Second round results from the Manchester 'Lung Health Check' community-based targeted lung cancer screening pilot.

We report results from the second annual screening round (T1) of Manchester's 'Lung Health Check' pilot of community-based lung cancer screening in deprived areas (undertaken June to August 2017). Screening adherence was 90% (n=1194/1323): 92% of CT scans were classified negative, 6% indeterminate and 2.5% positive; there were no interval cancers.

Implementing lung cancer screening: baseline results from a community-based 'Lung Health Check' pilot in deprived areas of Manchester.

We report baseline results of a community-based, targeted, low-dose CT (LDCT) lung cancer screening pilot in deprived areas of Manchester. Ever smokers, aged 55-74 years, were invited to 'lung health checks' (LHCs) next to local shopping centres, with immediate access to LDCT for those at high risk (6-year risk ≥1.51%, PLCO calculator).

Insurance Companies Adapting to Trends by Adopting Medical Tourism.

Health care costs in the United States are rising every year, and patients are seeking new ways to control their expenditures and save money. Going abroad to receive health care is a cheaper alternative than receiving the same or similar care at home. Insurance companies are beginning to realize the benefits of medical tourism for both themselves and their beneficiaries and have therefore started to introduce medical tourism plans for their clients as an option for their beneficiaries.

Patients with myeloma need more time to ask questions.

According to a report by charity Myeloma UK, many patients are unsure about the issues they should be discussing with their nurse and other healthcare professionals.

The relationship between microalbuminuria and glomerular filtration rate in young type 1 diabetic subjects: The Oxford Regional Prospective Study.

Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between glomerular filtration rate (GFR) measured at 5 years' diabetes duration and annual urine albumin excretion in a prospective cohort of children with type 1 diabetes (T1DM).

Methods: Three hundred and eight children were followed from diagnosis of T1DM [aged 9.8 years (range 0.

Levelling the playing field.

ONE OF the principal changes brought about by introducing Agenda for Change (AfC) is the harmonisation and standardisation of NHS staff employment terms and conditions, such as the amount of annual leave, contracted hours and unsocial hours payments.

First steps of the journey:job evaluation for agenda for change.

(JE) is probably the first Agenda for Change (AfC) activity that trusts will undertake: the starting point of a long journey to modernise pay and grading locally.