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NICE GUIDELINE (NG28) TYPE 2 DIABETES IN ADULTS: MANAGEMENT Published Dec 2015. Updated May 2017. This guideline covers the care and management of Type 2 diabetes in adults (aged 18 and over). It focuses on patient education, dietary advice, managing cardiovascular risk, managing blood glucose levels and identifying and managing long-term complications. Updates include: 1. additional text on sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors to the section on initial drug treatment; 2. updated version of the algorithm for blood glucose lowering therapy in adults with Type 2 diabetes; 3. additional new information on SGLT-2 inhibitors when metformin is contraindicated or not tolerated. The full guideline can be viewed at www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng28
SUGAR REDUCTION: ACHIEVING THE 20% - REPORT Published 30th March 2017. This report sets out guidelines for all sectors of the food industry on how to achieve a 20% sugar reduction across the top nine categories of food that contribute most to intakes of children up to the age of 18 years. The guidelines for each food category detailed in this report include: • overall levels of sugar per 100g of products needed to achieve the 5% and 20% reductions; • average and maximum calorie or portion size guidelines for products likely to be consumed by an individual at one time. To download the report visit www.gov.uk/ government/publications/sugar-reductionachieving-the-20
SCIENCE FEST! - PINT OF SCIENCE Bringing science to the masses is a tall order, but universities across the UK, including King’s College, London, University of Liverpool and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and the University of Glasgow have made some great strides in doing just that. Pubs have become a new venue to talk about science! The festival is now in its fourth year and the Pint of Science festival hosts academics from leading universities. Plenty of academics contributed this year in pubs and other venues to talk about their research in an engaging and accessible way. The festival took place in May over three days in 27 cities across the UK, with over 35 universities taking part. A variety of themes were included: ‘Beautiful Mind’, ‘Atoms to Galaxies’, ‘Our Body’, ‘Planet Earth’, ‘Tech Me Out’ and ‘Our Society’. If you managed to get to one of the sessions why not get in touch and tell us more about it? Alternatively, this could be a festival to keep an eye out for next year and beyond. Read more at www.pintofscience.co.uk/
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MENTAL HEALTH SURVIVING OR THRIVING? THE STATE OF THE UK'S MENTAL HEALTH – REPORT PUBLISHED BY MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION Published May 2017. ‘In March 2017, commissioned by the Mental Health Foundation, NatCen conducted a survey amongst its panel members in England, Scotland and Wales. This aimed to understand the prevalence of self-reported mental health problems, levels of positive and negative mental health in the population and the actions people take to deal with the stressors in their lives. 2,290 interviews were completed, with 82% online and 18% by phone.’ Key findings: • Only a small minority of people (13%) report living with high levels of good mental health. • People over the age of 55 report experiencing better mental health than average. • People aged 55 and above are the most likely to take positive steps to help themselves deal better with everyday life - including spending time with friends and family, going for a walk, spending more time on interests, getting enough sleep, eating healthily and learning new things. • More than four in 10 people say they have experienced depression. • Over a quarter of people say they have experienced panic attacks. • The most notable differences are associated with household income and economic activity - nearly three in four people living in the lowest household income bracket report having experienced a mental health problem, compared to six in 10 of the highest household income bracket. • The great majority (85%) of people out of work have experienced a mental health problem compared to two thirds of people in work and just over half of people who have retired. • Nearly two-thirds of people say that they have experienced a mental health problem. This rises to seven in every 10 women, young adults aged 18-34 and people living alone. Read more about the work of the Mental Health Foundation and to download this report for free visit www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/surviving-or-thriving-state-uks-mental-health
PHE BUSINESS PLAN 2017 TO 2018 Published 12th April 2017. The plan outlines the main steps and actions PHE will be focusing on over the next year to protect and improve the public’s health and reduce health inequalities. It also describes how PHE will deliver the second year of the strategic plan ‘Better outcomes by 2020’ and should be read in conjunction with this document. Full details can be found at www.gov.uk/government/ publications/phe-business-plan-2017-to-2018
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