Guidance Issued On Improving Patient Safety In Mental Health And Learning Disability Services, UK Today (26 November), mental
health staff in the NHS and independent sector are being provided with targeted guidance developed to improve patient safety. This comes in the form of two new guidelines by the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA). The first is an alert on the resuscitation of patients in mental
health and learning disability settings.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com'Mind' Comments On Government 'Fit Note' Plans, UK On the 25th Novembe the UK Government announced that it will implement Dame Carol Black's 'Fit for Work' proposals and replace sickness absence 'sick notes' with 'fit notes', designed to describe what an employee can do and help them remain in work.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSurvival In Early Stage Endometrial Cancer Not Improved By Pelvic Lymphadenectomy Systematic use of pelvic lymphadenectomy (removal of the lymph nodes) does not improve disease-free or overall survival in women with early-stage endometrial cancer, according to a randomized trial published online November 25 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The first site of metastasis for endometrial cancer is often the pelvic lymph nodes.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMind Comments On Government 'Fit Note' Plans, UK Yesterday the Government announced that it will implement Dame Carol Black's 'Fit for Work' proposals and replace sickness absence 'sick notes' with 'fit notes', designed to describe what an employee can do and help them remain in work (1).
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFirst Step Towards A Healthier Aussie Bloke The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) today congratulated the Australian Government for beginning a conversation about men's
health and for their proposal to develop Australia's first ever National Men's
Health Policy. "Australian GPs welcome this commitment which recognises men's
health as a policy priority.
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