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• Plymouth

  Plymouth Study Provides Evidence to Help Reduce MRSA Infections

  Science & Nature : Medicine : Community Health Councils (Nhs) : Health & Fitness

  Targeted screening and suppression of MRSA before patients undergo surgery can significantly reduce the infections rates, according to a study published recently in the Journal of Hospital Infection.

• United Kingdom

  Harmful blood glucose levels linked to defective gene

  Genetic Engineering : Medicine : Research

  A genetic mutation that can raise the amount of glucose in a person's blood to harmful levels is identified today in a study in the journal Science.
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  United Kingdom

  OnExamination.com launches UKCAT online revision course for aspiring medics

  Medicine : Student

  Aimed at sixth-form students taking UKCAT, this new resource seeks to prepare students for the key elements of this medical school entrance test.

• Southampton response to EFSA evaluation of study on food additives and children's behaviour

  Medicine : Healthy Eating

  A European Food Standards Authority (EFSA) Panel has today announced the results of its assessment of the Southampton study of food additives and children's behaviour published in the Lancet in September 2007.

• University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Researchers confirm link between common cold and ear infection

  Earache : Medicine

  A new five-year study at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston confirms the suspected close link between the two most common diseases of young children: colds and ear infections.

• BMA launches campaign to safeguard medical training

  Employment & Training : Medicine : Doctor

  The BMA launches a campaign today (Thursday 13 March, 2008) to alert the government to doctors’ concerns about the future of medical training.

• United Kingdom

  Significant reductions in mortality and cardiovascular events shown using blood pressure-lowering treatment in those aged 80 and over

  Blood : Heart Attack

  Lowering the blood pressure of elderly patients could cut their total mortality by a fifth and their rate of cardiovascular events by a third, according to a new study presented today at the American College of Cardiology.

• United Kingdom

  Legalising the production of opium for medical use is neither viable or necessary

  Drugs

  Proposals to legalise the production of opium in Afghanistan for medical use are unworkable and unnecessary, says the Minister of State for Africa, Asia, and the United Nations in an editorial in this week's BMJ.

• Plymouth

  Massive Investment in Research in the South West

  Healthcare : Research : Community Health Councils (Nhs) : Health Authorities & Services

  Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust was today celebrating having helped attract £20 million extra research funding to the South West.

• Westcountry

  Patients Say They Receive Good Quality Care

  Healthcare

  The vast majority of patients treated at Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust feel the care they receive is excellent or very good, according to the latest independent survey.

• Devon

  Northern Devon Healthcare Trust reduces call waiting times with speech recognition from Telephonetics VIP

  Healthcare

  The Northern Devon Healthcare Trust (NDHT) is using a speech recognition solution, from voice automation specialist Telephonetics VIP, to answer external calls at busy times.
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  United Kingdom

  Deaf Awareness Week (May 5-11 2008)

  People & Society : Hearing

  As The Hearing Company marks a milestone anniversary this year, celebrating 50 years of providing hearing care on the UK high street, we ask the question: how has it all changed?

• United Kingdom

  Deaf people calling for better telephone access

  Hearing

  The Government was accused today of letting down deaf and hard-of-hearing citizens by failing to enable them to have access to modernised, fairly-priced telecom services suited to their needs.

• United Kingdom

  Dialogue Text Messaging Service For Northumbria Police Hard Of Hearing

  Hearing

  Mobile solutions specialist Dialogue Communications has provided a unique messaging service for Northumbria Police, to allow local deaf, hearing impaired and speech impaired residents to contact the police via text messaging.

• United Kingdom

  Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust wins 2008 First DataBank Europe/GHP/UKCPA Information Technology Award

  Pharmaceuticals

  This year’s First DataBank Europe Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists UKCPA Information Technology Award has been awarded to the Pharmacy department of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust, it was announced today

• United Kingdom

  Easter bunnies and upset tummies?

  Pharmaceuticals

  It's also expected that Britons will tuck into over 80million Easter eggs , with children making their way through five or six on average.

• United Kingdom

  Significant Warehousing & Distribution Win For Movianto

  Pharmaceuticals : Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Suppliers

  One of the world’s largest manufacturers of drugs that combat bacterial infections, cardiovascular disease and tuberculosis, Lupin Pharmaceuticals, has selected Movianto to provide warehousing and distribution services for its UK market entry.

• Plymouth

  A Medal Haul for Plymouth in the Transplant Games

  Disability : Community Health Councils (Nhs) : Sport : Health & Fitness

  Fourteen gold medals, four silver, one bronze and two trophies were collected by eight competitors at this year's British Transplant Games.

• Plymouth

  Top of the league for reducing C diff rates

  Community Health Councils (Nhs) : Health & Fitness

  In annual figures released by the Health Protection Agency, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust is top of the league table of teaching hospitals nationwide with the lowest rates of Clostridium difficile.

• Plymouth

  Plans Go on Show

  Community Health Councils (Nhs) : Hospital

  Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust is teaming up with partners Wharfside Regeneration to invite local people - patients, councillors and members of the public - to come along, look at major building plans and give their views in an open day.

• Plymouth

  Waits for NHS Hearing Tests are a Thing of the Past

  Community Health Councils (Nhs) : Health & Fitness

  Patients wanting a hearing test will be pleased to know that waiting lists are a thing of the past.

• Cornwall

  Innovative Production Unit supplying local food to hospitals

  Food & Drink : Community Health Councils (Nhs) : Health & Fitness

  An innovative production unit that is transforming the way thousands of meals are served to hospitals in Cornwall every week is now up and running.

• Plymouth

  New Maternity Screening Service

  Maternity : Community Health Councils (Nhs)

  All pregnant women being cared for by the maternity services at Derriford Hospital will now be offered a new combined screening service for Down's Syndrome.

• Cornwall

  Excellent Breast Screening Results for Plymouth-based Service

  Breast Cancer : Community Health Councils (Nhs) : Health Authorities & Services

  Women being screened for breast cancer in West Devon and East Cornwall can be assured they are being cared for by one of the best centres in the region according to the latest independent figures.

• Plymouth

  Zero Tolerance to Infections in Plymouth

  Community Health Councils (Nhs) : Health Authorities & Services : Health Centre

  Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust is taking a zero-tolerance approach to preventable infections to bring down rates of MRSA and Clostridium difficile even further.

• United Kingdom

  Below inflation pay awards very disappointing, say Northern Ireland's doctors

  Doctor : Health Authorities & Services

  Northern Ireland's doctors are again to receive a below inflation pay award; indeed many will in effect receive a pay cut.

• Air Ambulance and Heroes Charities to benefit from Commando Challenge

  Health Authorities & Services : Armed Services

  Organisers of the Royal Marines Commando Challenge have confirmed that this year the world famous event will be raising funds for the Devon Air Ambulance Trust and Help for Heroes.

• Plymouth

  Plymouth Hospitals Trust in the Top 40

  Hospital

  Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust has once again been named as one of the 40 top-performing Trusts in the country.

• Westcountry

  Infection Rates Down Again at Plymouth Hospitals

  Hospital

  Infection rates have fallen once again at Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust and plans are underway to bring the numbers down even further in the future.
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  United Kingdom

  Ascribe extends integrated Pharmacy and Robotic IT systems to Royal Bolton Hospital

  Pharmacies : Pharmacy

  Ascribe plc (AIM:ASP), the innovative health IT Group, today announced that it has successfully installed its Web Pharmacy solution at the Royal Bolton Hospital