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Ashtons - MHRA-Biobank

Press release: The MHRA has announced it will be the first drug safety regulator in the world to pilot its own genetic ‘biobank’

The biobank will operate alongside the MHRA’s Yellow Card reporting site and will contain genetic data and patient samples.

Ashtons - sleeping-pills

NICE publishes decision aid to guide patient discussions regarding discontinuation of benzodiazepines or z-drugs

This aid is designed to help patients who have been prescribed a benzodiazepine or z-drug for anxiety or sleeping problems,

Ashtons - leanring-disabilities

‘Learning Disabilities: policies to reduce inpatient care’ a report by the House of Commons Library

In February 2023, there were 2,045 people with a learning disability or autism receiving inpatient care, of which over half...

Ashtons - prison

‘Living (and dying) as an older person in prison’ – report by the Nuffield Trust

New research by The Nuffield Trust finds the number of older people in prison in England and Wales is increasing,...

Ashtons - deaths-at-home

‘Deaths at home during the Covid-19 pandemic and implications for patients and services’ – a report by the Nuffield Trust

60% of people who died at home either before or during the pandemic did not have their palliative care needs...

Ashtons - metastatic-cancer

NICE CG104 Metastatic malignant disease of unknown primary origin in adults: diagnosis and management

New update withdraws recommendations on gene-expression-based profiling

Ashtons - stroke

SIGN 166 National clinical guideline for stroke for the UK and Ireland from Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS)

Ashtons - Migraine

SIGN 155 Pharmacological management of migraine from Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS)

Ashtons - menopause

Joint safety alert in relation to appropriate doses of oestrogen and progestogen provided to women experiencing symptoms of menopause

Ashtons - vaping

Smokers urged to swap cigarettes for vapes in world first scheme

Swap cigarettes for vapes - one million smokers in England encouraged by Department of Health and Social Care to swap...

Ashtons - breathlessness

Adult breathlessness pathway (pre-diagnosis): diagnostic pathway support tool from the NHS England

Ashtons - obesity

‘Tackling obesity, improving policy making on food and health’ – report by the Institute for Government