First Contact Practitioner Physio Opioid Awareness Resource
29th November 2024The issue of overprescribing opioids for non-cancer pain in the North East and North Cumbria requires a multidisciplinary approach. A...
Posted inEducating healthcare professionals about familial hypercholesterolaemia
10th October 2024Educating healthcare professionals about familial hypercholesterolaemia: from a local University to a national MOOC The NHS long term plan called...
Posted inRemote Monitoring in General Practice
19th September 2024Remote monitoring has been part of the NHS for some time, and the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased the use...
Posted inImproving access to FH Genetic Testing: GENinCode
30th August 2024The NHS, in its Long-Term Plan, set a goal to identify 25% of people with FH within five years...
Posted inA new focus of lipid-lowering therapy for secondary prevention vascular and diabetic foot patients in a pharmacist-led clinic.
5th April 2024Approximately 25-28 % of UK CVD deaths are due to raised cholesterol; every 1.0 mmol/L in LDL-C is associated with...
Posted inLipid Optimisation – the role of a Pharmacy Technician
24th April 2023Pharmacy technicians have a dedicated skill set and knowledge base. This enables them to triage a patient list and make...
Posted inUse of Attend Anywhere during COVID-19 pandemic
15th September 2021The Medical Psychology Department at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provide psychological assessment and treatment services to individuals, struggling...
Posted inDelivery of the National PReCePT (Prevention of Cerebral Palsy in the PreTerm Infant) Programme in the North East and North Cumbria (NENC) region
28th July 2020The aim of the PReCePT Programme was to increase the numbers of eligible women offered magnesium sulphate to prevent cerebral...
Posted inEstablishing a Centre of Excellence for the Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests to Accelerate Efficient Emergency Stroke Care
26th June 2018The NIHR Newcastle In Vitro Diagnostics Co-operative (one of the eleven MedTech and In vitro diagnostics Co-operatives, MICs) and the...
Posted inPoint of Care Diagnostic Test for Influenza, Transforming Pathways in a UK Medical Assessment Suite (MAS).
The key to effective influenza (flu) management is time – the quicker the presence or absence of flu can be...
Posted inPneuX Prevention System for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
31st January 2018NHS Innovation Accelerator Fellow: Peter Young The PneuX System is designed to stop ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), which is the leading cause of...
Posted inUroLift® (Prostatic Urethral Lift) Shows Great Potential for Treatment of Enlarged Prostate
UroLift® is an innovative, cost-effective, short and non-invasive treatment for the common condition of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), in which...
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