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WEBVersion: 2.1.6 | July 2024. A 78-year-old man complains of a drippy nose. For two years he's noticed a watery discharge from both nostrils, ‘like a tap running.’. There's no seasonality or trigger; he has minimal sneezing, no eye symptoms. There's no blood, he is otherwise well, and examination is normal.
New UK health security body replaces PHE - Pulse Today
WEBOct 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 …
Government announces 6% pay rise for salaried GPs and trainees
WEBBy Anna Colivicchi. 13 July 2023. The Government has announced that NHS staff in England will get a 6% pay increase this year, including salaried GPs and trainees but not GP partners. NHS consultants, SAS doctors, salaried dentists and salaried GPs will receive uplifts of 6% this year, the Department of Health and Social Care said.
Ten top tips - 24 hour ECGs - Pulse Today
WEBSep 18, 2017 · 9. Consider pacemaker implantation in patients with heart block or sinus pauses . The findings of Mobitz II AV block, 2:1 AV block and third-degree AV block are likely to represent significant conduction disease and you should refer these patients urgently for evaluation for pacemaker implantation, even if asymptomic. 10 Prophylactic pacemaker implantation in this group is of prognostic benefit.
Pulse oximetry - Pulse Today
WEBA positive desaturation test is a fall of 3% or more in pulse oximetry. Some patients have normal pulse oximetry at rest but their readings deteriorate on exertion. Identifying those with exertional desaturation and escalating their care more promptly could reduce mortality. They are likely to be specific but not sensitive (that is, a positive ...
CPD: Key questions on the national early warning score (NEWS2)
WEBDec 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 ...
HCRG Care Group to take over Operose and 60 GP practices
WEB06 December 2023. HCRG Care Group – formerly known as Virgin Care – has agreed to buy Operose Health, which runs nearly 60 NHS GP practices across the UK. Pulse reported in August that US medical giant Centene, trading in the UK as Operose Health, was looking to sell its nearly 60 GP practices, as part of a move to exit the UK health market.
The 2024/25 GP contract in England at a glance - Pulse Today
WEBThe 2024/25 GP contract in England at a glance. Jaimie Kaffash. 28 February 2024. We are summing up the main changes to the GP contract announced by NHS England today. An overall increase in investment of £259m taking overall contract investment to £1,186m – a 2.23% increase. This incorporates a 2% pay increase for GPs and staff, which may ...
M25 climate protest GP suspended for three months - Pulse Today
WEB19 August 2024. A GP who took part in a climate protest blocking the M25 motorway will be suspended for three months, a medical practitioners’ tribunal has decided. The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) hearing, which concluded last week, examined allegations that Dr Diana Warner had breached a court order by protesting on the M25 ...