“R” Number
The R number will be closely monitored as lockdown is relaxed and it involves lots of complex mathematics to determine the number, however the number of people dying will be a major factor…
Learning Fundamentals
Try the 6 Ws and the 6 Hs (W>W>H>H>W>W>H>H>W>W>H>H)…
Deliveries of pharmacy medicines by volunteers?
The scheme that NHS England launched to enable volunteers to deliver pharmacy medicines may result in prosecution if there is a fatal misstate made or bad advice given. The patient might ask “how do I take these?” Or “are these safe with my other medicines? The medicine could be diverted or delivered to the wrong door…
Should you buy a pulse oximeter to measure your blood oxygen saturation?
There is a lot of talk about measuring blood oxygen saturation at home using pulse oximeters to give early warning of COVID-19 symptoms and to allow the early presentation at hospital. If testing at home, you need to know what is normal and ideally the testing should be part of a management plan and under the supervision of a healthcare professional…
The World Health Organisation has now launched the Solidarity Trial
The solidarity trial has been launched to help develop treatments for Covid-19. The trial will result in current medicines with other licensed indications being used “off label “….