As the coronavirus pandemic continues its deadly path, dramatic changes in how people live are reducing some instances of other medical problems. This article explores positive side effects of the abrupt shifts in human behaviour in response to the Covid-19 epidemic.
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This research investigates the effectiveness of an intervention for improving the prescribing and patient safety behaviour of Foundation Year doctors.
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Onward launches a research programme to develop understanding of how aspects of community are changing, and to work towards a stronger sense of belonging
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This paper brings together experts from government, the research community and the life sciences industry. It discusses the steps the UK must take to remain a leader in life sciences and deliver on the government’s vision for a thriving research and innovation-led health care economy.
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This research shows that four in ten hospital appointments made for prisoners are cancelled or missed in 2017/18 and that more than one in ten pregnant prisoners gave birth either in prison or on their way to hospital.
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Population health management (PHM) – the use of data to identify specific groups within a population that may have similar characteristics and similar needs, and develop targeted interventions to meet those needs – was a notable theme of the NHS long-term plan. But it’s something that clinical commissioners have been doing for some time. This report brings together PHM stories from 10 different areas of England – led by clinical commissioners – to demonstrate the progress that has already been made in advancing this approach to health care, and what more will need to be done.
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