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Healthcare watchdog calls for Government rethink on public role in NHS decision-making
Independent healthcare charity the King's Fund has called on the Government to rethink its policy on public involvement in health care strategy, in a paper in this week's BMJ. Dr Dominique Florin, GP and health service researcher, and Professor Jennifer Dixon, Director of Health Policy, say that although the Government aims to increase public... view more... (2004-01-17)
Innovation & Technology Transfer special edition: Commission Communication on innovation policy
Europe's enterprises are the foundation of our economic prosperity, so we need to create the conditions in which firms can prosper. Innovation is about creating value, about increasing productivity and therefore growing Europe's economy. Improving our innovation performance should make a big contribution to this, so we have updated our approach to... view more... (2003-04-30)
Do Overseas Recruitment Schemes Fuel Health Inequalities?
Schemes to recruit doctors from developing countries risk damaging their fragile health systems, warns a senior doctor in this week's BMJ. Overseas recruitment schemes are marketed primarily as an opportunity for doctors to experience one of the world's best healthcare systems. Yet a new NHS scheme is taking highly experienced specialists,... view more... (2003-10-15)
Is government health policy based on evidence or assumption?
The overinterpretation of a few small scale studies, carried out up to 10 years ago, could end up being used to determine health policy because the findings fit in with the government's broader policy objectives, argue researchers in this week's BMJ. Steven Cummins and Sally Macintyre examine the phenomena of "factoids" - assumptions or... view more... (2002-08-21)
Social deprivation linked to increased risk of blindness from glaucoma
People with the least material and psychosocial resources seem to be at greatest risk of going blind from glaucoma, finds a study in this week's BMJ. This study has important implications for government policy aimed at reducing social inequalities in health. Researchers at University College London measured the socioeconomic status of 220 patients... view more... (2001-03-13)
Lords launch inquiry into E-commerce: Policy Co-ordination and Development in the EU
A House of Lords Select Committee is examining e-commerce policy development and co-ordination in the EU. In particular, it will be asking the following questions: 1) What needs to be done to create confidence and to stimulate e-commerce? 2) Does the European Commission's draft Action Plan "e-Europe: An Information Society for All"... view more... (2000-03-31)
New Policy Priorities for Chemical Industry Revealed
A new set of priorities for the chemical industry will be revealed by the Chemical Industries Association (CIA) today during the launch of their new Policy Priorities booklet at the House of Commons, London. view more (2005-03-16)
Europe's New Role in the World: An Ethical Power
The question about a common European foreign policy is high on the political agenda. Two recent international events - the agreement on a European Constitution and the war in Iraq - have put the spotlight on the prospects for a common European foreign policy. In a comparative foreign policy study of the three largest EU member states - Britain,... view more... (2004-11-25)
Rice University's Baker Institute experts available to discuss stem cell research, recommendations
Rice University's Baker Institute has experts available to discuss the current debate on United States' embryonic stem cell policy. view more (2009-02-18)
Shaping health-systems research for the developing world (997)
The Ministerial Summit on Health Research (November 16-20, 2004, Mexico City), convened by WHO, will focus on health-policy development, health-systems research, knowledge dissemination, and promoting the use of findings by decision makers. view more (2004-09-08)
Common SARS policy for schools urgently needed
The Government should urgently develop a common SARS policy for UK boarding schools, according to a letter in this week's BMJ. Current school policies on SARS are confusing, writes Ian Wong at the University of London School of Pharmacy. Some Chinese students are subjected to quarantine imposed by their schools, while one school is reported to be... view more... (2003-04-23)
Why do asylum seekers come here?
A question that is puzzling one of Europe's leading experts in social policy is `Why are refugees and economic migrants so keen to come to Britain?` Professor Peter Taylor-Gooby, a social policy professor at the University of Kent at Canterbury (UKC), has been analysing the different welfare systems across Europe and finds it hard to understand... view more... (2002-03-19)
Should compulsory screening of immigrants be part of UK public health policy?
The UK government may be considering compulsory screening of immigrants for tuberculosis and HIV, yet compulsory screening is not based on adequate evidence and has practical and ethical problems, argues a senior doctor in this week's BMJ. view more (2004-02-05)
NHS policies fail to strike a balance between equity and efficiency
The NHS is facing a dilemma between the goals of equity and efficiency. An editorial in this week's BMJ reports that there is no consensus on how to deal with policies that may cause conflict, often leading to inconsistent judgements in the development of health policies. The authors cite several examples of inconsistency among current NHS... view more... (2001-10-03)
Innovation & Technology Transfer magazine new issue: edition 3/03, May 2003 - Focus on the firm
Entrepreneurs and enterprises are the drivers of innovation in any economy, not least in Europe. Improving our innovation performance - and therefore increasing our productivity - requires the development of a better business environment for companies. All policy-makers need to give more consideration to the impact of their policies on innovation.... view more... (2003-05-23)
Project to document ethical issues in asylum seeker treatment
A new project at Monash University is documenting the significant ethical dilemmas faced by medical and other health care practitioners working in Australia's asylum seeker system. view more (2006-11-21)
European Space Policy Institute founded in Vienna
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Austrian Space Agency (ASA), on behalf of the Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT) of the Federal Republic of Austria, today founded the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) in Vienna. The Institute, whose creation was recommended to the ESA Director General in 1999, is to become the... view more... (2003-11-26)
DUTCH STUDY HIGHLIGHTS SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM OPTIONS FOR TREATMENT OF TENNIS ELBOW (p 657)
Authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET conclude that steroid injections offer the best short-term treatment for tennis elbow, with physiotherapy offering marginally better long-term results than a 'wait-and-see' policy. Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) affects 1-3% of the adult population; symptoms usually last between 6 months... view more... (2002-02-20)
Teens' mental health affects how long they stay in school, new study shows
Queen's University researcher Steven Lehrer has won a prestigious international award in recognition of his contributions to health economics. view more (2009-11-13)
Why are the best malaria drugs not being used in Africa?
Despite changes in policy in many African countries, most cases of malaria are still treated with old drugs that often fail, say researchers in this week's BMJ. view more (2005-09-30)
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