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“It’s my job to make the time that families spend with their babies very special—no matter how short it is. I feel privileged to do this.'

Consultant neonatologist Cath Harrison talks about caring for babies and supporting their families
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This week the UK bears witness to an important milestone in the history of the NHS: the final report of the infected blood inquiry.

How did a system built to protect the health of the British population go so wrong, and how far has it come since then?
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Globally, life expectancy is forecast to improve between 2022 and 2050, with a continuing shift from communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases towards non-communicable diseases
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🎨 Is there room for creativity in medicine? 🎨

In this week's #SharpScratch éabha Dr Anna Harvey Bluemel she/her 🌱🌿 (views mine) and nikki nabavi she/her hear about all the different places for creativity in medicine!

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Or Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/33jDdX…

Endometriosis affects up to one in 10 women of reproductive age.

This research finds that postoperative prescription of a long acting progestogen or the combined oral contraceptive pill results in similar levels of improvement in #endometriosis pain
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A drop in staff discretionary effort may have contributed to a fall in health service productivity since the covid pandemic, an NHS England board paper has said
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'Most healthcare systems are not equipped to document heatwave deaths'

A lack of quality statistics is hiding the real #heatwave death toll, reports Disha Shetty
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'Our pathway out of the current #NHS crisis would benefit from a deep dive into its past, understanding the shifts that have led us to this precipice, and forging a future that rekindles the spirit of partnership' Dr Matt Morgan
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“This is an unprecedented case of professional destruction that compromises patient safety in one multilayered assault on the health system—but it is a failure without ownership” 👏🏼👏🏼

“In the 🇬🇧alone, almost one million people have diagnosed heart failure, placing a substantial demand on specialist cardiology services.” 🫀

Via The BMJ

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“If we are going to restore society’s confidence in the NHS, then we should draw on the power of society to improve it.”
Power shifting, the wider determinants of health and the social model of health.
Great article in The BMJ
The Health Creation Alliance Mark E Thomas @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social

Generalism
“I like to think of generalism as “big picture” 🖼️ medicine: our understanding of another person is always going to be partial & provisional rather than “whole”but it may require a gaze that goes beyond the problem & even the pt, to encompass the family & care system”

On the topic of role models:

A testament to power and determination here in Jenny Vaughan | Just Culture for all in healthcare obituary (@bmj_latest print this week)

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Thought provoking opinion piece by Clara Munro in The BMJ this week - thanks for writing it

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“This is an unprecedented case of professional destruction that compromises patient safety in one multilayered assault on the health system - a failure without ownership.

A monumental failure of leadership”

⁦The BMJ⁩ ⁦⁦Kamran Abbasi⁩ bmj.com/content/385/bm…

'...the #HPV vaccine is the key to eliminating cervical cancer inequalities. An equity driven approach is critical for the success of HPV vaccination programmes.'

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A common symptom of #covid19 is “brain fog' which can persist for weeks or months as part of long covid.

Katharine Lang investigates how SARS-CoV-2 infection can affect the brain, how it might have these effects, and what can be done to minimise the risk
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People who need insulin are particularly vulnerable in disasters and conflicts.

We must respond to the urgent need for humanitarian aid, and specifically insulin, during all natural and man made disasters, say Prof AJ Jenkins Renza / Diabetogenic and colleagues
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'Almost from the moment we qualify as doctors we start training our replacements'

We need to think again about how medical associate practitioners are trained, supervised, and used, says Dr Helen Salisbury
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