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New UK health security body replaces PHE - Pulse Today
Oct 1, 2021 · The new UK-wide public health and disease security organisation, which replaces Public Health England (PHE), has launched today. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) brings together PHE, NHS Test and Trace and the Joint Biosecurity Centre to protect the population from future health threats, as well as continuing to tackle Covid-19.
Implementing the new joint NICE asthma guidelines - Pulse Today
Dec 12, 2024 · GP and respiratory expert Dr Andrew Whittamore outlines the key updates in new joint NICE/BTS/SIGN asthma guidelines and advises on how best to implement the changes. NICE has worked with BTS and SIGN to produce a unified guideline on asthma. 1 The guidance aims to modernise asthma management, in particular to support more accurate diagnosis and introduce more effective treatment regimens, to ...
CPD: Key questions on the national early warning score (NEWS2)
Dec 21, 2020 · Key learning points. NEWS2 is a method of measuring how ‘sick’ a patient may be, using respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, pulse, temperature, level of consciousness and systolic blood pressure.; There are no validated thresholds for action and the scores should be used alongside clinical judgment. NEWS2 has not been validated for use in primary care but call operators may ask for the ...
Long-awaited joint asthma guidance overhauls diagnostics and …
Jun 20, 2024 · Yet the committee noted there is wide variability on access to testing with many of those now recommended for both adults and children not available or routinely used. This includes FeNO equipment which is not available in some areas and no access to bronchial challenge testing for primary care.
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Pulse Reference: All the symptoms and diagnoses guides you need
Mar 12, 2024 · We are thrilled to unveil the Pulse Reference relaunch, a unique resource that allows GPs to make sense of their patients’ symptoms and delve deeper into likely diagnoses Based on the best-selling Symptom Sorter book, co-authored by Pulse’s own clinical adviser, Dr Keith Hopcroft, Pulse Reference covers the vast majority of symptoms seen in general practice, from the most common to some of ...