by Ian McMillan | Jun 27, 2025 | News, Older People, Rehabilitation, Sports & Exercise
Glasgow Caledonia University-based Dawn Skelton is one of three international experts on healthy ageing who helped to develop materials for this year’s World PT Day, which occurs on 8 September. Dawn, a professor in ageing and health at the university’s Department of...
by Ian McMillan | Jun 25, 2025 | News, Older People, Rehabilitation, Sports & Exercise, Trauma & Orthopaedic, Women's Health
Treating dog walkers’ hand and wrist injuries could cost the NHS an estimated £23 million, according to the results of a review of the evidence that was published online today (25 June) in the journal Injury Prevention. Women and people aged 65-plus are most at risk...
by Ian McMillan | Jun 23, 2025 | Events, News, Older People, Reflections
Highly specialist physiotherapist Beth Carey is one of the speakers lined up to take part in the 2025 two-day global summit on ending ‘PJ paralysis’ among older people. Beth, who is based at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, is speaking on the opening day of...
by Ian McMillan | Jun 18, 2025 | News, Research, Service design
Beds in virtual wards use four times less carbon than a traditional inpatient bed, so helping the NHS achieve its net zero target by 2045. That is the conclusion of a pioneering study that was published today (18 June) in the open access journal BMJ Innovations. The...
by Ian McMillan | Jun 16, 2025 | News, Research, Respiratory, Service design
Reducing supplementary oxygen given to patients in intensive care units (ICUs) does not deliver any clear and obvious health benefits or harm their chances of survival, according to new research. Each year, about 184,000 patients are admitted to NHS ICUs, more than 30...
