Increased alcohol consumption during the pandemic, particularly amongst heavy drinkers, is likely driving an unprecedented acceleration in alcoholic liver disease … Read More “Alcoholic liver deaths increased by 21%”
A Government-backed report recommended GPs should do so for people who have poor access to healthy food. Expecting practice teams … Read More “Practice teams to prescribe fruit and veg”
Imperial College London and Ipsos MORI have today published their latest antibody surveillance report showing, almost 100% of people tested … Read More “Almost 100% of people have antibodies after second vaccine”
Current advice is that 16 to 18-year-olds can be offered a Pfizer jab if they are in a priority group, … Read More “Experts recommend Covid jabs for some under-18s in UK”
Public Health England’s infection prevention control guidelines and hospital visiting guidance are set to remain in place for all staff … Read More “Continue to wear face coverings in healthcare settings”
Patients waiting longer than 18 weeks for elective care dropped by more than 80,000 while those waiting more than a … Read More “Waits for treatment drop”
The figures, which are based on responses from 850,206 patients collected between 4 January and 6 April 2021, also showed … Read More “Receptionists helpful during Covid second wave”
The digital playbooks have been developed to support clinical teams to reimagine and redesign care pathways by showcasing tried and … Read More “Digital playbooks”
Imperial College London researchers found a pattern of rogue antibodies in the blood of a small number of people with … Read More “Hope for diagnostic tests”
Improving population health and healthcare While integrated care systems have somestatutory responsibilities, they areprimarily partnership collaborators Read more – NHS … Read More “The proposed NHS reforms”