# Integrated Care Systems Association


## Posts

- [Hello world!](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/hello-world/): Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!
- [It's critical: How digital tools can drive reliable and patient-centric healthcare - ASUS](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/it-s-criticl-how-digital-tools-can-drive-reliable-and-patient-centric-healthcare-asus/): The shape of healthcare is changing.
- [The CompreHensive geriAtRician-lead MEdication Review (CHARMER) hospital deprescribing intervention: What it means for primary care - Sion Scott, Lecturer in Behavioural Medicine & Debi Bhattacharya, Professor of Behavioural Medicine, University of Leices](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/charmer-sion-scott-debi-bhattacharya/): The National Overprescribing Review (NOR) estimates that 10% of medicines prescribed are inappropriate either because they are unnecessary or harmful(1).
- [Glenholme Healthcare Group improves efficiency with Workforce.com](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/glenholme-healthcare-group-improves-efficiency-with-workforce-com/): Glenholme Healthcare Group is a distinguished care provider with nearly 3 decades of delivering exceptional care throughout England.
- [Managing chronic pain in Greenwich - Kairos Rehabilitation - Dr David McGavin & Dr Ellen Wright](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/kairos-rehabilitation/): There are few effective treatments for chronic pain.
- [Healthcare Integration in the NHS: Fall Prevention and Gait Rehabilitation - Dynamic Metris Ltd](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/fall-prevention-gait-rehabilitation/): The NHS aims to be at the forefront of integrating innovative healthcare solutions to enhance patient care and streamline services.
- [It's here: Workforce Payroll - workforce.com](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/it-s-here-workforce-payroll-workforce-com/): Workforce.com is proud to officially become an all-in-one platform with our newest release: Payroll!
- [Sustainability - Lorcan Mekitarian, chair of the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/sustainability-lorcan-mekitarian-chair-of-the-cleaning-hygiene-suppliers-association/): Sustainability continues to be one of the biggest challenges facing businesses, both large and small.
- [The Evolution and Regulation of Cleaning Chemicals CHSA publishes white paper](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/the-evolution-and-regulation-of-cleaning-chemicals-chsa-publishes-white-paper/): Buyers and end users of cleaning chemicals want environmentally sustainable, safe and effective cleaning chemicals.
- [Integrating Access Control: A holistic approach from Abloy UK](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/integrating-access-control-in-healthcare-environments-abloy-uk-2/): A holistic approach to access control is vital in healthcare environments.
- [HR is Here - Workforce.com](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/hr-is-here-workforce-com/): See a quick preview below as well as what's coming!
- [Product Updates from Workforce.com](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/product-updates-from-workforce-com/): Workforce.com's HR suite helps users centralise checklists, assets, and audit management.
- [Urgent need for change: Parkinson's UK report exposes medication mismanagement - Parkinson's UK](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/urgent-need-for-change-parkinsons-uk-report-exposes-medication-mismanagement/): Damning insights from Parkinson’s UK’s recent report, ‘Every minute counts’, reveal the true extent of missed medications for people living with Parkinson’s.
- [Connecting the System to Transform Urgent Care Pathways and Manage Demand - Dr Reggie Sangha, Medical Director at Content Guru](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/connecting-the-system-to-transform-urgent-care-pathways-and-manage-demand-dr-reggie-sangha-medical-director-at-content-guru/): Patient expectations are changing.
- [Audiology & earwax management - the fifth primary care service? - Melanie Jackson RGN RHAD, ENT Nurse Practitioner, Head of Nursing & Clinical Lead](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/audiology-earwax-management/): Last year I wrote about the ‘perfect storm’ that had percolated concerning adult hearing services across the UK, and how an ageing population and the pressure upon NHS services had led to unacceptable inequalities of access and catastrophic waiting lists.
- [Wavemill Healthcare x Workforce.com Success Story](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/wavemill-healthcare-x-workforce-com-success-story/): We're thrilled to share the incredible success story of Wavemill Healthcare going paper-free!
