Health education charity DPP: Developing Patient Partnerships is being forced to close it’s doors depriving patients and the public of the independent, unbiased health education they so desperately need. Today’s announcement (5 March 2008) comes as a direct result of the Department of Health’s refusal to provide the health education charity with funding beyond April 2008.
Almost 13.5 million GP appointments and nearly 6.5 million practice nurse appointments are missed a year according to the latest research released today (23 August 2007) by DPP: Developing Patient Partnerships. An overwhelming 97% of practices in our survey agree that missed appointments are a massive waste of NHS resources.
With only a month to go before the 1st July smoking ban comes into effect DPP: Developing Patient Partnerships (DPP) are urging GP surgeries to help prepare patients for being smokefree as new research reveals there could be a surge in chain smoking when the ban comes into force.
When you think about being slimmer and healthier do you think of feeling more energetic, looking good in clothes, living longer, or do you think of hard work, being deprived and never being able to eat the nice things you like again? Which picture is more likely to get you started on a healthier lifestyle and keep you there?
Every year, one in every 10 of us will experience some form of depression, yet many are too embarrassed to talk about it, and so struggle to access good quality information and support.
Around 1 in 5 people have high blood pressure. It affects around 50% of 50 year olds and the risk increases with age. It can be effectively managed and risk of heart failure, stroke and heart attack can be significantly reduced yet many patients don’t take their medication.
A survey from DPP: Developing Patient Partnerships shows that over 11 million GP appointments are missed per year and just over 5 million practice nurse appointments.
Most Brits (72%) have never heard of the country’s fifth biggest killer, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), with 77% completely unaware that it kills more people than either breast, prostate or bowel cancer, according to new research released today (20/07/06) by the health education charity, DPP: Developing Patient Partnerships (DPP).
New research released today (01/06/06) by health charity DPP: Developing Patient Partnerships provides a stark insight into the nations drinking habits and with World Cup fever ready to strike the picture could get even more blurry. Almost a quarter (24%) of Brits say sometimes they drink with the sole intention to ‘get drunk’, a figure which rises alarmingly to 59% of 18-24 year olds and 43% of 25-34 year olds.
New research issued today (18 May 2006) by DPP: Developing Patient Partnerships finds that health professionals working in primary care believe there is a greater need for health information for their patients than ever before and that GP practices should be the ones to provide this information.
The research shows that many people (50%) feel that they have no power to influence what happens with their local NHS services, with 26% of people saying that they think it is a waste of time to involve ordinary people in the first place.
A poor diet and how much a person weighs affects how well they work according to new research from health charity DPP: Developing Patient Partnerships released today (26/10/05).
Nearly half (48%) of people are unaware that the impact on children’s health from smoking in the home is twofold according to new research from the DPP: Developing Patient Partnerships (DPP).
Whether it’s a life threatening emergency or just a routine problem such as a chesty cough, research released today (25/05/05) from Developing Patient Partnerships (DPP) shows that people just do not know what to do.
Nearly half (45%) of people would like to receive information directly from their employer to help them manage common health problems (such as headaches or indigestion).
New research from DPP: Developing Patient Partnerships reveals that 71% of people would like to discuss complementary medicine with their GP or pharmacist but many may be reluctant to bring it up as 38% agree they feel that most GPs disapprove of it.
Almost half (45%) of parents of children from 0 to 15 years old admit to finding it difficult to work out which foods are healthy for their children, according to new research revealed today by DPP: Developing Patient Partnerships.
A new survey unveiled today shows that when it comes to dealing with health worries, a quarter (24%) of British men still go to their mum! The nationwide poll* is part of a new campaign 'Pop Down Your Local'launched by DPP: Developing Patients Partnerships to encourage men to make greater use of pharmacies.
Statistics show that a staggering 1 in 4 of parents would take their child to A&E if they had a skin rash or a fever and some parents (3%) even take a child with a cough to A&E.
Half of GPs in the UK (51%) say that they do not have enough time to talk to women patients about coronary heart disease (CHD) according to new research commissioned by the Doctor Patient Partnership (DPP).
Exercise is the single most effective way of preventing the majority of back pain and yet new research out today (7 January 2003) shows a whopping 61% of respondents said they do not exercise to prevent back pain.
People over 55 years old are one of the least likely age groups to ask their pharmacist for advice about medicines. One in five of those in the 55-64 age group couldn’t name a single drug commonly used in many over-the-counter medicines.
