in many cases, cancelled as deemed non-essential services, which disappointed participants. P15 explained,“I really didn’t get proper support from the child health nurses until week five. … I actually got a bit of post-natal depression this time as well”. Similarly, P9 said,“It was ve...
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers with 36,016 registered cases in 2020 in the United Kingdom. Access to cancer care remains a policy priority across OECD countries, but there are concerns that socioeconomic inequalities have been amplified following the COVID-19 pandemic due to...
It just so happens that I’ve been working on a BlueTooth LE app recently where I am largely interested in when the BlueTooth device goes out of range. I tried putting the device in my kitchen refrigerator, about 15 feet (5 meters) and a few walls away from my desk. No luck; the s...
Data will not be shared at a level where it will be possible to identify an individual household. Data will be anonymised and reporting is done on groups of households. The size of the area disclosed to a registered user will depend on the uptake in the area, but will not permit any so...
It’s my opinion –and this is only a personal opinion– is that the governmentrealised they needed to reduce the group size in order to achieve it’s targetof offering a vaccination to all those in the first 9 priority groups before May 2021. Group 6 is a substantial group, and by re...
That perception of radiotherapy as old-fashioned means few people think it should be an area of focus for the NHS—only 12 percent of survey respondents thought it should be prioritized for funding. Yet research over the last 20 years, much of it led by the ICR and The Royal Marsden, has...
We conducted two sensitivity analyses; one using only complete cases and a second using only those who self-reported that they did not think they had had a COVID-19 infection and compared both results with our full imputed datasets. 2.5. Role of the funding source The funding source had no...
One GP expressed concerns that the local “hot hub” facilities for assessing patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 in the community were inaccessible for those without cars. “The local hot site, say for patients in (local area) for COVID, you have to have a car to go…That ...
pets may have an important role to play in health promotion and ensuring health equity. Re-imagining the Charter to encompass animals could include how they can facilitate the creation of supportive environments (action area 2) and personal skill development (action area 4). Our ways of living...
The questionnaire included information about (I) socio-demographic characteristics, such as age, sex, marital status, number of children, educational level, employment status, income, and geographical area of residency (assessed by postcode); (II) lifestyle factors, including smoking status, alcohol ...