- [Inguinal Hernia: The anatomy of a problem - by Simon Marsh BA MB BChir MA MD FRCSEng FRCGGenSurg](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/inguinal-hernia-simon-marsh/): With around 100,000 inguinal hernia repairs performed in the UK every year (pre Covid 19) it is one of the most common general surgical procedures, and one on which many surgeons in training cut their teeth.
- [How to supercharge talking therapy outcomes: Understanding the benefits of using technology and a digital platform as a clinician - Dr Lisa Debrou, Dr Rumina Taylor & Ben Pollard, HelloSelf](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/how-to-supercharge-helloself/): The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a sharp rise in the need to rethink access to talking therapies.
- [Nourish partners with workforce management solution - Workforce](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/nourish-partners-with-workforce-management-solution-workforce/): Nourish Care has announced its partnership with workforce management solution, Workforce.com.
- [How to Increase Manager Engagement & Retention - Workforce.com](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/how-to-increase-manager-engagement-retention-workforce-com/): Operation managers and HR in hourly-waged industries are constantly told to engage their employees in order to improve culture, lower turnover rates, increase ROI, decrease labor costs, better customer satisfaction, and so forth.
- [ICSA members private networking forum](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/icsa-members-private-networking-forum/): Following on from feedback from members, we are delighted to invite you to join the ICSA members private networking forum.
- [Breaking down silos, the key to modernising integrated care systems - Alan Kennedy, Health & Care Sector Lead, Content Guru](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/breaking-down-silos-alan-kennedy-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].
- [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](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/sugar-reduction-action-on-sugar-salt/): Excess sugar intake is linked to various health issues.
- [The efficacy of the probiotic Symprove as assessed from randomised clinical trials - Ingvar Bjarnason, Department of Gastroenterology,  King’s College Hospital](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/efficacy-probiotic-symprove-ingvar-bjarnason/): Bacteria emerged from hyperthermophiles about 3.5 billion years ago.
- [How can Primary Care Networks utilise their estates to support the delivery of improved health outcomes and support healthcare led regeneration? - AA Projects](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/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.
- [Refuge has been empowering and supporting women to rebuild their lives for the last 50 years - Refuge](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/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.
- [The natural history of COVID-19 means that its prevention is challenging - Professor Hugh Pennington](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/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.
- [Technology-enabled Virtual Wards have arrived, are you ready? - Masimo](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/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.
- [Integrated care systems must now take the lead in delivering parity for people with mental health problems - Sophie Corlett, Mind Interim CEO](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/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 health problems, writes Mind Interim chief executive, Sophie Corlett.
- [Emerging from the Pandemic, a personal perspective - Dr Ishak Nadeem](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/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?
- [Applying behavioural science to shape quality improvement - Debi Bhattacharya, Professor of Behavioural Medicine, University of Leicester & Sion Scott, Lecturer in Behavioural Medicine, University of Leicester](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/applying-behavioural-science-to-shape-quality-improvement-debi-bhattacharya-professor-of-behavioural-medicine-university-of-leicester-sion-scott-lecturer-in-behavioural-medicine-university-of-leiceste/): An ever-growing body of research evidence means that our clinical practice is required to constantly evolve in response to emerging evidence.
- [Ground attack alone will not defeat drug-resistant bacteria - Christian Hendriksen, Co-founder and CEO, Rensair](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/ground-attack-alone-will-not-defeat-drug-resistant-bacteria-christian-hendriksen-co-founder-and-ceo-rensair/): In the battle against COVID, the biggest threat is transmission from inhaling airborne droplets, not from touching contaminated surfaces.
- [It’s time to clear the air on the NHS backlog - Christian Hendriksen, Co-founder and CEO, Rensair](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/it-s-time-to-clear-the-air-on-the-nhs-backlog-christian-hendriksen-co-founder-and-ceo-rensair/): The gargantuan scale of the patient backlog has now been exacerbated by Omicron.
