Speaking at Hospital Healthcare Europe’s recent Clinical Excellence in Respiratory Care event, Dr Zaheer Mangera shared insights into the lung cancer pathway and its management and diagnosis in accordance with NICE and other guidance, paying particular attention to the benefits and challenges of early diagnosis and lung cancer screening. The post Lung cancer pathway insights from Dr Zaheer Mangera part 1: early diagnosis and screening appeared first on Hospital Healthcare Europe ..read more

Repeated doses of paracetamol in older patients can lead to an increased risk of several severe complications, researchers have reported. The post Regular paracetamol use can cause severe complications in over-65s, researchers warn appeared first on Hospital Healthcare Europe ..read more

More needs to be done to protect children with asthma in England, including proper implementation of the new UK-wide joint BTS/NICE/SIGN guidelines, Asthma + Lung UK has said. The post Calls for urgent action on child asthma deaths as report highlights stark inequalities appeared first on Hospital Healthcare Europe ..read more

A team from Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is leading the national rollout of a new radiographer-led nasogastric tube position check pathway after their efforts showed long-term positive results. Here, the team discusses the need for such a pathway, how it has been shown to improve safety and how other Trusts can get involved. The post Radiographer-led nasogastric tube position check pathway: the new way forward appeared first on Hospital Healthcare Europe ..read more

Specific combinations of long-term conditions – or multimorbidity – are linked to a worse health-related quality of life and should be taken into account when assessing patients, a new UK-wide study suggests. The post Consider multimorbidity clusters to support patient quality of life, study advises appeared first on Hospital Healthcare Europe ..read more

Dr Chris Coulson, ENT consultant at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, UK, and CEO of Endoscope-i, talks to Beth Gault about how a new iPhone-compatible device being piloted in the West Midlands aims to streamline throat cancer referrals. The post How an iPhone attachment is helping streamline cancer referrals appeared first on Hospital Healthcare Europe ..read more

Significant strides are being taken in oncology, with treatment innovation and expanding skill sets supporting best practice among the multidisciplinary team. Speaking to Saša Janković, clinical and oncology pharmacist and ESOP president Professor Klaus Meier discusses the significant opportunities and challenges in the field and how collaboration is the key to an even brighter future. The post The collaborative future of oncology: embracing and integrating pharmacy appeared first on Hospital Healthcare Europe ..read more

A recent study identifying critical indicators related to medication adherence emphasises the complexity of the issue and the difficulty in predicting adherence to medications. The findings suggest a need for tailored, country-specific interventions and health policies to increase adherence, improve health outcomes and reduce economic burdens. The post Research digest: Identifying medication adherence challenges to support best practice across Europe appeared first on Hospital Healthcare Europe ..read more

Women in Scotland were undertreated compared to men after a myocardial infarction, with the odds of receiving medicines that can prevent another myocardial infarction ‘stacked against you’ if you are female, researchers suggest. The post Women receive unequal treatment after myocardial infarction, Scottish study finds appeared first on Hospital Healthcare Europe ..read more

Research suggests that children or young people who attend emergency departments for care because of violence are at greater risk of experiencing this again. Dr Sarah Bekaert PhD describes schemes that are putting extra support in place to try to change future outcomes. The post Hospital navigator schemes give young people a better chance against violence appeared first on Hospital Healthcare Europe ..read more