Medicine

24 May 2006

All-Party Parliamentary Hepatology Group Report on Hepatitis C

The All-Party Parliamentary Hepatology Group has published A Matter Of Chance : An Audit Of Hepatitis C Healthcare In England The report concludes that The All-Party Parliamentary Hepatology Group is extremely disappointed by the local NHS response to hepatitis C. The Department of Health’s Hepatitis C Action Plan for England is not working because it is not being implemented. Unless vastly more vigorous efforts are made now at local level by PCTs, encouraged by targets and a timetable set out nationally by the Department of Health, we predict that hepatitis C will in the future become a crushing burden to our health service and that we will look back and know that we could have prevented that happening.
BBC News Report

19 May 2006

Diabetic Foot Guide

The National Diabetes Support Team have published a Diabetic Foot Guide. It is thought that worldwide around half of all foot ulcers and amputations in people with diabetes could be prevented. With this in mind this report aims to be a comprehensive guide to improving foot care for people with diabetes, looking at screening and prevention, care pathways, multidisciplinary working and workforce and skills.

12 May 2006

DoH - Guidelines on congential heart disease

The Department of Health has published Adult congenital heart disease: A commissioning guide for services for young people and Grown Ups with Congenital Heart Disease (GUCH) This guide provides indicators of high quality care for congenital heart disease services in the areas of transition from children’s to adult services, access to expertise, multidisciplinary working and special need. It also suggests a direction of travel to assist local planning and includes some examples of good practice.
DoH Press Release

12 May 2006

BMA - Reporting Adverse Drug Reactions

The British Medical Association has published Reporting Adverse Drug Reactions: A guide for healthcare professionals The report calls on health professionals to inform regulators every time an unwanted reaction to a drug is suspected.
BBC News Report

28 April 2006

Results of a data audit and review of service improvements in interhospital transfer arrangements for cardiac patients

The NHS Heart Improvement Programme has published Making moves: Results of a data audit and review of service improvements in interhospital transfer arrangements for cardiac patients The study shows a dramatic reduction in the number of days cardiac patients in England now spend in hospital waiting for treatment

28 April 2006

Guideline on the Sexual Health of People with HIV

The British Association for Sexual Health and HIV has published United Kingdom National Guideline on the Sexual Health of People with HIV: Sexually Transmitted Infections The guideline seeks to clarify and add to recommendations in existing Clinical Effectiveness Group (CEG) guidelines relevant to people with HIV.

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