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An article demystifying the use of dry powder inhaler in patients irrespective of respiratory condition or age of the patient even during acute exacerbations. Demonstrating that dry powder inhalers…
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12 Mar 2024 •
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Ville A Vartiainena,b, Federico Lavorini c , Anna C Murphyd and Klaus F Rabee
Social prescribing services for mental healthcare create links with support in the community for people using primary care. Social prescribing services may reduce future healthcare use, and therefore…
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13 Nov 2024 •
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Maughan, D., Patel, A., Parveen, T., Braithwaite, I., Cook, J., Lillywhite, R., and Cooke, M.
Each year since 2008 when the Climate Change Act became law, the Climate Change Committee publishes a progress report, providing a comprehensive overview of the UK Government’s progress to date in…
This report is an analysis by Malhotra and colleagues, who explain how and why a US initiative to get doctors to stop using interventions with no benefit is being brought to the UK.
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13 Nov 2024 •
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Malhotra, A., Maughan, D., Ansell, J., Lehman, R., Henderson, A., Gray, M., and Stephenson, T.
The mental health effects of climate change are significant and highly concerning, yet little is known about the magnitude of these effects or how best to manage them. This introduction to the…
A survey was conducted in the UK investigating communication methods used by staff to inform and remind patients about appointments.Increased number of communication methods used was associated with a…
Social networking sites (SNS) are having an increasing influence on patients' lives and doctors are far from certain about how to deal with this new challenge. In our literature search, we could find…
Awareness about the waste that occurs throughout clinical care is increasing. The wasteful use of clinical resources suggests a need to improve sustainability in health care, given the current context…
Weather systems are likely to become more unstable as global temperatures rise, but could unstable weather have an effect on the development of mental disorders? This blog gives evidence that even…
This practice pointer article is part of a series in the BMJ on the theme of 'Towards Net Zero'. This article explores where carbon emissions come from in asthma care and why it's so important to…
