The COVID-19 pandemic has proven the case for telemedicine, but if we are to see a proactive healthcare revolution then we must put remote testing firmly in the picture. Over recent months, we have seen a dramatic shift in how…
More people are dying at home from dementia than ever before, as new figures reveal a shocking 79% increase in deaths compared to previous years. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed there were 2,095 excess deaths from dementia…
Initial findings from a study looking at the longer-term impact of COVID-19 has found that a large proportion COVID-19 patients discharged from hospital were still experiencing symptoms of breathlessness, fatigue, anxiety and depression two to three months after contracting the…
100% UK nurses report undertaking infection prevention at home since COVID-19 Changes to their household hygiene routine including various hygiene or sanitising practices, and educating their family members on infection prevention (79%) The vast majority of Hospital Staff feel there…
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued a Final Appraisal Determination (FAD) recommending Sarclisa® (isatuximab), in combination with existing treatment (pomalidomide and dexamethasone, or pom-dex), for adults with relapsed/refractory* multiple myeloma (RRMM) who have received three prior lines…
Nick Sanderson, Audley Group, CEO commented: “The CQC report has exposed just the tip of the iceberg. The whole social care system is incredibly fragile and in desperate need of fundamental reform. The government has until now turned a blind eye…
What is helping people and communities cope during the pandemic?[Extract]This blog comes from Jules Evans, Policy Director, Centre for the History of Emotions, QueenMary, University of LondonThe first wave of Covid-19 caused huge suffering, and has led to warnings of an ‘epidemic’…
Behavioural science should undergo rigorous testing and review before it informs public policy such as government responses to COVID-19, according to a paper today in Nature: Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy. Professor Andrew K. Przybylski, director of research at Oxford’s…
Researchers at the Affective Brain Lab, University College London and Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford, conducted a psychological experiment with an online labour market platform to answer this question. They thought that unfair rewards would not only…
· · Independent evaluation from Public Health England completed The UK Government has entered into a contract with Abingdon Health, on behalf of the UK-Rapid Test Consortium (“UK-RTC”), for the supply of the AbC-19TM Rapid Antibody tests. As part of the contract…