Health News
Care will be needed to ensure records remain secure, says BMA
- Monday, 21 May 2012
The launch of the government’s Information Strategy for health and social care contains positive improvements which should benefit patients, but it would need to be carefully implemented so it didn’t jeopardise patient confidentiality, the BMA said today (Monday 21 May 2012).
Cider Fountain of Youth
- Monday, 21 May 2012
Men who want to get the most out of a long life should move to a sleepy hamlet in Somerset. Male residents in the small Somerset village of Hinton St. George have the highest life expectancy in the UK - at 88.7 years.
Hinton St. George, which has a population of just 400, was given the title in a new study by the actuarial firm towers Watson. In contrast, those with the lowest life expectancy live in Bootle on Merseyside, at 84.9 years.
Volunteering is good for your health, but undervalued
- Monday, 21 May 2012
Older people who volunteer are less depressed, have a better quality of life and are happier with their lives, according to a new study published by leading older people’s charity, WRVS.
At a time when older people’s health is at risk because of cuts to services, increasing volunteering amongst older people offers a new route to improving their wellbeing. However, despite the pressing needs of their older populations, many local authorities have failed to grasp this opportunity.
Let's welcome STAGETEXT to the theatre
- Friday, 18 May 2012
Is your hearing not as sharp as it used to be?
Do you struggle to follow plays and musicals?
If so, have you tried captioning?
It’s like TV subtitles ... but in the theatre!
Read Sue Bright’s story to find out more ...
Online training firm launch life-saving programme for over 50s
- Friday, 18 May 2012
Research conducted by a Colchester-based national first aid training company has found that elderly men are more reluctant than most to contact the ambulance service in an emergency.
ProTrainings Europe Ltd also found that people over the age of 50 are most likely to experience a potentially life-threatening emergency when they’re with their partner, but many lack the vital first aid and CPR knowledge that could save their partner’s life.
All over-50s should take statins
- Friday, 18 May 2012
Everyone aged over 50 should take statins to reduce their risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke, according to researchers.
A major study has shown how the drugs - which are usually only given to high-risk patients - give clear benefits as well as adding to good health. Researchers examined findings from 27 trials involving 175,000 people, some of whom were at a low risk of developing heart problems. They discovered that the positives of taking statins greatly exceeded any side-effects such as diabetes, muscle weakness and depression.
1 in 3 cholesterol patients put their hearts at risk by failing to take their medication
- Friday, 18 May 2012
Tommy Cooper campaign helps people take their medicine ‘just like that’
More than a third (36%) of people with high cholesterol fail to take their medication for the condition dramatically increasing their risk of heart problems, according to figures from the British Heart Foundation.
Having high cholesterol triples your risk of having a heart attack so it’s vital anyone prescribed drugs to lower their levels takes them as directed.
Yet 28 per cent of patients with high cholesterol said they didn’t take their medication because their symptoms had vanished, while 23 per cent stopped because of problems with side effects.
All-Party Parliamentary Pharmacy Group's inquiry into medicine shortages
- Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Ahead of the launch today, of the All-Party Parliamentary Pharmacy Group’s inquiry into medicine shortages, Rob Darracott, Chief Executive of Pharmacy Voice said:
“Pharmacists up and down the country are making extraordinary efforts to get medicines to their patients promptly, and in most cases succeeding. But there is a longstanding problem with medicines delays which must not be allowed to continue indefinitely.
New care and nursing home accreditation programme will demonstrate provider commitment to quality improvement
- Tuesday, 15 May 2012
In the wake of continuing public concern over the quality of care provided in nursing and care homes, healthcare intelligence and improvement services specialist CHKS has launched a new accreditation programme to help providers demonstrate commitment to quality improvement.
The accreditation programme incorporates an online quality assurance tool and peer assessment against quality standards. These standards:
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