- [Hand-held devices (CardioChek®, Mission®) to smart phones (elemark™, 1drop™) for self-testing of blood cholesterol - J Bolodeoku MBBS, MSc, MBA, DPhil, FRCPath, FRSB](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/hand-held-devices-cardiochek-mission-to-smart-phones-elemark-1drop-for-self-testing-of-blood-cholesterol-j-bolodeoku-mbbs-msc-mba-dphil-frcpath-frsb/): Helping both the patient and clinician in being able to ascertain high or low levels of cholesterol and thereby make the necessary therapeutic adjustments.
- [Physiotherapy in a Chronic Pain Service - Mr Gavin Walsh: Lead Specialist Physiotherapist at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/physiotherapy-in-a-chronic-pain-service-mr-gavin-walsh-lead-specialist-physiotherapist-at-the-chelsea-and-westminster-hospital/): Assessments and treatments for Musculoskeletal pain conditions have traditionally strived to identify structural or movement impairments which can be fixed.
- [Evolution of Multidisciplinary Services for Chronic Pain - by Dr Bianca Kuehler, Consultant Pain Management](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/evolution-of-multidisciplinary-services-for-chronic-pain-by-dr-bianca-kuehler-consultant-pain-management/): Multi-disciplinary pain clinics are nothing new.
- [Off the Cuff politics - Steven Cutts BSc Hons, MBBS, FRCS (Tr & Orth)](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/off-the-cuff-politics-steven-cutts-bsc-hons-mbbs-frcs-tr-orth/): Young as I like to think I am, I can still remember the days when hospitals had a subliminal military style discipline and a real sense of order.
- [Specialist Pain clinics at the Chelsea & Westminster following COVID-19: We continue no matter what - Dr Susan Childs: Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Lead Therapist for Pain Management Services](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/specialist-pain-clinics-at-the-chelsea-westminster-following-covid-19-we-continue-no-matter-what-dr-susan-childs-consultant-clinical-psychologist-lead-therapist-for-pain-management-services/): I have written and provided specialist pain management services at the Chelsea & Westminster Hospital for over 14 years now.
- [Harnessing behavioural science to implement the National Overprescribing Review recommendations - Sion Scott, Lecturer in Behavioural Medicine, University of Leicester & Debi Bhattacharya, Professor of Behavioural Medicine, University of Leicester](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/harnessing-behavioural-science-to-implement-the-national-overprescribing-review-recommendations-sion-scott-lecturer-in-behavioural-medicine-university-of-leicester-debi-bhattacharya-professor-of-behav/): The National Overprescribing Review estimates that 10% of medicines prescribed in primary care are unnecessary or harmful(1).
- [A spotlight on Pulse Oximetry - Not all pulse oximeters are created equally! - Dr. Basil Matta MA FRCA FFICM, Senior Medical Director, Masimo](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/a-spotlight-on-pulse-oximetry-not-all-pulse-oximeters-are-created-equally-dr-basil-matta-ma-frca-fficm-senior-medical-director-masimo/): The first commercially available pulse oximeter, a life-saving device that clipped on a finger and showed the level of oxygen in blood, was invented by Dr.
- [The Existential challenge of Covid-19 and Climate change and it's impact on mental health - Dr Ishak Nadeem](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/the-existential-challenge-of-covid-19-and-climate-change-and-it-s-impact-on-mental-health-dr-ishak-nadeem/): The two great challenges threatening humanity’s very existence are Covid-19 and Climate Change. Are there similarities between the two?
- [The Perfect Storm - Melanie Jackson RGN RHAD, ENT Nurse Practitioner, Head of Nursing & Clinical Lead](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/the-perfect-storm-melanie-jackson-rgn-rhad-ent-nurse-practitioner-head-of-nursing-clinical-lead/): For as long as I can remember colleagues within the wider ENT community and in particular Audiology have talked about the perfect storm of Adult Hearing Loss.
