Launch of Productive Community Services programme. The Challenge for Community Services – 19th October 2009 The Productive Community Services programme is being launched by the NHS Institute this month and provides an evidence-based approach to improve the way we work … Continue reading →
Arthritis kit given US approval The diagnostic kit can help diagnose the disease A testing kit created by a Scottish company to give early indications of rheumatoid arthritis has been given approval for sale in the US. The diagnostic tool … Continue reading →
Minister outlines new care for elderly strategy By Lucy Adams Published on 18 Oct 2009 Older people will use care homes only for specialist services and respite and will instead be supported by technology at home rather than being institutionalised, … Continue reading →
Consultation Our aircraft do not belong to the Service but are owned and operated by a private company on a contractual basis. We have started the tender process for this contract, which expires on 31 March 2013. As part of … Continue reading →
Nurses ‘too busy’ for proper care The majority of nurses thought there were not enough staff More than half of nurses working in Scotland are “too busy” to provide patients with the standard of care they would like to, a … Continue reading →
Placebo effect ‘starts in the spine’ “Research suggests that the placebo effect works, in part, by blocking pain signals in the spinal cord from arriving at the brain in the first place”, The Times reported. The newspaper said the spinal … Continue reading →
Scientists in Italy think they may have come up with a new way to scan for cancer of the stomach or colon. The ‘spider pill’, which is fitted with a camera, is swallowed by the patient and once within the … Continue reading →
Delays concern voiced over air ambulance service shake-up transfer of co-ordination to central belt raises fears By Iain Ramage Published: 15/10/2009 THE air ambulance service in the north and north-east could be hit by delays from next week as the … Continue reading →
Hammersmith and Fulham PCT use SMS to help smokers quit Wednesday 14th October 2009 GP practices in NHS Hammersmith and Fulham have used text messaging to collect information on patients’ smoking status and invite patients for smoking cessation advice. The … Continue reading →
Tackling health fraudsters 06/10/2009 Scotland’s “particularly innovative” approach to tackling healthcare fraud has been praised at a major international conference. Fraudsters are depriving European healthcare systems of up to 100 billion euros every year, according to the European Healthcare Fraud … Continue reading →