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Does breast screening do more harm than good?

The media reports that breast cancer screening is “harming thousands”, with The Guardian claiming “breast cancer screening causes more damage than previously thought”. These headlines have been prompted by the findings of an independent panel that reviewed the benefits and harms of breast cancer screening in the UK. The panel was set up to examine the [...]

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New hospital 2 home discharge pack to support care of older people

Today, Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb, launched the Hospital 2 Home resource pack designed to support older patients returning from hospital. The Hospital 2 Home resource is designed to make it easier for health and social care professionals involved in hospital discharge to support older patients in returning home safely after a hospital stay [...]

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Fund to create and modernise homes for independent living

The Department of Health today opened a £300 million fund to provide new and modernised homes designed to meet the needs of older people and people with disabilities. Local authorities will be able to bid for money from the fund to build specially designed new homes and to modernise existing specialised housing to bring it [...]

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SCIE reveal the general public is mystified by care system

Social Care institute for excellence (SCIE) has released research today that reveals many people are mystified by the care system. The majority of Britons admit they do not know what options are available to them and two thirds have no idea how much care provision costs. Key findings include: Majority of adults unaware of what [...]

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Does high blood pressure cause prostate cancer?

Men suffering from high blood pressure are at greater risk of prostate cancer’, the Daily Express has warned. Despite being the most common type of cancer in men, very little is known about what causes the cells of the prostate to become cancerous. Other than age and family history, the risk factors for prostate cancer [...]

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Brand new care home creates 100 jobs in Colinton

Recruitment for around 100 jobs at a ground-breaking new care home in Edinburgh has just got underway. The Care UK home, which will provide residential and dementia care for around 90 people, is currently being built on Redford Road in Colinton and recruitment for a variety of roles has started. Among the roles currently being [...]

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Playing football is ‘best way’ for men to tackle high blood pressure

There was welcome news for footy enthusiasts in the Daily Mail today, as the paper reported that “playing football is the best way for middle-aged men to tackle high blood pressure” This headline stems from research looking at previously inactive middle-aged men with mild to moderate high blood pressure (above 140/90 mmHg). The men were [...]

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Developing a national proton beam therapy service

The strategic outline case and accompanying value for money addendum for the National Proton Beam Therapy Service Development Programme has been published. Access to high quality modern radiotherapy techniques such as Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) will support improved outcomes, increase cure rates and improve patient experience by minimising long-term side effects of treatment. PBT is [...]

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Can fish oil prevent heart attack deaths?

Why fish oils hold all-powerful key to healthy heart’ is the headline in the Daily Express, which goes on to report, somewhat over-enthusiastically, that ‘tens of thousands of lives a year could be saved if people ate more fish’. These wildly optimistic claims are actually based on an small experimental study involving 59 people, looking [...]

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Next generation nursing and midwifery to free up more time for patients

£140 million for nurses and midwives to improve care and beat bureaucracy The Prime Minister and Health Secretary today set out plans to invest £140 million so that NHS nurses and midwives can spend more time with patients, not paperwork, and provide safer care. £100 million will be offered to the NHS for nurses and [...]

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