- [Focus on Acne - Anthony Chu, FRCP. Professor of Dermatology](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/focus-on-acne-anthony-chu-frcp-professor-of-dermatology/): Acne is the commonest dermatosis to affect man but is generally poorly treated.
- [Vacuum erection devices and patient education for improved compliance - iMEDicare](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/vacuum-erection-devices-and-patient-education-for-improved-compliance-imedicare/): iMEDicare Ltd have been distributing market leading medical devices within the fields of continence and andrology since being establishment in 2004.
- [Refuge - for woman and children. Against domestic violence.](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/refuge-for-woman-and-children-against-domestic-violence/): For thousands of women and children across the UK, home is the most dangerous place to be during lockdown.
- [The Road Ahead: Communicating post Coronavirus - how the pandemic will shape the way NHS GP practices will communicate and engage in the future - Eastern Voice and Data](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/the-road-ahead-communicating-post-coronavirus-how-the-pandemic-will-shape-the-way-nhs-gp-practices-will-communicate-and-engage-in-the-future-eastern-voice-and-data/): As the UK waits with bated breath for the roll out of the largest vaccination programme in history, the world has been in pandemic mode for close to a year and a half now.
- [CCA calls for urgent change to the flu vaccine programme this winter - The Company Chemists’ Association](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/cca-calls-for-urgent-change-to-the-flu-vaccine-programme-this-winter-the-company-chemists-association/): It is crucial that the government tells the public how to get the flu vaccination this winter.
- [Obesity: Treat and Prevent - An evidence based action plan to reduce death from Covid-19 - Graham MacGregor, Chair of Action on Sugar and Action on Salt Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/obesity-treat-and-prevent/): Obesity is a major risk factor for mortality from Covid-19.
- [Portable hand-held self-monitoring blood cholesterol devices for the monitoring of patients on lipid lowering treatment - J Bolodeoku MBBS, MSc, MBA, DPhil, FRCPath](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/portable-hand-held-self-monitoring-blood-cholesterol-devices-for-the-monitoring-of-patients-on-lipid-lowering-treatment-j-bolodeoku-mbbs-msc-mba-dphil-frcpath/): Point of Care Testing (POCT) in the monitoring of hypertensive and diabetic patients for blood pressure and glucose has been shown to be beneficial 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8.
- [Why Treating Erectile Dysfunction and the use of Vacuum Erection Devices are important to Men’s Health - iMEDicare](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/why-treating-erectile-dysfunction-and-the-use-of-vacuum-erection-devices-are-important-to-men-s-health-imedicare/): Intimacy is one of the great joys and pleasures of life – alongside food, travel, arts and culture, especially in the context of a long term loving committed relationship – often it is one of the important glues that holds a relationship together.
- [Far-reaching benefits of digital consent tools revealed - Julie Smith, Content Director of EIDO Healthcare](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/far-reaching-benefits-eido-julie-smith/): Digital delivery of information can empower patients to make informed choices about their care, reduce necessary hospital appointments and improve the quality of face-to-face consultations.
- [The NHS and IT after Covid-19 - Steven Cutts BSc Hons, MBBS, FRCS (Tr & Orth)](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/the-nhs-and-it-after-covid-19-steven-cutts-bsc-hons-mbbs-frcs-tr-orth/): After World War One, the role of women in British society changed forever.
- [100% of victims experience coercive control - #NOMORE Domestic Abuse - Clare Walker: Domestic Abuse Consultant](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/100-of-victims-experience-coercive-control-nomore-domestic-abuse-clare-walker-domestic-abuse-consultant/): Coercive Control is the bedrock of domestic abuse, I describe it as the ‘carbon monoxide’ in an abusive dynamic, in terms of health and wellbeing its far-reaching impacts are yet to be fully qualified.
