2015年10月13日 星期二

2015-10-14 U.K. Health


Belfast Telegraph
   
'Thousands' of cancer patients die over delay in referral to specialist   
Belfast Telegraph
At least 2,400 cancer patients die needlessly every year because their GP does not refer them to a specialist quickly enough, research has suggested. Ads by Google. The two-week wait means patients should see a specialist for their first appointment ...
Lack of referrals for suspected cancer leads to more deaths   Cancer Research UK
Thousands of cancer patients dying because GPs fail to refer for tests   Telegraph.co.uk

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The Guardian
   
NHS seven-day plans will fail without more resources, warns doctors' chief   
The Guardian
Jane Dacre says the NHS could need as many as 40% more hospital doctors if it was to provide full emergency care services at weekends. Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian. Denis Campbell Health policy editor. Tuesday 13 October 2015 11.12 ...

Seven-day NHS plan doomed without 38000 extra doctors, David Cameron warned   Telegraph.co.uk
Seven-day NHS 'will fail without more doctors' says Jane Dacre   Daily Mail
Jeremy Hunt challenged over pledge to maintain pay of junior doctors   Herald Scotland
Express.co.uk   
shropshirestar.com   
Varsity Online   
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BBC News
   
Essure implant study finds safety concerns   
BBC News
An implant used by the NHS to sterilise women poses a serious safety concern, according to a new US study in the BMJ. Women who had Essure fitted had a 10-times greater risk of needing a repeat operation than women who had conventional sterilisations.
Contraceptive implant safety fear after women are more likely to need operation   Daily Mail
'Serious safety concern' over Essure sterilisation device used by NHS   Belfast Telegraph
Higher risk of surgery seen with Bayer Essure contraceptive: study   Reuters UK

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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Sitting down is no worse for you than standing up   
Telegraph.co.uk
You may as well sit down to hear this: standing up at work is no better for you than resting on a chair. That's the conclusion of a new study by British academics, who looked at the health status of more than 5,000 people over a 16-year period. Each ...
Standing 'no healthier than sitting'   NHS Choices
Prolonged sitting 'does not increase death risk' for the physically active   Medical News Today
Sitting for long periods 'not so bad for health'   WebMD.Boots.com
Daily Times   
Evening Standard   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
£842 million hospital apologises for record A&E waits   
Telegraph.co.uk
Scotland's flagship new hospital has been pitched into another crisis as its director was forced to apologise to patients over its worst accident and emergency performance yet. Barely three-quarters of people who attended the A&E department at Glasgow ...
Record A&E waits at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital   BBC News
Waiting times hit new low at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital   Herald Scotland
More patients waiting longer at flagship hospital's A&E unit   The Times (subscription)
Holyrood.com   
Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra   
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Daily Mail
   
Lyme disease jab is 'in sight' as MassBiologics scientists reveal breakthrough   
Daily Mail
A jab protecting against Lyme disease could become a reality, after a team of scientists identified an antibody that targets the bacteria responsible for the debilitating illness. Researchers at UMass Medical School's MassBiologics hope their ...
Northern Ireland company director had to spend £80000 on treatment abroad for ...   Belfast Telegraph
Lyme disease warning as infection is detected in Devon   Exeter Express and Echo
Tommy Hilfiger's daughter describes battle with Lyme disease   Telegraph.co.uk
hellomagazine.com (press release)   
Newsweek   
The Independent   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Most NHS depression apps are unproven, warn health experts   
Telegraph.co.uk
The majority of depression apps recommended by the NHS have not been tested and could do more harm than good, health experts have warned. Currently the online NHS Library lists 14 computer and smartphone apps for mental health including Hands Up ...

Apps for depression in NHS Health Apps Library are 'NOT proven to work'   Daily Mail
Most NHS-approved depression apps 'unproven'   WebMD.Boots.com
Shonky securo-nightmare NHS apps library finally binned   The Register
Digital By Default News   
Times of India   
ComputerWeekly.com   
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Herald Scotland
   
Health chiefs trace almost 60 'close contacts' of Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey   
Herald Scotland
HEALTH chiefs confirmed they have traced almost 60 people who had close contact with Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey. Relatives, friends, healthcare workers and community contacts are among the 58 identified. Forty people were confirmed as having ...

Pauline Cafferkey: 25 close contacts given Ebola vaccine   Yahoo News UK
Ebola fears for laboratory staff at Glasgow hospital   Glasgow Evening Times
Pauline Cafferkey: 58 close contacts of Ebola nurse being monitored   The Guardian
BBC News   
Express.co.uk   
Scotsman (blog)   
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Bridgwater Mercury
   
Development of treatments affected by 'poorly designed' animal experiments   
Bridgwater Mercury
Flawed animal studies over several decades may have seriously hampered the development of new medicines, research conducted by two teams of scientists suggests. One group from Canada found that a new kidney cancer drug's effectiveness had been ...

How 74 years of flawed experiments 'hampered' cancer fight   Scotsman

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BBC News
   
More patients in Scotland given antidepressants   
BBC News
The number of people in Scotland treated with antidepressants has risen by 5% in the past year, according to official figures. The drugs were dispensed to 814,181 patients in 2014/15. Since 2009/10, use of antidepressants has increased by 28.5%.
One in seven Scots prescribed antidepressants   Scotsman (blog)
"More than one in seven people" in Scotland prescribed antidepressants   Herald Scotland
One in seven on antidepressants in past year   The Times (subscription)
Glasgow Evening Times   
Scottish Daily Record   
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