October teaching newsletter published
The October edition of the teaching newsletter has been published and can be downloaded from the teaching area of the website.
News
Researchers uncover the factors associated with hospital deaths in the oldest old
Researchers from the University of Bristol and Public Health England have found that, although the rates of hospital deaths in England are declining, nearly two-thirds of people aged 85 and over, and more than half of people aged 95 and over, still die in hospital.
Dr Rupert Payne joins CAPC
Dr Rupert Payne has joined the Centre for Academic Primary Care as a senior clinical lecturer.
Alastair Hay to be given John Fry award
Dr Alastair Hay will be awarded the Royal College of General Practitioner's John Fry Award in May 2011.
Researchers urge caution over giving patients online access to their health records
The Government is aiming for all adults to have online access to their health and social care records by 2020, but researchers from the Institute of Child Health, QMUL and the University of Bristol are concerned about the potential for unintended harm.
Improving healthcare for survivors and perpetrators of domestic violence and abuse
Healthcare professionals, researchers and survivors of domestic violence and abuse (DVA) are meeting today [19 November] at a conference in Bristol to discuss the findings of a five-year research programme, the largest of its kind in the UK.
Adolescents with Type 2 diabetes would consider surgery
Obesity is the main cause of Type 2 diabetes in adolescents and is usually treated with lifestyle changes, in combination with drugs such as insulin and metformin. But researchers have found that adolescents struggle to maintain lifestyle changes and have recommended that weight loss surgery and the drug liraglutide should be given greater consideration as a potential treatments for adolescent Type 2 diabetes.
Study examines increase in calls to emergency services
As calls to emergency services increase, there is an urgent need for a reliable and consistent method of measuring whether or not these calls are appropriate. These are the findings from a University of Bristol study, published in BMJ Open, which explored ambulance use among patients with problems that could potentially be managed by their GP or other primary care health services.
Are patient surveys a reliable way to assess the performance of doctors and practices?
To assess the performance of general practices, it is better to ask patients about their actual experiences of care rather than ask for satisfaction ratings, according to new research from the University of Bristol published in the British Medical Journal. The findings call into question the reliability of using surveys to evaluate practice performance.
New research programme aims to improve healthcare professionals' approach to domestic violence
Researchers at the University of Bristol have received more than £2.5 million from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to carry out research that aims to increase the safety and well-being of victims of domestic violence and abuse (DVA).