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Tag Archives: Myth-Busting
Casual Ageism: Alive and Well? (SunLife / RSPH)
Summary SunLife has produced a report on the surprising persistence of ageism (including tacit, unrecognised and socially acceptable “casual ageism”), drawing attention to the often real consequences of such attitudes, and implicit policies, in terms of promoting social exclusion and … Continue reading
Posted in Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Mental Health, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Age-Based Prejudice, Ageing in the UK, Ageing Policy in the UK, Ageing Population, Ageism, Ageism in Britain, Ageism in Wider Society, Ageist Attitudes, Ageist Britain (SunLife: 2019 Report), Ageist Phrases, Ageist Terminology, Anti-Ageing in Cosmetics and Beauty Industry, Attitudes to Ageing, Best Practice, Best Practice Brands (Examples), Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (UK Branch), Casual Ageism, Casual Ageism in Social Media, Cridland Review, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) Editors’ Code of Practice, Intergenerational Communication, Language (Terminology), Life for the Over 50s in UK, Myth-Busting, Myths and Misconceptions About Ageing, Myths and Misconceptions About Life Over 50, Negative Age Stereotypes, Negative Attitudes, Negative Impact of Ageist Attitudes, Positive Age Beliefs Protect Against Dementia, Protected Characteristics, Stereotype Embodiment and Stereotype Threat, SunLife’s 2016 Big 50 Research, SunLife’s 2016 Welcome to Life After 50 Campaign, The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH), Transitions in Later Life (TILL) Programme
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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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More Spent on the NHS Than Previously Thought (BMJ / BBC News)
Summary Previous estimates concerning the proportion of UK GDP spent on the NHS were probably on the low side: Full Text Link (Note: This article requires a suitable Athens password, a journal subscription or payment for access). Reference Appleby, J. … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Health Foundation, In the News, International, National, NHS, Nuffield Trust, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Accountability and Integration, Achieving Better Value, BBC Health News, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, British Medical Journal (BMJ), Closing the Finance and Efficiency Gap, Closing the Funding and Efficiency Gap, Commissioning for Value, Duty of Best Value, Economic Sustainability, Efficiency and Effectiveness, Efficiency Savings, Evidence Versus Mythology, Finance, Financial Constraints, Financial Context, Financial Difficulties, Financial Issues, Financial Management, Financial Performance, Financial Planning, Financial Pressure in the NHS, Financial Pressures, Financial Resilience, Financial Sustainability in the NHS, Financing of Health Care, Finland, France, Funding Challenges, Funding Deficits, Funding of Care and Support, Funding Reform, Germany, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care: Delivering a Secure Funding Future, Health Care Spending as a Percentage of GDP, Health Spending in EU (15 Countries), Italy, Myth-Busting, Mythology of the Times, NHS Financial Leadership, NHS Funding, NHS Funding and Rationing, NHS Funding Gap, Office for National Statistics (ONS), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Spain, Sustainability, Sweden, Thinking Like a Patient and Acting Like a Taxpayer, Upward Spending Pressures
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Physical Activity in Midlife May Not Reduce Risk of Developing Dementia: No Harm in Trying (BMJ)
Summary The general consensus in the literature has tended to suggest that mid-life physical activity is typically beneficial, in part as a lifestyle choice which is likely to contribute to a reduced risk of developing cognitive decline and / or … Continue reading
Posted in For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Active Lifestyle, Ageing Population, Association Between Physical Activity and Cognitive Function and / or Dementia, BMJ, British Medical Journal (BMJ), British Medical Journal Publishing Group Limited: Data Release (HSCIC), Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health: Hôpital Paul Brousse, Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health: Université Paris-Saclay, Civil Service Departments in London: Whitehall II Study, Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Decline Studies, Conventional Wisdom, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (University College London), Environmental and Lifestyle