham and is the Director of Workforce for the BGS. In this blog she discusses the recent RCP report ‘Underfunded. Underdoct…
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Pressure mounts on Jeremy Hunt over handling of junior doctors’ dispute: Health secretary retreats from claim he has right
Pressure mounts on Jeremy Hunt over handling of junior doctors’ dispute: Health secretary retreats from claim he has right to impose contract – but threat may mean he has misled parliament
Source: theguardian.com
No excuse for doctors who refuse to treat transgender people: Society is making strides but doctors are still far behind
No excuse for doctors who refuse to treat transgender people: Society is making strides but doctors are still far behind when it comes to giving trans people the treatment they ask for and the respect they deserve, says Jessica Hamzelou
Source: newscientist.com
Meet the 25-Year-Old Behind the World's First Online School for Refugees | VICE | United States: Markus Kressler and his
Meet the 25-Year-Old Behind the World's First Online School for Refugees | VICE | United States: Markus Kressler and his partner Vincent Zimmer are the founders of Kiron—a non-governmental, nonprofit organization providing a way for refugees to integrate into society.
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Jeremy Hunt’s tactics in junior doctors’ dispute attacked by senior Tory: Sarah Wollaston says health secretary misrepresented
Jeremy Hunt’s tactics in junior doctors’ dispute attacked by senior Tory: Sarah Wollaston says health secretary misrepresented evidence to win support in pursuit of ‘unachievable’ seven-day NHS
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Junior doctors row has derailed seven-day NHS plans, says top doctor: Sir Bruce Keogh signals unhappiness with Jeremy Hunt’s
Junior doctors row has derailed seven-day NHS plans, says top doctor: Sir Bruce Keogh signals unhappiness with Jeremy Hunt’s decision to impose contract and rejects justification of new terms
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Female doctors may be forced to quit over new contract, experts say: Two presidents of medical royal colleges say analysis
Female doctors may be forced to quit over new contract, experts say: Two presidents of medical royal colleges say analysis of contract shows PM’s promises to help women are false
Source: theguardian.com
Andrew Herxheimer obituary: Pharmacologist who helped patients talk to each other about their illnesses
Andrew Herxheimer obituary: Pharmacologist who helped patients talk to each other about their illnesses
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An Artist’s exploration into Frailty in older people: Katy Shorttle is a GP trainee in Cambridge and part time artist.
An Artist’s exploration into Frailty in older people: Katy Shorttle is a GP trainee in Cambridge and part time artist. She tweets @ArtistKaty. Here she tells us about her art project on frailty, using teacups to conceptualise case studies of older peo…
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Australian teenage smoking at record low but 'constant vigilance' required: Latest data shows 6.7% of NSW adolescents in
Australian teenage smoking at record low but 'constant vigilance' required: Latest data shows 6.7% of NSW adolescents in 2014 described themselves as heavy, light or occasional smokers compared with 23.5% in 1996
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The rise of the robots Excellent read but of a gloomy dystopian future where robots and software take over manual tasks
The rise of the robots
Excellent read but of a gloomy dystopian future where robots and software take over manual tasks (as they already have done) and also skilled labour displacing even highly skilled jobs in time. Healthcare might survive a little longer but physicians assistants empowered by...
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WHO | WHO Consultation Meeting to Enhance the Engagement of Communities, Nongovernmental and other Civil Society Organizations
WHO | WHO Consultation Meeting to Enhance the Engagement of Communities, Nongovernmental and other Civil Society Organizations in the Implementation of the End TB Strategy WHO.
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How can we use quality data to make Care Homes safer?: Dr Adam Gordon is Clinical Associate Professor in Medicine of Older
How can we use quality data to make Care Homes safer?: Dr Adam Gordon is Clinical Associate Professor in Medicine of Older People at The University of Nottingham and an Honorary Consultant Geriatrician at Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; he tweets @...
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In this book Tony Atkinson - Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science - asks the question,
In this book Tony Atkinson - Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science - asks the question, "If we wish to reduce the extent of inequality, how can this be done?"
His answer includes looking at history for evidence of what has worked in the past and what could be...
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Hip fracture patients treated at orthogeriatric units received better quality of care and have a lower mortality.: Pia Kjær
Hip fracture patients treated at orthogeriatric units received better quality of care and have a lower mortality.: Pia Kjær Kristensen is a PhD student at Aarhus University Denmark. Her study on orthogeriatric care among hip fracture patients is published in Age and Ageing. She tweets at @pia_kjar ...
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Why suicide is on the increase among the UK’s police and firefighters | Natalie Roberts and Ann-Marie Abbasah
Why suicide is on the increase among the UK’s police and firefighters | Natalie Roberts and Ann-Marie Abbasah
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