New evidence indicates the need to rethink anticipatory prescribing This Research Alert brings together new evidence on anticipatory prescribing, a widely used resource for healthcare professionals to help control distressing symptoms for people dying in the community. The evidence identifies important problems with current practice in the UK and suggests system-level changes to tackle four […]
Research Alert: Life after stroke – what do people need and what’s the role of primary care?
Developing primary care services for stroke survivors: learning from The Improving Primary Care After Stroke (IPCAS) research programme As stroke survival improves, longer term care becomes increasingly important. But the long term needs of stroke survivors and their carers are not well addressed by current healthcare services. Stroke research and development has mostly focused on […]
LGBT+ health: what our research tells us so far
Primary Care Unit Research Briefing (updated October 2022) LGBT+ people are more likely to be living with long-term physical or mental health problems, and more likely to report poorer healthcare outcomes. University of Cambridge statistician Dr Catherine Saunders has explored these inequalities over the last five years by studying health data provided by large numbers […]
Research Alert: diagnosis and management problems for patients with hidden heart failure
Findings from four year research programme on heart failure with preserved ejection fraction Half of the one million or so people with heart failure in the UK have a condition known as heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Research led by Professor Christi Deaton at the University of Cambridge over the last four years […]
Research Alert: Targeting kidney cancer screening at people at higher risk shows promise and would be acceptable to the public
This research briefing on kidney cancer screening describes recent work at the University of Cambridge led by Dr Juliet Usher-Smith and Professor Grant Stewart. Kidney cancer is the 7th most common cancer in the UK and the incidence is projected to rise by 26% between 2014 and 2035, representing one of the fastest accelerating cancers within […]
Research Alert: Improving screening for bowel cancer using risk stratification
Age is the most important risk factor for bowel cancer but many genetic and lifestyle risk factors have been identified. There is interest in whether information about these factors could be used to improve screening programmes for bowel cancer. See this article as a shareable feature In research funded by Bowel Cancer UK and led […]