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UK walking guidelines ‘not up to speed’

The current assumed pedestrian walking speed of 1.2 m per second should be revised, say researchers whose findings show that the average UK resident over the age of 65 years does not walk at this pace.

19 Jun 2012

GPs to get NHS Choices rating

GP practices in England are to be given a score out of 10 on the NHS Choices website.

7 Jun 2012

How to manage conflicts of interest in guideline development remains unclear

Setting an ethics framework could be useful to identify and manage conflicts of interest in the context of developing clinical practice guidelines, suggest researchers.

7 Jun 2012

GP care equals memory clinics

GPs are as effective at coordinating treatment and care for patients with mild-to-moderate dementia as specialist memory clinics, study findings suggest.

6 Jun 2012

Infants, children ‘susceptible to acetaminophen overdose’

Acute acetaminophen overdose is the most common identifiable cause of acute liver failure in children, warn researchers in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

6 Jun 2012

CCG support advice ‘lacking’

Most CCGs want more information about the choice of commissioning support services available to them and how best to access them, according to a report commissioned by the Clinical Commissioning Coalition.

31 May 2012