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Psychiatric Patients Occupy Around 15% Of Total NHS Bed Days
Patients with psychiatric disorders occupy around 15% of total bed days in the NHS - and have a longer length of stay than people with other medical conditions.

Aiming For Early Diagnosis For ADHD And Parkinson's Disease
Eye movement tests developed by Queen"s University researchers to aid in understanding childhood brain development and healthy aging may also help in the diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and detecting the early onset of Parkinson"s disease. The project has received close to $1 million in recent funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
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Warnings On Tobacco Packages Work - World Health Organisation Calls For More Countries To Require Pictorial Warnings
Health warnings on tobacco packaging that combine text and pictures are one of the most cost-effective ways to increase public awareness of the serious health risks of tobacco use and reduce consumption.
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Promoting Innovation And Leadership In The Allied Health Professions (AHPs)

The Allied Health Professions Leadership Challenge winners are East Midlands SHA, The Department of Health announced today. The AHP Leadership Challenges were designed around the commitments set out in High Quality Care for All to support leadership, at every level of the NHS and give AHPs the confidence to lead on innovation across health and social care. The challenges took place across England throughout April and May and the best performing team in each of the ten regions competed in the national final at the London Royal Horseguards Hotel, on 16-17 June. Chief Health Professions Officer, Karen Middleton said: "The Leadership Challenge events surpassed the two main aims I had for them. "The first was to raise the profile of leadership at SHA level and the second was to give AHPs some experiential learning so that they can start to feel more empowered and confident as leaders. "Good leaders enhance other people"s performance and that"s what AHPs do every day at a clinical level. "As a result of these events, AHPs have told me that they have already started instigating changes where they work." East Midlands, winning team Mark Baker, Lincolnshire Community Health Service, Physiotherapist said: "The challenge events have bought out skills most of us didn"t realise we had, and we can now re-evaluate our career paths to maximise those strengths." Rachel Clifton, United Lincolnshire NHS Trust, Physiotherapist, Respiratory Care said: "Every member of our team put in so much effort, but we"re no different from other AHPs out there - if we can win a leadership challenge, so can they." The event was also attended by NHS Chief Executive David Nicholson and , Director General of Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnerships, David Behan. Department of Health, UK


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