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Primary care and Emergency Departments: report from the Primary Care Foundation April 2010 In May 2009 the Department of Health commissioned the Primary Care Foundation to study the impact of using primary care within or alongside A&E. The report highlights that use of primary care... Read More →
Antiviral medicines in pregnancy, breastfeeding and children under one October 2009 A new document provides a supplement to the Department of Health guidance: Pandemic influenza: guidance on preparing maternity services. It reinforces and clarifies the advice in the main guidance,... Read More →
Responding to Regulations in Response to Shipman Inquiry October 2009 The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a report detailing significant progress in implementing regulations introduced in response to the Shipman Inquiry. The regulations, introduced in... Read More →
New NICE Guidance on Uptake of Immunisations and Treatment for Severe Plaque Psoriasis October 2009 Final guidance recommending the use of ustekinumab as a treatment option for adults with severe plaque psoriasis has also been issued by NICE. It recommends the drug for those with severe plaque... Read More →
Pandemic influenza toolkit for NHS ambulance services in England September 2009 A toolkit has been provided as part of the Department of Health?s programme for improving and enhancing the preparedness within NHS ambulance services for managing pandemic influenza. The aim is to... Read More →
New Report on Organ Donation for Non-UK Residents September 2009 An independent report to clarify the rules on organ transplants for NHS patients and non-UK EU residents has been published by Elisabeth Buggins, former Chair of the Organ Donation Taskforce. It... Read More →
Health protection regulations: a consultation August 2009 A consultation on draft health protection regulations to be made under the amended Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984, to continue the process of modernising health protection legislation... Read More →
Guideline on the Early Management of Patients with a Head Injury June 2009 Advice on the early management of adults and children with a head injury has been published by the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN). The advise addresses the patient journey... Read More →
Preventing Falls in The Elderly June 2009 Falls remain a major public health problem, despite strong growth in the research evidence of effective single and multifactorial interventions, particularly in the community setting. In a BMC... Read More →
Guidelines Aim to Help Millions with Low Back Pain June 2009 Millions of people with low back pain will benefit from new guidance issued to the NHS on the most effective ways to treat this often painful and distressing condition. Read More →

Resources

CDC Malaria Website May 2010 In observance of Africa Malaria Day on April 25, 2010, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched a...
Critical care strategy: managing the H1N1 flu pandemic October 2009 A strategy has been published setting out the Department of Health approach to managing critical care during the swine flu...
The pharmacological management of substance misuse among young people in secure environment October 2009 Until now there has been no formal guidance to help clinicians to manage substance dependence among young people. This has...
CBRN incidents: chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear September 2009 This guide to clinical management and health protection in major incidents, including chemical, biological, radiological...
Guidance to Assist Health Professionals During a Pandemic August 2009 The Department of Health has issued a swine flu clinical package for use in a pandemic situation by frontline healthcare...
Ambulance guidelines for reducing infection June 2009 In the pre-hospital environment, there are three key high-risk areas for the transfer of...
New recommendations released to protect disaster survivors June 2009 To help injured disaster survivors who may be at risk for infection from blood-borne viruses or tetanus in the...
Resource to Helps Communication between Professionals and Pain Patient April 2009 Let's Talk Pain is a coalition of leading pain advocacy organisations focused on increasing awareness and improving...
HHS Online Toolkit for Medical Responses to Radiation Emergencies March 2009 The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has developed a new downloadable online diagnostic and treatment...
How Much Is Too Much? Drinking And You January 2009 This booklet explains the effects of alcohol on health and on social, home and work life. It tells the number of units in...
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