2014年11月18日 星期二

2014-11-19 U.K. Health

  BBC News   
NHS to highlight surgeon performance data  BBC News
Performance data for almost 5,000 surgeons in England is to be released by the NHS in a move towards greater transparency. Using the MyNHS website, patients will be able to search for information, including mortality rates for individual specialists.
Surgeons' death rates published in NHS league tables   Yahoo News UK
Surgeon performance data 'misses the mark'   BBC News
NHS chief: surgeons have 'moral responsibility' to publish death rates   The Guardian
The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald   
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  The Guardian   
Parties' plans for NHS future are wishful thinking, say experts  The Guardian
The NHS is expected to face a £30bn gap in its finances by 2020. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/Getty Images. Denis Campbell, health correspondent. Tuesday 18 November 2014 19.05 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email · Share ...

'Selling off NHS for profit': Full list of MPs with links to private healthcare firms   Mirror.co.uk
NHS is to pay out £250m on backdated care cost claims   BBC News
MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE INTEGRATION PROGRAMME ...   PublicNet
Daily Post North Wales   
Left Foot Forward   
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  New York Times   
Long-in-the-Tooth Dental Advice  New York Times
Terry O'Brien, 73, a retired administrative assistant in Billerica, Mass., recently had to make a tough decision about her dental care. “I always took care of my teeth,” she said. But even so, she was told she needed a crown — an artificial cap — at a cost of about ...

Elderly poor people 'have 8 fewer teeth than the richest 20% of society'   Daily Times
Does being poor make your teeth fall out?   NHS Choices
Poor people 'have fewer teeth' than rich, study suggests   BBC News
Telegraph.co.uk   
Mirror.co.uk   
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  The Independent   
Infant heart-rate monitors have no proved medical use, claims expert doctor  The Independent
Baby monitors which send parents live information about their child's heart rate, breathing and temperature have “no proved use in safeguarding infants”, despite their growing popularity in the USA, a British expert has warned. Although the monitors are not ...

Baby monitors designed to prevent cot death have no proven benefits, scientists ...   Daily Mail
Do wearable baby monitors offer parents real peace of mind?   Medical Xpress
Are Wearables for Babies a Good Idea?   U.S. News & World Report

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  Telegraph.co.uk   
Colchester hospital crisis: 563 serious incidents in two years  Telegraph.co.uk
Crisis-hit Colchester hospital had 563 serious incidents over a two-year period, senior managers have admitted. The incidents are defined as those causing or threatening serious harm to patients, staff, the public or the trust itself over the past two years.
Bed Blocking Is Bringing NHS 'To Its Knees'   Sky News
Colchester hospital records 563 serious incidents in two years   The Guardian
Hospital beds blocked by shortage of social care   The Times (subscription)
Plymouth Herald   
Daily Mail   
ITV News   
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  Telegraph.co.uk   
Genetically low vitamin D associated with increased mortality  Rochdale Online
Genetically low vitamin D levels are associated with increased all cause mortality, (including cancer), but not with cardiovascular mortality, finds a large Danish study published in The BMJ this week. Observational studies have suggested that lower levels of ...

Getting too little sunshine raises risk of cancer, scientists find   Telegraph.co.uk
Low vitamin D levels increase mortality   Medical Xpress

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  Chinatopix   
Egyptian woman dies of bird flu, second death in two days  Reuters Africa
CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian woman died on Tuesday of H5N1 bird flu after coming into contact with infected birds, the second death from the disease in two days and the third in the country this year, state newspaper Al-Ahram reported. The 30-year-old ...

Second person dies from bird flu in Egypt in two days   ITV News

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  Belfast Telegraph   
More children are surviving cancer  Herald Scotland
THREE QUARTERS of children with cancer are cured today compared with only a quarter in the early 1970s, new figures have shown. THREE QUARTERS of children with cancer are cured today compared with only a quarter in the early 1970s, new figures ...

We're WINNING cancer battle: Record numbers of children surviving killer diseas   Mirror.co.uk
Child cancer cure rates improving   Worcester News

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  Northampton Herald and Post   
GP surgery ratings for Northampton: Five face inspections - but how does yours ...  Northampton Herald and Post
Five GP surgeries and health centres out of 27 examined in Northampton could be offering below-par care and will be inspected according to a new report. The surgeries were given a high risk ranking, with 'elevated risks' deemed as critical according to ...

Regulator publishes criteria to guide general practice inspections   OnMedica
Watchdog ranks GP surgeries by risk   BBC News
CQC's risk assessment of GP practices will 'demoralise an already shattered ...   Pulse
Daily Mail   
Telegraph.co.uk   
Manchester Evening News   
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  The Guardian   
Being overweight raises risk of men developing aggressive prostate cancer  The Guardian
Men who are overweight or obese have a higher chance of developing an aggressive and potentially fatal prostate cancer, according to a new review of current research. The World Cancer Research Fund says the cumulative evidence of the link between ...

Obesity 'can raise prostate cancer risk': One in ten cases could be prevented if ...   Daily Mail
Men who 'monitor' their prostate cancers have high quality of life   Reuters
New group to offer support to those affected by prostate cancer in Milton Keynes   Milton Keynes MKWeb

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