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Potentially Ineffective / Low-Value Treatments in the NHS Under Review (BBC News)

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England is actively considering proposals to discontinue or reduce the availability of 17 routine procedures considered to be either ineffective or risky. The aim is to improve patient outcomes, reduce waste in the NHS (by an estimated 200 … Continue reading →

The Reproducibilty Problem / Replication Crisis in Science: a Pervasive Issue in Medicine? (BBC News / Nature / Elife)

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary It has been estimated that between 65% and 90% of researchers typically fail to reproduce fellow scientists’ research results. The Reproducibility Project: Cancer Biology has raised awareness of the prevalence of this problem in biomedical science. The issues are … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, Universal Interest | Tagged BBC Radio 4 Today, BBC Radio 4: Today Programme, BBC Science and Environment News, BBC Science News, Belief and Culture, Biomedical Research, Canada, Cancer Research, Cancer Research in the UK, Center for Open Science (Charlottesville USA), Culture and Leadership, Culture Change, Culture of Impact Over Scientific Substance / Rigour (Alleged), Dame Ottoline Leyser: Director of Sainsbury Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, Dementia Research and Drug Development, Elife, Evidence Uncertainties, Learning Culture, Living With Uncertainty, Making Sense of Uncertainty, McGill University in Montreal, Nature, Replicability, Replication, Reproducibility Project: Cancer Biology, Reproducibilty, Reproducibilty Crisis (sic), Research and Innovation, Research Culture, Research Culture Good Practice, Sainsbury Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, Uncertainty, United States, University of Edinburgh, University of Virginia, University of Virginia's Centre for Open Science, USA, Wasted Resources | Leave a comment

Five Priorities for NHS and Social Care in 2017 (King’s Fund / BBC News / BMJ / Nuffield Trust)

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary 2017 is going to be challenging for the NHS and social care, as the demand for care outstrips the supply of funding / resources. A King’s Fund briefing identifies five main priorities for the year ahead: Supporting new care … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, King's Fund, Local Interest, National, NHS, Nuffield Trust, Quick Insights, RCN, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged A&E Four-Hour Wait Standard, A&E Safe Staffing Levels, Accountable Care Organisations (ACOs), Adult Social Care Funding, Ageing Policy in the UK, Ageing Population, Alleged Humanitarian Crisis in NHS (Under-Funding for Social Care), Ambulance Diversions (Away From Over-Stretched Hospitals), Ambulance Diversions (“Diverts”), Available Beds, Bailouts and Rewards for Failure, Barker Commission, BBC News: Today (Radio 4), BBC Newsnight, BBC Politics News, BBC Radio 4 Today, BBC Radio 4's Today Programme, BBC Radio 4: Today Programme, BBC Regional News: Hereford and Worcester, Bed Availability and Occupancy, 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Pressures, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Worcestershire Royal Hospital | Leave a comment

Unexpected Antisocial Behaviour / Criminality: a Potential Indicator of Frontotemporal Dementia? (JAMA Neurology / BBC News / NHS Choices)

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The authors of this article investigated criminal behavior among patients diagnosed with Frontotemporal Dementia and Alzheimer Disease to understand how these disorders can result differentially in antisocial and criminal behaviour. A retrospective medical record review of 2397 patients covered … Continue reading →

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Whistleblowing in the NHS: Theory Versus Practice? (BBC News / Whistleblowing Helpline / NAO / SCIE)

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Dr Raj Mattu, a heart specialist was dismissed by University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust in 2010, after almost a decade of alleged unfair treatment by his employers, since exposing the cases of two patients who had … Continue reading →

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