Ensure your practice is inclusive
MANY practice websites are still displaying messaging that excludes certain members of society from accessing GP services, according to a recent item in the NHS Primary Care Bulletin.
Pledge for faster access to new treatments from NICE
PATIENTS will have speedier access to the latest treatments and innovations, NICE has pledged.
Impact of Covid-19 must be factored into regulators' decision-making
MDDUS has again backed calls for the impact of Covid-19 to be factored into regulators' decision making, in light of a new Professional Standards Authority report, Learning from Covid-19.
Mental health crisis hits youth hard
REFERRALS of children and young people to mental health services in England between April and December last year increased by 28 per cent compared to the same period in 2019, according to analysis by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Majority of doctors predict NHS backlogs well into 2022
NEARLY 60 per cent of doctors think it will take at least 18 months for the NHS to recover from the pandemic, with 30 per cent predicting it will take over two years.
GDC resource for managers and employers of dental professionals
AN online resource for employers, managers, and contractors of dental services has been published by the General Dental Council.
BMJ stresses importance of ventilation and air quality in Covid 19 prevention
MORE emphasis needs to be placed on proper ventilation and air quality in the reduction of Covid-19, says the BMJ in a recent editorial.
Consider a range of treatments in chronic primary pain
CHRONIC pain where the cause is unclear should not be managed solely with drugs such as paracetamol, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, benzodiazepines or opioids, according to new guidance published by NICE.
Covid-19 poses greater risk of neurological or psychiatric disorders
A STUDY of patients diagnosed with Covid-19 has found that a third suffered from a neurological or psychiatric disorder in the following six months – and the incidence for patients who had been admitted to an ITU was even higher at around 46 per cent.
Increased rates of organ damage in post-Covid-19 patients
PATIENTS discharged from hospital after Covid-19 appear to have increased rates of "multiorgan dysfunction" compared with similar individuals in the general population, according to findings published in the BMJ.