Alison Bloomer - Pavilion Health Today https://pavilionhealthtoday.com Supporting healthcare professionals to deliver the best patient care Tue, 10 Dec 2024 17:29:38 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://pavilionhealthtoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/android-chrome-384x384-1-100x100.png Alison Bloomer - Pavilion Health Today https://pavilionhealthtoday.com 32 32 Fremanezumab reduces monthly migraine days for paediatric patients https://pavilionhealthtoday.com/fm/fremanezumab-reduces-monthly-migraine-days-for-paediatric-patients/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fremanezumab-reduces-monthly-migraine-days-for-paediatric-patients Tue, 10 Dec 2024 17:29:38 +0000 https://pavilionhealthtoday.com/?p=28098 Child trying to sleep

New data on fremanezumab show that it significantly reduced monthly migraine days and monthly headache days versus placebo over a 12-week period in paediatric patients.

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Admissions to private hospitals at record level https://pavilionhealthtoday.com/fm/admissions-to-private-hospitals-at-record-level/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=admissions-to-private-hospitals-at-record-level Wed, 05 Jun 2024 11:33:32 +0000 https://pavilionhealthtoday.com/?p=27965 Abstract image of nurse holding medical icons

The number of patients admitted to private hospitals reached the highest level since records began for both private medical insurance and self pay patients last year.

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BMA publishes manifesto for next government https://pavilionhealthtoday.com/gm/bma-publishes-manifesto-for-next-government/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bma-publishes-manifesto-for-next-government Wed, 05 Jun 2024 10:24:39 +0000 https://pavilionhealthtoday.com/?p=27962 Doctor looking stressed

The British Medical Association (BMA) has published five key areas it wants the next Government to tackle to ensure that the NHS and patients are protected

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Labour pledge to clear 18-week waiting list within five years https://pavilionhealthtoday.com/fm/workforce-is-key-to-labours-pledge-to-reduce-waiting-lists-within-five-years/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=workforce-is-key-to-labours-pledge-to-reduce-waiting-lists-within-five-years Thu, 30 May 2024 09:10:17 +0000 https://pavilionhealthtoday.com/?p=27922 Patient in hospital, cancer

Labour has made a commitment to clear the NHS waiting list backlog within five years for those waiting more than 18 weeks for treatment.

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Peanut allergy can be prevented by early introduction of peanuts https://pavilionhealthtoday.com/fm/peanut-allergy-can-be-prevented-by-early-introduction-of-peanuts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=peanut-allergy-can-be-prevented-by-early-introduction-of-peanuts Wed, 29 May 2024 16:49:17 +0000 https://pavilionhealthtoday.com/?p=27918 Close Up Of Teenage Girl Eating Handful Of Salted Peanuts

New research shows that introducing peanuts into babies’ diets early will achieve long-term prevention of peanut allergy.

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Thousands of mitral regurgitation patients missing out on life-saving procedure https://pavilionhealthtoday.com/gm/thousands-of-mitral-regurgitation-patients-missing-out-on-life-saving-procedure/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thousands-of-mitral-regurgitation-patients-missing-out-on-life-saving-procedure Thu, 23 May 2024 15:01:27 +0000 https://pavilionhealthtoday.com/?p=27906 diagram of a heart, cardiology

A life-saving medical procedure called Trans-catheter Edge-to-edge Repair (or TEER) is not available to many mitral regurgitation patients it could help.

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GP funding needs to be urgently reformed to address health inequality https://pavilionhealthtoday.com/fm/gp-funding-needs-to-be-urgently-reformed-to-address-health-inequality/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gp-funding-needs-to-be-urgently-reformed-to-address-health-inequality Wed, 22 May 2024 12:25:30 +0000 https://pavilionhealthtoday.com/?p=27888 Couple affected by fuel poverty, health inequality

Health organisations have joined forces to demand fairer GP funding to equitably distribute funds for patients affected by the cost-of-living crisis

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Infected blood scandal: government agrees to compensation https://pavilionhealthtoday.com/gm/government-promises-comprehensive-compensation-for-infected-blood-scandal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=government-promises-comprehensive-compensation-for-infected-blood-scandal Tue, 21 May 2024 10:31:28 +0000 https://pavilionhealthtoday.com/?p=27884 Campaigners from infected blood group outside Westminster

The Prime Minister has promised that the government will pay comprehensive compensation to those infected and those affected by the infected blood scandal.

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CVD mortality gap between rich and poor is ‘widening at an alarming rate’ https://pavilionhealthtoday.com/fm/cvd-mortality-gap-between-rich-and-poor-is-widening-at-an-alarming-rate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cvd-mortality-gap-between-rich-and-poor-is-widening-at-an-alarming-rate Tue, 21 May 2024 09:12:24 +0000 https://pavilionhealthtoday.com/?p=27882 food bank depicting poverty

A new report from the British Heart Foundation shows that people living in the most deprived parts of England are dying prematurely from cardiovascular disease (CVD).

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Labour pledge to reduce waiting times by paying NHS staff overtime https://pavilionhealthtoday.com/fm/labour-pledge-to-reduce-waiting-times-by-paying-nhs-staff-overtime-rates/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=labour-pledge-to-reduce-waiting-times-by-paying-nhs-staff-overtime-rates Thu, 16 May 2024 14:03:34 +0000 https://pavilionhealthtoday.com/?p=27734 Keir Starmer, leader of Labour party

One of six new election pledges from Labour includes cutting NHS waiting times by delivering 40,000 more evening and weekend appointments.

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