The Wellcome Trust is funding a new study and clinical trial that will further investigate the effectiveness of cannabidiol (CBD) in treating people with psychosis. Work carried out by Oxford University and King’s College London will look at whether CBD can be used not only to treat established psychosis, but also to prevent the onset of psychosis in people at high risk of developing it.
Is CBD the future of antipsychotic drugs? | News | Wellcome
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NHS England and NHS Digital have published the latest data on key activity and performance measures for December of last year and January of this year. Urgent and Emergency Care Daily Situation Reports were also published for the first week of February, giving a more up-to-date analysis of how the NHS is coping this winter. They show some of these statistics and how they compare with previous trends.
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The publication contains analyses on activity, waiting times and outcomes such as recovery in 2019-20. In addition, the report covers a range of demographic analyses including outcomes for patients of different ages, ethnic group and separately for ex-British Armed Forces personnel.
Key facts include;
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The establishment of primary care networks (PCNs) is one of the most important reforms to primary care in England in recent years. This report, published jointly by The King’s Fund and the Centre for Mental Health, explores the opportunities the emergence of these new networks creates for improving the support and treatment provided to people with mental health needs in primary care, and describes why such improvement is badly needed.
Alzheimer’s Research UK has called on government to invest in six priority research areas, which will help to deliver a life-changing treatment for dementia.
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