Health Professionals News
13 July 2010Frontline First RCN: protecting staff and services now
29 July 2010
You may have recently read about Frontline First the RCN member led campaign to champion nurse led innovation, protect patient care and expose undue risk from efficiency savings.
Should my patient buy that 'miraculous cure' advertised on the internet or in a magazine?
29 July 2010
NeLM, the National electronic Library for Medicines, has highlighted a useful guide to help health professionals discuss unlicensed medicines with a patient.
Homeopathic products
29 July 2010
The Department of Health has just published its response to the report of the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee Evidence Check 2: Homeopathy.
Measuring the NHS against user expectations
20 July 2010
The government is launching a consultation on a raft of measures that will check NHS performance against outcomes and how users feel about services.
Justifying study time
14 July 2010
The MS Trust has produced a new document to help NHS staff, particularly MS specialists, to request study time.
What do the changes to the NHS mean for people with MS?
13 July 2010
On 12 July the coalition government launched its white paper Equity and excellence: Liberating the NHS to change the NHS in England.
Help identify a research question about therapy in MS
12 July 2010
The Therapists in MS research group would like to facilitate a therapy based project that relates to an aspect of MS management and would like the question to have an MDT focus if possible.
What to do if you are asked to work on the wards
24 June 2010
A new guide from the MS Trust to help specialist nurses determine the risk of working on a hospital ward as a trained nurse.
Update: cannabis-based drug approved for MS spasticity
22 June 2010
The cannabis-based mouth spray, Sativex, has received approval from the UK drug's regulator (MHRA) as an add-on treatment for MS related spasticity.
Launch of Key Steps - a guide to delivering relapse services
21 June 2010
The MS Trust is delighted to launch the Key Steps.
BMJ fails to reflect all Risk-sharing Scheme comments in printed version
16 June 2010
The printed version of the BMJ (published 12 June) carries last week's web based articles on the Risk-sharing Scheme but unfortunately fails to include the comments from the Chair of the Scientific Advisory group.
Government plans for the NHS
09 June 2010
The coalition government has published Our Programme for Government giving greater detail on their policies.
European survey highlights differences in MS nursing - webcast available
02 June 2010
The webcast of the launch of a major survey of MS nursing across Europe is now available.
Celebrating National Family Week
31 May 2010
It's National Family Week this week and we are all being encouraged to celebrate family life and spend more quality time together.
Guidelines on male continence problems published by NICE
20 May 2010
The MS Trust welcomes the new guidelines which address symptoms commonly experienced by men with multiple sclerosis.
Health care priorities for the next decade
11 May 2010
Following the general election, the new team at the Department of Health, led by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley, will face a range of challenges.
