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Health inequalities: the unintended consequences of private …

WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic has had an enormous impact on the health system in the UK and highlighted the sad extent of health inequalities. At the height of …

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Exercise: the miracle cure for surgeons to fix the NHS and social care

WEBBiologically plausible mechanisms for risk reduction in cancer include the effects of exercise on moderating neural and hormonal responses, reducing …

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Doctor–patient communication, patient knowledge and health …

WEBPatients who understand their injuries, the aims and potential of their treatment are likely to experience superior outcomes. We review the literature on …

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Bias in medical artificial intelligence The Bulletin of the Royal

WEBBias, discrimination and social injustices have plagued human society since the dawn of time. Healthcare and its affiliated technologies are not immune to such …

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Sir John Simon — Royal College of Surgeons

WEBSir John Simon (10 October 1816 – 23 July 1904), pathologist, surgeon and public health reformer, was born 200 years ago. October 2016 marked the 150 th anniversary of the …

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The dangers of tight lacing: the effects of the corset

WEBCompressing the abdominal organs could cause poor digestion and over time the back muscles could atrophy. In fact, long term tight lacing led to the rib cage …

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Advancing healthcare through innovation and transformation

WEBLed by Dr Eric Topol, the Topol review highlights the need to prepare the healthcare workforce for the digital future by integrating genomics, AI and digital health …

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Health tourism: a problem we need to address The Bulletin of the

WEBMy first article on this subject was published in The Spectator in February 2013. Within days of publication, the Department of Health archived its website entitled …

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Lifestyle choice generally shouldn’t influence clinical decisions – …

WEBLifestyle is defined as ‘someone’s way of living; the things that a person or particular group of people usually do’. 1 In turn, lifestyle choices can be defined as the …

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The history of 3D printing in healthcare The Bulletin of the Royal

WEBOn 8 August 1984, Charles W ‘Chuck’ Hull filed US patent number US4575330 A, for Apparatus for production of three-dimensional objects by …

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Does the word ‘quiet’ really make things busier

WEBLife as a doctor has become progressively busier and understaffing of rotas creates staff shortages. Hospital admissions are rising year on year by 1–3%. 1 In 2015 …

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The role of medical technology in surgical innovation

WEBThis translational barrier was highlighted by the UK government in the Life Sciences Industrial Strategy report, which recognised its impact in preventing patients, …

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The three Fs of sustainability in surgery: the facts, what is currently

WEBSurgical services (and operating theatres in particular) are a carbon hotspot for healthcare. An operating theatre's high energy demands, equipment procurement, …

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Surgery and the NHS carbon footprint The Bulletin of the Royal

WEBAnaesthetic gases contributed 525kt CO 2 e to the NHS carbon footprint in 2017, of which 200kt CO 2 e arose from surgical use. 4 Approximately 18% of the total …

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Projections for primary hip and knee replacement surgery up to …

WEBIntroduction We estimated the number of primary total hip and knee replacements (THR and TKR) that will need to be performed up to the year 2060. …

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What impact is dentistry having on the environment and how can

WEBThe Minamata Convention is a global initiative aimed at reducing the release of mercury into the environment. 8 Ratified by the EU and its member states in 2017, …

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The history of 3D printing in healthcare

WEBThe precursor to the adoption of 3D printing in healthcare was a series of trials conducted by a team of researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. The …

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THE IMPORTANCE OF CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION

WEBA breakdown of entries completed by grade of doctor is given in Table 1 whereas the compliance of notes with documentation standards is shown in Table 2.At reaudit, there …

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