People who are dying from interstitial lung disease are wasting the precious time they have left finding their way around an ineffective and unnecessarily complicated healthcare system. That’s according to a report by the British Lung Foundation. A map for better care: making effective care pathways for people with interstitial lung disease (ILD), highlights the […]
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A “radical reform” of mental health services is needed to develop a workforce to meet people’s needs in the future, according to a new report by the Centre for Mental Health on behalf of the Mental Health Network, which is part of the NHS Confederation. The report, The future of the mental health workforce, was […]
Stem cell transplant recipients are left feeling like they have “fallen off a cliff”, according to research by charity Anthony Nolan which reveals that one in five are not offered any specialist NHS support during their long-term recovery. Despite transplant patients often being known as “patients for life” due to the long-term side-effects of the […]
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The Rosetrees Trust is a unique charity which works on the basis of venture philanthropy for medical research. In other words, we invest relatively small sums for big ideas and help cutting edge projects get off the ground. Thirty years after the charity was established by my parents on the occasion of their Golden Wedding Anniversary […]
Cystitis is an inflammation of the bladder and is a common type of urinary tract infection. Others UTIs include acute pyelonephritis, which affects the kidneys and can lead to loin pain and high fever, and urethritis, which is inflammation of the tube that carries urine from the bladder outside the body. ‘Cystitis, which is caused […]
Every suicide tells a different but equally tragic story. Suicide prevention is a high priority for councils, which already provide a range of vital services that support the health and mental wellbeing of our communities. However we need a root and branch overhaul of mental health services, which focuses on prevention and early intervention, particularly for […]
What’s in a name when it comes to nursing job titles? Actually quite a lot, according to new research.‘Variation in job titles within the nursing workforce’, published in The Journal of Clinical Nursing this week, warns that nearly 600 specialist job titles now in use is confusing the public, medical professionals and commissioners of healthcare […]
Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in the UK and affects one in eight women during their lifetime. Risk factors include age and family history which you can’t change. However, according to the World Health Organisation, a third of breast cancer cases are thought to be preventable. ‘There is good evidence that […]
This week is Organ Donation Week. If you needed an organ transplant would you have one? #organdonantion […]
How did Diana learn to become the ‘Queen of Hearts’ for the marginalised and unloved? Nurse Helen Cowan says she has met nurses and carers who shared her endless empathy born out of personal suffering. In the controversial Channel 4 documentary, “Diana: In her own words”, the Princess was portrayed as somebody more comfortable sitting […]