Factors, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, France, Hôpital Paul Brousse, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Lifestyles, Healthy Living, INSERM, INSERM U1219: University of Bordeaux, Lifestyle Factors, Lifestyle Risk Factors, MCI: Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Moderate Exercise, Modifiable Risk Factors, Myth-Busting, Neuroprotective Lifestyles, Physical Activity and Health Benefits, Physical Activity Before Dementia, Physical Activity for Persons With Dementia, Physical Activity Programmes, Physical Activity Programs for Improvement of Dementia Symptoms, Physical Exercise, Physical Exercise Programmes, Physical Inactivity, Physical Therapy, Possible Myths or Misconceptions: Dementia and Activity (Reverse Causation Fallacy), Preclinical Dementia and Associated Lifestyle Changes, Preclinical Phase of Dementia, Received Wisdom, Sedentary Lifestyles, Trajectories of Physical Activity Before Dementia, Unhealthy Lifestyles, Université Paris-Saclay, University College London, University of Bordeaux, Vascular and Lifestyle Factors, Whitehall II Study, Whitehall Study
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Pressures Upon the NHS: Ongoing Questions About the Relationship(s) Between Proxy Targets and Underlying Standards (BBC News / Nuffield Trust)
Summary Patients increasingly wait longer for key services in many hospitals in England. A Nuffield Trust report investigates whether this is a significant problem. Full Text Link Reference Triggle, N. (2015). Best hospitals ‘now struggling to see patients’. London: BBC … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Nuffield Trust, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged 24/7 Access to Urgent and Emergency Care, 24/7 Consultant Cover, 24/7 Diagnostic Services, 24/7 Service, A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions, A&E Four-Hour Wait Standard, A&E Quality Indicators, Access Targets, Access Times for Planned Treatments, Access to Hospital Care, Accident & Emergency, Accident and Emergency Departments, Accident and Emergency: NHS Performance Indicators, Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Ageing and Society, Ambulance Quality Indicators, Ambulance Response Times: NHS Performance Indicators, Attendances at A&E: NHS Local Performance Tracking Service (NHS Winter Project), Avoidable Harm, BBC Health News, BBC Radio 4, BBC's NHS Winter Project, Bed Availability and Occupancy: NHS Performance Indicators, Cancelled Operations: NHS Performance Indicators, Cancer: Waiting Times for Testing and Treatment: NHS Performance Indicators, Chris Hopson: Chief Executive of NHS Providers, Delayed Transfers of Care: NHS Performance Indicators, Emergency Admissions: NHS Local Performance Tracking Service (NHS Winter Project), Emergency Departments, Emergency Services, End-User Experience, Factors Behind Increasing Emergency Admissions, Financial Sustainability in the NHS, Four-Hour A&E Waiting Time Target, General Hospitals, Healthcare Targets, Hospital Emergency Departments, Julie Wood: Director of NHS Clinical Commissioners, Key Performance Indicators, Local NHS Performance Tracking Service (NHS Winter Project), Myth-Busting, Myths and Misconceptions About Accident & Emergency Services Use, NHS 111, NHS 111 Minimum Data Set, NHS England Urgent and Emergency Care Review Team, NHS Local Performance Tracking Service (NHS Winter Project), NHS Performance Indicators, NHS Tracker Service (BBC's NHS Winter Project), NHS Winter 2014-15: Weekly A&E Tracker, NHS Winter Project (BBC News NHS Tracker Service), NHS Winter Project (BBC News), NHS Winter Project: NHS Local Performance Tracking Service, Outpatient Data, Patient Experience, Patient Safety, Patients Seen in 4 Hours: NHS Local Performance Tracking Service (NHS Winter Project), People Who Have to Wait More Than 4 hours to be Admitted: NHS Local Performance Tracking Service (NHS Winter Project), Performance Indicators, Performance Targets, Planned Treatment, Quality of Health Care, Quality Standards, Referrals From NHS 111 to A&E, Stephen Conroy: Chief Executive of Bedford Hospital NHS Trust, Target Culture, Target-Driven Behaviour, Target-Driven Priorities, Targets and Performance Management, Trolley Wait Between 4 and 12 Hours: NHS Local Performance Tracking Service (NHS Winter Project), University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Unscheduled Admissions, Urgent and Emergency Care, Urgent and Emergency Care Review, Urgent and Emergency Services, Waiting Time Target Breaches, Waiting Time Targets in the NHS in England, Waiting Times for Planned Treatments, Winter Pressure Funding, Winter Pressures, You and Yours (BBC Radio 4)
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