PA, The Independent,
Monday, 22 December 2008
Every GP will be trained to spot the first signs of dementia under plans to provide sufferers with a better quality of life, the Government said today.
“Memory clinics” will also be set up in every town as places where patients can get treatment and support to live their lives [...]
Archive for December, 2008
All GPs to have dementia training
Posted in ALZHEIMER, Men's health, Vascular disease, Women's health, chronic disease, mental health, tagged Dementia, health on December 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Family doctors ‘make 600 mistakes a day’
Posted in Editor, RISKS, Research, SORRY, tagged Doctors, health, Medical Errors on December 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By: Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor, The Independent
11 December 2008
Family doctors are committing up to 600 errors a day, mainly in diagnosis and treatment, but are among the worst staff at reporting them, an NHS watchdog says today.
Family doctors are committing up to 600 errors a day, mainly in diagnosis [...]
Sharp rise in heterosexual HIV cases
Posted in AIDS, Editor, INFECTIONS, Men's health, RISKS, STD's, Science, Women's health, chronic disease, diagnosis, health, life, news on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By: Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor, The Independent
Wednesday, 26 November 2008
The number of people infected with HIV acquired through heterosexual contact in the UK has almost doubled in four years, figures issued yesterday show. There were 960 new diagnoses in 2007 compared with 540 in 2003, the Health Protection Agency said.
Although [...]