- [Community Pharmacy: Under-utilised potential within primary care and the NHS - David Wright, Ruth Buchan & Reena Barai](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/community-pharmacy-under-utilised-potential-within-primary-care-and-the-nhs-david-wright-ruth-buchan-reena-barai/): With 11,500 community pharmacies in the UK located at the heart of communities, it is estimated that over 80% of the UK population visit one every year and three quarters of these are for health related reasons.(1) All community pharmacies have at least one registered pharmacist available at any one time and in many there will be pharmacy technicians to manage the medicines supply function.
- [White Water Rafting - a journey through difficult times - Dr Anand Chitnis, GP and Clinical Director NSC North Primary Care Network](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/white-water-rafting-a-journey-through-difficult-times-dr-anand-chitnis-gp-and-clinical-director-nsc-north-primary-care-network/)
- [The importance of Asking: Could it be Sepsis? - the Sepsis Trust](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/the-importance-of-asking-could-it-be-sepsis-the-sepsis-trust/): Sepsis is the body’s overreaction to an infection where, instead of fighting it, the immune system attacks the body’s own organs and tissues.
- [Male sexual health - Krishna Sethia DM, FRCS](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/male-sexual-health-krishna-sethia-dm-frcs/): Although not usually the main topic of conversation around the dinner table or in a pub, problems with their sex lives are a source of major distress to large numbers of men.
- [Building place-based care on foundations of trust - a round table discussion - Alison Kerfoot, Director of Healthcare Improvement Solutions](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/building-place-based-care-on-foundations-of-trust-a-round-table-discussion-alison-kerfoot-director-of-healthcare-improvement-solutions/): With the NHS’s long term plan receiving hours of debate and hundreds of column inches, a recent round table event in Manchester sought to cut through the hyperbole to get to the heart of the issues surrounding place-based models of care.
- [Focus on Atopic Eczema - Anthony Chu, FRCP. Professor of Dermatology](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/focus-on-atopic-eczema-anthony-chu-frcp-professor-of-dermatology/): Atopic eczema is one of the commonest of the inflammatory skin diseases and its incidence is increasing.
- [Indoor air pollution and relevance for the NHS - Professor Nicola Carslaw, University of York](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/indoor-air-pollution-and-relevance-for-the-nhs-professor-nicola-carslaw-university-of-york/): In developed countries such as the UK, it has been estimated that we spend around 85-90% of our time indoors, including in our homes, at work and commuting between the two.
- [Health impacts of air pollution in the UK - Professor Helen ApSimon - Imperial College London, and Dr Mike Holland - Imperial College & EMRC](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/health-impacts-of-air-pollution-in-the-uk-professor-helen-apsimon-imperial-college-london-and-dr-mike-holland-imperial-college-emrc/): Despite huge improvements since the intense pollution smogs of the 1950s, the impacts of air pollution on human health remain a major problem in the UK.
- [Why the Long Term Plan offers an opportunity for change in mental health - Geoff Heyes, Head of Health Policy and Influencing at Mind](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/why-the-long-term-plan-offers-an-opportunity-for-change-in-mental-health-geoff-heyes-head-of-health-policy-and-influencing-at-mind/): In recent years leaders in the health and voluntary sectors have welcomed many mental health promises, from additional funding to innovative ideas for care in the community.
- [The seven advantages of delivering follow-up consultations over the phone - Consultant Connect](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/the-seven-advantages-of-delivering-follow-up-consultations-over-the-phone-consultant-connect/): The ambition of the NHS Long Term Plan, to reduce face-to-face appointments by a third, is a massive challenge.
- [Have we forgotten the importance of emollient therapy, the 'unsung heroes' of dermatological treatments? - a Dermatology Nurse consultant's perspective - Paula Oliver RGN BSc(Hons)MSc INP](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/have-we-forgotten-the-importance-of-emollient-therapy-the-unsung-heroes-of-dermatological-treatments-a-dermatology-nurse-consultant-s-perspective-paula-oliver-rgn-bsc-hons-msc-inp/): Emollients have been part of human life for centuries; records suggest that the ancient Greeks used wool fat to moisturise their skin as early as 700BC1.
