Flame Health Newsletter - Issue 9

Issue 9 - May 2005

Arthritis patients want more information

Dentists failing on emergency care

Drive to reduce NHS spending on agency staff

Hospitalisation may increase suicide risk in elderly

Plastic aprons may increase infection risk

Risk outweighs benefits in shark cartilage as cancer treatment

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Arthritis patients want more information
A new survey suggests that most people with rheumatoid arthritis want as much information on their disease as they can get, though many leave treatment decisions to their doctors...

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Dentists failing on emergency care
Almost half of the NHS dental practices in the UK can not offer an urgent appointment to unregistered patients, bringing into question the Government's 1999 pledge..

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Drive to reduce NHS spending on agency staff
A scheme to reduce NHS spending on agency staff was announced by Health Minister Lord Warner...

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Hospitalisation may increase suicide risk in elderly
The risk of suicide increase in the very elderly if they have been hospitalised for a medical illness in the previous two years, according to new research published...

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Plastic aprons may increase infection risk
The plastic disposable aprons worn by nurses may increase the risk of patients contracting infection...

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Risk outweighs benefits in shark cartilage as cancer treatment
As a treatment for advanced cancer, shark cartilage fails to benefit patients, and its adverse effects can lead to poor compliance with treatment...

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