Campaigns and success stories for PSL
Although only three years old, Patient Safety Learning has already established thriving communities of practice and has run some very successful initiatives including a campaign to improve outpatient […]
Although only three years old, Patient Safety Learning has already established thriving communities of practice and has run some very successful initiatives including a campaign to improve outpatient […]
The Patient Safety Learning Hub is an award-winning platform that serves as an open-access knowledge repository for information about patient safety. We spoke to Chief Executive, Helen Hughes […]
Mandates designed to decrease opioid prescriptions in the U.S. have worked, but they also have had an unintended and undesirable public health outcome, according to a recent study […]
A new study has examined patient preferences for breathlessness services and determined the cost savings of these provisions for the NHS. The paper is published today in Thorax by researchers […]
In England, 37 people die each day from bowel cancer, but screening using faecal blood testing followed by a colonoscopy can reduce both the incidence of this cancer […]
Pain affects people across a wide range of specialties and there is increasing evidence to suggest that medicines might not always be the answer. In this series of […]
Effective management of chronic pain calls for an holistic approach and could draw on skills developed in the management of other chronic conditions, says Professor Roger Knaggs (Specialist […]
As incoming President of the British Pain Society Professor Roger Knaggs (Specialist Pharmacist in pain management, Nottingham) is keen to find ways to help and support healthcare professionals […]
Better education about opioids and careful patient monitoring could be the keys to reducing opioid-dependence and effective pain management, according to Professor Roger Knaggs (Specialist Pharmacist in pain […]
The Journal of Public Health Management & Practice published a study from University of Minnesota researchers highlighting the Dr. Pete Dehnel Public Health Advocacy Fellowship and the program’s positive impact […]
Patients seeking to purchase chemotherapy drugs online face a confusing array of websites, over half of which potentially operate unsafely or illegally, finds a new study in the July 2022 […]
A new study by Marshall University researchers shows prescription drug brand names are increasingly unlike everyday American English, charting measurable trends in letter selection. The findings recently published […]