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Breaking down silos, the key to modernising integrated care systems – Alan Kennedy, Health & Care Sector Lead, Content Guru
The delivery of care in England has seen its biggest shake-up in recent history following implementation of the new Health and Care Act [July 2022]. The act is an acknowledgement by healthcare leaders that responding…
Sugar Reduction: Preventing Ill Health and Protecting the NHS via Reformulation – Mhairi Brown, Policy and Public Affairs Lead, Graham MacGregor CBE, Chair of Action on Sugar and Action on Salt and Professor Graham MacGregor CBE
Excess sugar intake is linked to various health issues. There is a causal relationship between sugar intake and tooth decay, which has a large impact on child physical and mental health (1). Oral diseases are…
The efficacy of the probiotic Symprove as assessed from randomised clinical trials – Ingvar Bjarnason, Department of Gastroenterology, King’s College Hospital
Bacteria emerged from hyperthermophiles about 3.5 billion years ago. They not only adapted to their environment but also changed it creating the oxygen enriched atmosphere that is the pre-requisite for much life on Earth. This…
How can Primary Care Networks utilise their estates to support the delivery of improved health outcomes and support healthcare led regeneration? – AA Projects
The health and social care sectors are seeing unprecedented challenges, which is putting pressure on our systems to improve both quality and efficiency whilst improving patient outcomes in the face of increasing demand. It is…
Refuge has been empowering and supporting women to rebuild their lives for the last 50 years – Refuge
The economic conditions for survivors to leave their perpetrators are already wholly unfavourable, with finances often acting as a barrier to leaving an abuser. Perpetrators often control household income, which makes it harder for survivors…
The natural history of COVID-19 means that its prevention is challenging – Professor Hugh Pennington
About 150 years ago we began to leave the period in human history dominated by frequent and repeated pandemics. Separating human faeces from drinking water and better diets were crucial. We began to live longer.…
Technology-enabled Virtual Wards have arrived, are you ready? – Masimo
The NHS must establish 24,000 Virtual Ward beds by December 2023 to support a targeted increase of 30% in elective care procedures by 2025. Masimo SafetyNet®, a Digital Health platform from Masimo, can help deliver…
Integrated care systems must now take the lead in delivering parity for people with mental health problems – Sophie Corlett, Mind Interim CEO
With 1.8 million people waiting for mental health treatment and no additional investment from the covid recovery funding this year, integrated care systems must now take the lead in delivering parity for people with mental…
Emerging from the Pandemic, a personal perspective – Dr Ishak Nadeem
Has the existential challenge of COVID-19 about which I wrote in my last article been met and have we emerged from the crisis? What has been the cost of our emergence? Have we learnt any…