- [GAG layer therapy clinic - a urology nurse consultant's perspective - Carol Edmunds](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/gag-layer-therapy-clinic-a-urology-nurse-consultant-s-perspective-carol-edmunds/): Interstitial cystitis or bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) is a chronic condition characterised by chronic pelvic pain in the absence of a proven urinary tract infection.
- [Whatever the day throws at you: there’s a friend for everyone - Fisherman's Friend](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/whatever-the-day-throws-at-you-there-s-a-friend-for-everyone-fisherman-s-friend/): For years, menthol has been used to keep breath fresh and airwaves clear, making it a must-have to treat colds, as it provides rapid relief from a blocked nose.
- [Benefits of softening water for eczema sufferers - Kinetico](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/benefits-of-softening-water-for-eczema-sufferers-kinetico/): With a true heritage in the water treatment industry and more than 40 years of experience, Kinetico has used its knowledge and expertise to offer customers a wide range of products that provide different water treatment solutions.With a true heritage in the water treatment industry and more than 40 years of experience, Kinetico has used its knowledge and expertise to offer customers a wide range of products that provide different water treatment solutions.
- [Eating healthily: think it's hard to put into practice? Think again! - Action on Salt](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/eating-healthily-think-it-s-hard-to-put-into-practice-think-again-action-on-salt/): This means eating a wide variety of foods in the right proportions to ensure that you get all the nutrients you need, in the right amounts for optimal health and to maintain a healthy body weight.
- [An Update on Trauma and Orthopaedics - Mr John F Nolan MBBS FRCS FRCS(Orth)](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/an-update-on-trauma-and-orthopaedics-mr-john-f-nolan-mbbs-frcs-frcs-orth/): We all like to get value for our money.
- [Dermatology in the NHS: last 70 years - Sriramulu Tharakaram MD FRCPIreland FRCPLondon](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/dermatology-in-the-nhs-last-70-years-sriramulu-tharakaram-md-frcpireland-frcplondon/): Dermatology as a speciality has made tremendous strides over the past 70 years of the NHS.
- [The Development of Psychiatric Care - Professor Wendy Burn, President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/the-development-of-psychiatric-care-professor-wendy-burn-president-of-the-royal-college-of-psychiatrists/): This doesn’t sound out of place today.
- [SANE - a leading UK mental health charity improving quality of life for anyone affected by mental illness - SANE](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/sane-a-leading-uk-mental-health-charity-improving-quality-of-life-for-anyone-affected-by-mental-illness-sane/): SANE was founded in 1986 by its Chief Executive, Marjorie Wallace CBE, following her pioneering articles, The Forgotten Illness, in The Times.
- [C-Reactive Protein (CRP) and Pro-calcitonin (PCT) Point of Care Testing - J Bolodeoku MBBS MSc MBA DPhil (Oxon) FRCPath](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/c-reactive-protein-crp-and-pro-calcitonin-pct-point-of-care-testing-j-bolodeoku-mbbs-msc-mba-dphil-oxon-frcpath/): In the United Kingdom, about 79% of the prescribing of antibiotics occurs in community and respiratory tract infections account for about 60% of the diagnosis.
- [Development of novel stem cell therapies for chronic diseases - Professor Søren Paludan Sheikh MD PhD](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/development-of-novel-stem-cell-therapies-for-chronic-diseases-professor-soren-paludan-sheikh-md-phd/): The regenerative capacity of stem cells is widely accepted, however in reality not many stem cell therapies have become standard treatments in the clinic beyond rare diseases including bone marrow transplantation.
- [Control of pain in general practice - Dr I Mohamed & Dr G Baranidharan](https://testing.theicsa.org.uk/control-of-pain-in-general-practice-dr-i-mohamed-dr-g-baranidharan/): Pain is the commonest symptom described in outpatient clinics(1).
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