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Three million EU nurses focusing on the European elections
Alessia Gramuglia and Paul De Raeve, of the European Federation of Nurses Associations, explain why the united voice of three million EU nurses is...
Did you know: many patients aren’t aware of all the hip surgery options?
Surgeon highlights how most patients that require hip surgery are not aware of all the options that are available to them.
According to Simon Mellor,...
Brexit could break the NHS
The Immigration Advice Service’s Maddie Grounds explains why the EU referendum, Theresa May’s ‘hostile environment’ and a possible no-deal Brexit scenario could devastate the...
Conclusion over confusion: healthcare preparing for Brexit
Brexit Health Alliance has been working with the government to inform guidance regarding the healthcare industry preparing for Brexit.
The government has published its first...
Will the opt-out organ donation register increase numbers?
According to a new study by Queen Mary University of London, UK, an opt-out organ donation register is unlikely to increase the number of...
Survey reveals dangerous variations in practice between intensive care units
Variations in the practice of airway management in intensive care units across the UK are putting children and particularly newborn babies at risk.
This is...
Most deprived bowel cancer patients have more emergency hospital visits
Bowel cancer patients living in the most deprived areas have a 13% higher proportion of emergency hospital admissions before diagnosis than patients in least...
What is the new age bowel screening will start in England?
Ministers have agreed with the national screening committee’s recommendation that bowel screening for cancer in England should start earlier at the age of 50.
The...
New survey finds one in 10 IBS-D sufferers have suicidal thoughts
A new study has revealed that 11% of people suffering from Irritable Bowel Syndrome with diarrhoea (IBS-D) have had suicidal thoughts when the condition...
The CleanMed Europe 2018 conference: discussing sustainable healthcare
As media partner for the event, Health Europa highlights the CleanMed Europe 2018 (CME18) conference in Nijmegen, Netherlands, and how it aims to promote...
This new blood test will speed up the diagnosis of cardiac troponin
A new sensitive blood test, which can help speed up the diagnosis of cardiac troponin when a patient first arrives at the emergency room,...
England to introduce opt-out organ donation system
The UK Government has unveiled plans for an opt-out system for tissue and organ donation in England, in a move which it says will...
Health Europa Quarterly discusses the latest health trends
Editor Kathryn Washburn introduces the sixth edition of Health Europa Quarterly, which features contributions from Dr Roberta Petrino, president of the European Society for Emergency...
Health management is not rocket science!
Usman Khan, the executive director of the European Health Management Association, assesses the future for today’s European health manager.
An oft-used phrase at the European...
Many European countries yet to enact policies to eradicate hepatitis C virus
There are still many European countries that have yet to enact focused policies to eliminate hepatitis, according to the European Liver Patients’ Association (ELPA)...
The benefits of technology-enabled care
The Rt Hon Professor Paul Burstow, the president of the TEC Services Association, reflects on the potential of technology-enabled care to transform health and...
Towards outcomes-based healthcare: the EFPIA vision
What is outcomes-based healthcare and how can we achieve it in Europe? Thomas Allvin, executive director of strategy and healthcare at the European Federation...
Are online consultations the future of primary care?
Dan Worman, the CEO of Refero, an online engagement provider to the health and social care market, argues that disruptive rather than destabilising online...
The developing role of hospital pharmacists
Joan Peppard, the immediate past president of the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists, discusses the evolution of the hospital pharmacy specialist.
The prescribing of medication...
Positive progress in antimicrobial resistance prevention across the globe
Countries are making substantial progress in tackling the ever growing issue of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), however, serious gaps still remain and require urgent action,...
