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We provide access to various knowledge resources and services to help healthcare staff and students find the best evidence to support patient care, enhance their studies and professional development, support research, and health and wellbeing.
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Our latest #AnaesthesiaOnAir podcast explores AI tools & patient information 🎧

Hosted by Samantha Black, in conversation with Patient Voices Chair, Jenny Westaway & Dr Maya Sussman🎙️

Listen here as they discuss the risks & opportunities AI presents 👉 https://ow.ly/jTb850XqOzr

#Ansky #Medsky
November 14, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Global prevalence of hypertension among children and adolescents aged 19 years or younger: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis - The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
Global prevalence of hypertension among children and adolescents aged 19 years or younger: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis
Childhood hypertension affects a substantial and growing proportion of the global paediatric population, with prevalence varying considerably by diagnostic approach. These findings underscore the…
www.thelancet.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Call to join new series of GIRFT Further Faster sessions sharing good practice for increasing CYP elective activity
Call to join new series of GIRFT Further Faster sessions sharing good practice for increasing CYP elective activity - Getting It Right First Time - GIRFT
NHS surgeons, anaesthetists, theatre teams and operational teams working with children and young people (CYP) are being urged to join a new monthly series of GIRFT Further Faster meetings sharing…
gettingitrightfirsttime.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Gout: understanding the condition and supporting patients to manage it well
Gout: understanding the condition and supporting patients to manage it well
Read this article for the current evidence for the diagnosis, assessment and management of gout.
www.nursingtimes.net
November 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Today is #WorldDiabetesDay.

Reflecting on this year's theme 'diabetes & wellbeing', RCN Diabetes Forum Committee member Debbie Holder offers advice on how nursing staff can support colleagues living with diabetes & advice on what diabetic staff should expect in the workplace: https://bit.ly/47XpbLw
November 14, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Is The UK Becoming The ‘Sicker Man’ Of Europe? | The King's Fund
Is the UK becoming the ‘sicker man’ of Europe? | The King's Fund
Veena Raleigh reviews the latest data to assess how the UK’s health compares to other countries.
www.kingsfund.org.uk
November 14, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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New Ways November - Day 14: Find a new way to help or support a cause you care about actionforhappiness.org/new-ways-nov... #NewWaysNovember
November 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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The treatment of type 1 diabetes is entering a transformative era.

In a Review, Anette-Gabriele Ziegler & colleagues explores three paradigm-shifting developments poised to transform type 1 diabetes treatment: spkl.io/63328Ab7Ay #WorldDiabetesDay
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Interpreting liver blood test results can be challenging. How should clinicians interpret abnormal results?

New Education articles offers guidance and a visual summary
#BMJInfographic
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
November 13, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Type 1 diabetes is worse in the young - here's why
Scientists discover why type 1 diabetes is worse in children
They show cells that control blood sugar are more vulnerable in early childhood.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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📜 New Editorial

Public trust: the #vaccine against vaccine hesitancy

To overcome doubts and hesitancy, a single message—impartial and accessible, guided by science, and grounded in validated data—needs to be heard.

tinyurl.com/mr2uehcp

@gavi.org @who.int
November 13, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Clinical Audit and Quality Improvement News: October 2025
Latest news: October 2025 eBulletin – HQIP
Find out about the latest news and updates relating to clinical audit, outcome reviews and data-informed healthcare improvement.
www.hqip.org.uk
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Paediatricians are seeing high rates of flu among children this winter.

Flu can cause serious illness and lead to hospitalisation, even in otherwise healthy children.

We are urging parents to get their child vaccinated – share our new factsheet to support families 👇 www.rcpch.ac.uk/resources/fl...
November 12, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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📢Tomorrow (13 November), HQIP releases the latest #ClinicalAudit and #QualityImprovement reports.

Stay up to date with the latest findings and future releases by signing up to our mailing list today📝: www.hqip.org.uk/subscribe-fo...
November 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Guidance to support better clinical prioritisation of patients referred for echocardiogram (ECG)
Guidance to support better clinical prioritisation of patients referred for echocardiogram (ECG) - Getting It Right First Time - GIRFT
A concise guide to support hospital clinicians, sonographers and service managers to make clear, consistent and patient-centred decisions on the urgency and appropriateness of echocardiograms (ECG)…
gettingitrightfirsttime.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Children are now using e-cigarettes at higher rates than adults.

Tom Gatehouse and colleagues argue for an approach to regulation that prioritises children’s rights and protects them
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
November 13, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Hundreds more blood cancer patients to receive life-giving drug on NHS
NHS England » Hundreds more blood cancer patients to receive life-giving drug on NHS
NHS England » Hundreds more blood cancer patients to receive life-giving drug on NHS
www.england.nhs.uk
November 13, 2025 at 10:05 AM
BMA report reveals widespread sexism and sexual harassment in UK medical education | National Health Executive
BMA report reveals widespread sexism and sexual harassment in UK medical education | National Health Executive
Sexism and sexual harassment have become ‘dangerously normalised’ within UK medical education, according to a new report by the
www.nationalhealthexecutive.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Five insights for building trust in ambient voice technologies |
www.health.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Setting the standards for responsible AI use in evidence synthesis
Setting the standards for responsible AI use in evidence synthesis | Cochrane
Leading organizations in evidence synthesis have united to produce a joint statement on artificial intelligence use in evidence synthesis
www.cochrane.org
November 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Record numbers of people with type 2 diabetes benefit from NHS ‘soups and shakes’
NHS England » Record numbers of people with type 2 diabetes benefit from NHS ‘soups and shakes’
NHS England » Record numbers of people with type 2 diabetes benefit from NHS ‘soups and shakes’
www.england.nhs.uk
November 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Crime gangs in UK start making own branded weight-loss drugs
Crime gangs in UK start making own branded weight-loss drugs
Medicines watchdog says criminals are designing packaging and branding to look like legitimate product
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
AI in the NHS 2025 |
www.health.org.uk
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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🌏 Despite substantial progress, asthma still poses a serious health burden globally.

A Lancet—@lancetrespirmed.bsky.social Series provides new insights into the genetics, prevention, & risk factors of the disease: spkl.io/63322Abjbm
November 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Surgical menopause like a 'hormonal cliff edge'
Hastings mum leading efforts to change NHS menopause policy
Surgical menopause is the immediate onset of menopause caused by the removal of both ovaries.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM