02/03/2012
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Trading Abroad Will Help Boost UK Business
Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) are being urged to take advantage of the opportunities available to them to get trading and look at potential new markets abroad.
Speaking to business leaders in Cambridge at the Going Global: Helping small businesses trade abroad conference today - Business and Enterprise Minister Mark Prisk encouraged entrepreneurs to get trading and help boost the UK economy.
Over 14 million Patients Screened For Blood Clots
Patients are now almost twice as likely to be screened in hospital for venous thromboembolism (VTE) than in 2010, helping save thousands of lives, Health Minister Simon Burns today announced.
Venous thromboembolism (VTE), which includes blood clots in one of the deep veins in the body, poses a serious risk to patients – an estimated 25,000 patient deaths a year could be associated with VTE.
In July 2010, the Government introduced a measure to ensure the NHS assesses 90 per cent of admitted patients for the risk of VTE and treats those who need it.
Drivers Urged To Think Biker
A £1.2 million THINK! campaign urging drivers to see the person behind the motorcycle helmet was launched today by Road Safety Minister Mike Penning.
The TV adverts will show bikers with flashing neon signs attached to their bikes. The signs show the rider's name and information about them such as 'shy retiring type' or 'new dad'. The voiceover at the end asks drivers to look out for motorcyclists next time they are out driving.
The campaign was informed by research showing that drivers are more likely to notice motorcyclists on the roads if they know a biker themselves.
(GK)
Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) are being urged to take advantage of the opportunities available to them to get trading and look at potential new markets abroad.
Speaking to business leaders in Cambridge at the Going Global: Helping small businesses trade abroad conference today - Business and Enterprise Minister Mark Prisk encouraged entrepreneurs to get trading and help boost the UK economy.
Over 14 million Patients Screened For Blood Clots
Patients are now almost twice as likely to be screened in hospital for venous thromboembolism (VTE) than in 2010, helping save thousands of lives, Health Minister Simon Burns today announced.
Venous thromboembolism (VTE), which includes blood clots in one of the deep veins in the body, poses a serious risk to patients – an estimated 25,000 patient deaths a year could be associated with VTE.
In July 2010, the Government introduced a measure to ensure the NHS assesses 90 per cent of admitted patients for the risk of VTE and treats those who need it.
Drivers Urged To Think Biker
A £1.2 million THINK! campaign urging drivers to see the person behind the motorcycle helmet was launched today by Road Safety Minister Mike Penning.
The TV adverts will show bikers with flashing neon signs attached to their bikes. The signs show the rider's name and information about them such as 'shy retiring type' or 'new dad'. The voiceover at the end asks drivers to look out for motorcyclists next time they are out driving.
The campaign was informed by research showing that drivers are more likely to notice motorcyclists on the roads if they know a biker themselves.
(GK)
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Birmingham trust nominated to run £1.8m genetics centre
Birmingham Women's Healthcare Trust have won a bid to run the new Genetics Education and Development Centre. The Centre, which will educate NHS staff about genetics and the role it plays in modern healthcare, is part of the Government's wider £50 million strategy to make sure that patients benefit from the latest developments in genetic knowledge.
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Study Finds Remote Care More Expensive
Remote monitoring of long-term care patients has been found to be less cost effective, according to a UK trial. Some 1,000 patients were involved in the British Medical Journal study, which indicated the total costs for those using "tele-health" were higher.
Study Finds Remote Care More Expensive
Remote monitoring of long-term care patients has been found to be less cost effective, according to a UK trial. Some 1,000 patients were involved in the British Medical Journal study, which indicated the total costs for those using "tele-health" were higher.
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Nurses 'too busy' to help patients eat
Nine out of ten nurses say that they do not always have time to help patients who need assistance with eating, a study has revealed. The charity Age Concern said that a lack of nursing time and a failure by hospitals to introduce simple safeguards has hit the most vulnerable patients.
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