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Tag Archives: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Global Health Investment: An Interconnected World (Department of Health / BBC News)
Summary The Chief Medical Officer’s final annual report looks into the importance of working towards better health globally. There three main topics of focus are: health equity, sustainability and security. “Diseases and their determinants do not respect international borders. Ebola, … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Department of Health, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Mental Health, National, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest, World Health Organization (WHO)
Tagged African Academy of Sciences, Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), Ban Ki-moon: Deputy Chair of The Elders, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), Bloomberg Philanthropies, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Catherine Falconer: Office of the Chief Medical Officer (England), Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Annual Report: Health, Climate Impact Research Capacity and Leadership Enhancement (CIRCLE), Climate Research for Development (CR4D), CMO Annual Report 2019: Health, Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, Commonwealth and Chevening Scholarship Programmes, Commonwealth Partnerships for Antimicrobial Stewardship, Composite Health Index, DBT-UKRI Collaborations, Department for International Development (DfID), Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Disease Elimination and Eradication, Dr Chelsea Clinton: Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: Director-General of the World Health Organization, Ebola, Excise Taxes (Health Taxes), Excise Taxes: Global Task Force on Fiscal Policy for Health, Excise Taxes: Improvement of Population Health, Faculty of Public Health (FPH), Fiscal Policy for Health (Excise Taxes), Geographical Health Inequalities, Global Challenges Research Fund, Global Context, Global Engagement, Global Governance, Global Health Inequalities, Global Health Investment, Global Health Oversight Group (GHOG), Global Health Program: Council on Foreign Relations, Global Health Security, Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA), Global Institute for Women’s Leadership: King’s College London, Global Outlook, Global Partnership for Education, Global Perspectives on Healthcare, Global Public Health, Guidelines on Accurate and Transparent Health Estimate Reporting (GATHER), Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre (LHSTM), Health Inequalities, Health Surveillance, Health: a Human Right, Humanitarian System, Improving Global Health, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME): University of Washington, International Development Act, International Health Inequalities, International Health Institutions, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, LMICs, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Low- and Middle-Income Countries, Mental Health (Global), Modern Armed Conflicts, Mutual Benefits From Global Engagement, National Health Security, National Institute Health Research (NIHR) Global Health Research, OECD Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Orla Murphy: Office of the Chief Medical Officer (England), Our Global Asset - Partnering for Progress, Partnership for Healthy Cities, Partnership for Healthy Cities (PHC), Prevention Better Than Cure, Primary Healthcare, Professor Dame Sally Davies: the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England, Professor Dame Sally Davies: UK Special Envoy on AMR, Public Health, Public Health Surveillance, Re-Emergence of Monkeypox in Nigeria, Reducing Health Inequalities, Research and Development Funding, Science and Innovation Network (SIN), Science and Innovation Network: Foreign Office, Statistics on International Development, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Trans-National Institutes, Uganda UK Health Alliance: Health Consortium Model, UK Public Health Rapid Support Team, UK Public Health Rapid Support Team (UK-PHRST), UK Science and Innovation Network (SIN), UK-Jamaica Nursing Exchange Programme, Universal Health Coverage (Primary Healthcare), Universal Health Coverage (UHC), Wellcome Sanger Institute, West Africa Ebola Outbreak, Wider Determinants of Global Health, World Health Organization (WHO)
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New Cancer Drugs Often Bestow Little Benefit Regarding Survival or Wellbeing? (NHS Choices / BMJ)
Summary A quotation from the authors’ abstract may say it all: “This systematic evaluation of oncology approvals by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in 2009-13 shows that most drugs entered the market without evidence of benefit on survival or quality … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, International, Management of Condition, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Advanced Melanoma: Improving Survival Rates, Assessment of Quality of Life, Bazian, Behind the Headlines, Better Regulation, Big Pharma, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, British Medical Journal (BMJ), Cancer, Cancer Drugs Approved by EMA (2009-13), Cancer Drugs Approved on Basis of Surrogate End Points, Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF), Cancer Pharmaceuticals (New Approvals), Cancer Research, Cancer Survival, Cancer Survival Group: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Cancer Treatment (Newer Drugs), Combination Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine: King's College London, Department of Health Policy: London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Health Services Research and Policy: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Drug Regulation, EMA: European Medicines Agency, European Medicines Agency, European Medicines Agency (Cancer Drug Approvals), European Medicines Agency (EMA), European Public Assessment Reports (EPARs), European Society for Medical Oncology Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale (ESMO-MCBS), European Society for Medical Oncology's Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale (MCBS), Evidence Versus Mythology, Faculty of Pharmacy: Riga Stradins University, Institute of Cancer Policy: King's College London, Kings College London, Latvia, London, London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), LSE Health: London School of Economics and Political Science, LSHTM: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Market Approval (New Cancer Drugs), Myth-Busting, Myths and Misconceptions About New Cancer Drugs, New Cancer Drug Approvals (EMA), Pharmaceutical Industry, Pharmaceutical Regulators, Pharmaceuticals, Quality of Life, Regulatory Experts, Regulatory Requirements, Regulatory Stringency, Regulatory System, Riga Stradins University (Latvia), Skin Cancer, Surrogate End Points Versus Subsequent Efficacy / Survival, Thinking Like a Patient and Acting Like a Taxpayer
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Hip Fracture Treatment 2001 to 2011 (QualityWatch / Health Foundation / Nuffield Trust)
Summary This QualityWatch Focus On report (with the Health Foundation and the Nuffield Trust) examines the quality of care, and outcomes, of treatment for hip fracture in the NHS. It covers the 10 years (2001 to 2011) of hospital inpatient activity data. … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), Hip Fractures, National, NHS, Nuffield Trust, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Age and Ageing, Ageing, Avoidable Mortality, CLOSER, Emergency Readmissions Following Hip Fracture, Emergency Readmissions to Hospital, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Fractured Neck of Femur, Fragility Hip Fractures, Health Foundation, Hip Fracture and Hospital Admissions, Hip Fracture Prevention, Hip Fracture Treatment, Hip Fractures, Incidence of Hip Fracture, Independent Scrutiny by Non-Statutory Bodies (QualityWatch), Length of Stay (LoS), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Mortality Rates, NHS Quality, Prevalence of Hip Fracture, Primary Hip Fracture Prevention, QualityWatch, QualityWatch Advisory Group, QualityWatch Focus On Reports, QualityWatch Indicators, QualityWatch: Independent Scrutiny by Non-Statutory Bodies, Secondary Hip Fracture Prevention, Social Epidemiology
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