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Health inequalities: the unintended consequences of …

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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Advancing healthcare through innovation and …

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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Exercise: the miracle cure for surgeons to fix the NHS and …

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

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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 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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Global Surgical Frontiers Conference 2024 — The Royal …

WEBGlobal Surgical Frontiers (GSF) is a three-day hybrid conference taking place on 25, 26 and 27 June 2024.This event is suitable for anyone interested in global surgery. We’re …

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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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Doctor–patient communication, patient knowledge and …

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

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Health tourism: a problem we need to address 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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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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Human factors – they don’t apply to surgeons, right

WEBSome of the most important HF issues affecting trainees and other surgical team members include tiredness, emotional state, effective teamwork, communication, …

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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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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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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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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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Blood and Body Fluid Splashes During Surgery – The Need for Eye

WEBThis study demonstrates an overall 45% risk of blood and body fluid splash on protective spectacle lens during surgery. This agrees with previous studies where blood splash …

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Getting It Right First Time: the national survey of surgical site

WEBThe Getting It Right First Time surgical site infection programme has introduced a different approach to infection surveillance in England. Results of the …

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Jehovah’s Witnesses and surgery The Bulletin of the Royal …

WEBThe 2016 Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS) guidance Caring for Patients Who Refuse Blood sets out the position of Jehovah’s Witnesses on blood …

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