Medical Students and Junior Doctors need more training in care of older people
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- Created on 25 May 2013
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Professor Paul Knight has been interviewed by The Herald regarding the need to improve care of older people. Prof Knight emphasised the need to ensure that medical students and junior doctors are better equipped to deal with the more complex needs of older patients. Prof Knight is concerned that older people are not getting the best care that is available all the time.
For an interview with Prof Knight please contact Iona-Jane Harris on 07807 231432 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
National Continence Care Audit
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- Created on 20 May 2013
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The National Audit of Continence Care was a successful audit run by the Clinical Effectiveness and Evaluation Department (CEEU) of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP). The first report was published in 2005 and subsequent audits in 2006 and 2010. These audits have demonstrated that there is a real and urgent need for improvement in continence care for people with bladder and bowel problems, particularly in those aged 65 and over.
Topic Experts sought
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- Created on 17 May 2013
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The Centre for Public Health (CPH) leads the development of public health guidance in the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
We are currently seeking to recruit topic expert members and core members for a number of new Public Health Advisory Committees (PHACs). A number of standing PHACs, will assist the Centre for Public Health at NICE to develop public health guidance from June 2013 onwards. Some of the committees will be based in London, some in Manchester.
EUGMS Survey - Older patients with hearing difficulties
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- Created on 07 May 2013
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The EUGMS is asking for geriatricians to participate in a survey (the questionnaire takes no more than 4 minutes to complete) which investigates physicians' awareness of the possibility of hearing difficulties in their patients and how they behave in the light of likely hearing difficulties.
Better training is key
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- Created on 25 April 2013
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An extract of an article by Professor Paul Knight, published in the BMJ on 25 April
Davis and Mannion describe the culture of the NHS as complex, which may mean that no easy fix could be applied to remedy the problems outlined in the Francis report.1
Stroke Association Project Grant Funding
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- Created on 24 April 2013
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We believe in the power of research to save lives, prevent stroke and ensure people make the best recovery they can.
Research funded by the Stroke Association has the ultimate aim of making stroke a preventable and treatable disease, and improving quality of life for people affected by stroke.
New vitamin D guidelines launched
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The National Osteoporosis Society has published Vitamin D and Bone Health: A Practical Clinical Guideline for Patient Management, the UK’s first clinical guideline for health professionals identifying and treating vitamin D deficiency.
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