All Clinical news (NICE, NSFs) articles – Page 7
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NewsDrug firm ends conference payments
Drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline will stop paying for doctors to attend medical conferences and scrap some sales targets as it seeks to mend its reputation in the wake of a damaging scandal over multimillion-pound bribery claims in China.
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NewsMPs to discuss screening programmes
The scientific merits of screening programmes for prostate cancer, lung cancer and post-natal depression are to be examined by MPs.
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NewsNew guidance on IV drip prescribing
Up to one in five patients could be suffering unnecessarily in hospitals across the UK because medics are making basic blunders in prescribing drips, experts have warned.
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NewsVCJD fears spark blood donor probe
An independent inquiry will be carried out into the safety of blood donations following fears of infection from vCJD, the human form of “mad cow disease”, it has been reported.
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Consultants scupper cancer surgery reconfiguration
STRUCTURE: A proposed reconfiguration of urological cancer surgery has been abandoned because two groups of consultants refused to work together, HSJ has learned.
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NewsDelays 'harm brain bleed patients'
Patients suffering a brain haemorrhage could be unnecessarily harmed due to delays in diagnosis and treatment - especially at weekends and out of hours, a report says.
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NewsDH agrees temporary price freeze with drug companies
The Department of Health has brokered a five-year deal with pharmaceutical companies that will bring in a fixed cap for the first time on the amount the NHS spends on branded medicines.
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'Non-blaming' obesity tone advised
Doctors should not blame patients for being fat, according to new NHS guidance.
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NewsCourses leave doctors 'unready for pain'
Effective pain treatment and management is being hampered by a lack of training on the subject, a report suggests.
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NewsOmbudsman report set to reveal sepsis failures
The NHS is failing to adequately diagnose and treat patients suffering from the life threatening condition sepsis, the parliamentary health service ombudsman will say in a report later this week, HSJ has been told.
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NewsGender abortions 'unacceptable', says Hunt
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has written to the government’s senior law officer for “urgent clarification” why two doctors accused of arranging abortions based on the sex of an unborn baby will not face prosecution.
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NewsMPs warn on drugs for rare diseases
Patients with rare diseases could be denied access to cutting-edge therapies because of changes to the way drugs are funded, MPs have warned.
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NewsNew end-of-life care group planned
The government is expected to announce a new coalition to examine end-of-life care in response to the scrapping of the controversial Liverpool care pathway.
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Advice for pregnancy risk patients
GPs are being urged to question women with diabetes or epilepsy about their plans for children to prevent placing unborn babies at risk.
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NewsLow-tech process 'can cut IVF cost'
A low-tech simplified form of IVF that makes use of baking soda has the potential to slash the cost of assisted conception, bringing it within reach of millions more childless couples around the world, research has shown.
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NewsNICE's QALY approach 'flawed'
Research funded by the European Commission has claimed the quality adjusted life years approach to deciding which treatments are made available by health services is “dangerously flawed”.
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NewsNICE to back use of Lucentis for eye condition
Thousands of people with a devastating eye condition could be offered a potentially sight-saving treatment following a U-turn by the health watchdog.
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NewsNorovirus cases increase by 72pc
Around 100,000 people were struck down with the winter vomiting bug over Christmas, latest figures suggested as it emerged the number of confirmed cases was 72 per cent higher than this time last year.
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NewsAlarm at cancer treatment 'ageism'
Ageism in the NHS is stopping some older cancer patients getting the best treatments, a charity has warned.
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NewsDrug chief uncomfortable over fund
A cash pot used to pay for life-extending drugs should not be limited to patients who have cancer, the head of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has suggested.