Senior public heath nurse Jan Sinclair and her fitness team at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport walked, jogged and ran more than 1,000 miles at Easter. It took them nine days to cover a distance equivalent to a return trip from Glasgow to Plymouth, but no one had a day off work.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Endometrial cancer (EC) is the most common gynaecological cancer in developed nations and its incidence is rising. As a direct consequence, more women are dying from EC despite advances in care and improved survivorship. There is a lack of research activity and funding, as well as public awareness about EC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe NHS must ensure that informatics' potential for savings and productivity must be fulfilled in a hurry. Daloni Carlisle reports on a Civica-led debate.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNHS Education for Scotland has been shortlisted for a UK technology award for its programme of digital transformation and development of digital resources. It includes a new platform which is enabling nurses and midwives to take control of their professional development using their smartphones and tablets.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDaloni Carlisle looks at how technology is helping clinicians to detect sepsis earlier, something which is key to combating this often undetected killer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe subtle shift from traditional histopathological techniques to their more sophisticated digital cousins brings challenges as well as benefits. Daloni Carlisle reports on one trust's experience.
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