I don’t have ADHD, but three private clinics say I do
A BBC journalist was told “You do not have ADHD” by an NHS doctor – but private clinics said otherwise. Source link
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ADHD: Private clinics exposed by BBC undercover investigation
In some areas, it can take more than five years to secure an NHS assessment – so many patients are instead prepared to pay hundreds of pounds to be seen at private clinics. The NHS is also picking up the bill for thousands of these private assessments, as part of the government’s drive to bring … Read more
Pregnancy: IVF clinics ‘can’t just tell women to lose weight’
Ms Rowlands recalled how she walked into the room with the doctor and, before she had sat down, was told “you need to lose weight, you’re overweight, you’re quite overweight, and the first thing you need to do is go away and lose weight, and then come back to us”. Source link
Practo expanded services with 9000+ new clinics and hospitals – ET HealthWorld
Bengaluru: Practo has announced an addition of 9000+ new clinics and hospitals in the last two years. With this new addition across 750+ pin codes, the total number of partner hospitals and clinics in its appointment booking network stands at close to 80,000. More than 94 per cent of new pin codes added were in … Read more
New calls for buffer zones around UK abortion clinics
Some medical leaders say protest-free areas are the “only way” to protect patients and staff. Source link
Clinics call for at-home abortions to continue
The National Network of Designated Health Care Professionals (NNDHP), which represents senior NHS doctors and nurses who fulfil child-safeguarding roles in England, has recorded 47 cases of early medical abortions that actually resulted in mid- to late-pregnancy terminations, across all ages, since the start of the pandemic, in March 2020. Source link
Home Blood Pressure Testing Better Than at Clinics: Study
March 8, 2022 — Everyone’s been there. You’ve arrived for your scheduled doctor’s office visit and the first order of real business is the reunion with the blood pressure cuff. The first reading might be high. A second reading looks a bit better — or maybe a bit worse. Which one’s right? The answer: Perhaps … Read more
My Family First to open 500 DESH clinics with telehealth services – ET HealthWorld
New Delhi : Health-tech startup My Family First will be opening 500 Digitally Enabled Smart Health (DESH) clinics in rural areas across the country in the next two years to connect patients in remote villages and towns with medical specialists in metro cities. The company began operations in mid-2021 and has since then opened 30 … Read more
Shopping centre clinics to help tackle NHS backlog
They will be kitted out with equipment to carry out X-rays, breast screening, ultrasounds and scans. Source link
AstraZeneca partners with Docon to digitise healthcare clinics in India – ET HealthWorld
Bengaluru: AstraZeneca India on Wednesday signed an MoU with Bengaluru-based Docon Technologies for digitising 1,000 clinics across India. Under the partnership, Docon will equip the identified clinics with customised Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems enabling clinicians to access complete patient history, and thus, help the clinical community better treat chronic patients and manage long-term complications … Read more