October 2009 coverage

Venous Leg Ulcer Dressings: Study Identifies Significant Savings

13 October - Medical News Today

The UK National Health Service could save millions of pounds a year by routinely using inexpensive dressings to treat venous leg ulcers, after a study published in the October issue of BJS showed that they are just as effective as expensive silver dressings in the majority of cases.Study identifies significant savings on venous leg ulcer dressings.

Study identifies significant savings on venous leg ulcer dressings

13 October 2009 - NewsGuide.us

The UK National Health Service could save millions of pounds a year by routinely using inexpensive dressings to treat venous leg ulcers, after a study published in the October issue of BJS showed that they are just as effective as expensive silver dressings in the majority of cases.

Sheffield Professor´s research could save NHS millions

13 October 2009 - The University of Sheffield

A study led by a Sheffield Professor could save the NHS millions a year - by proving that treating leg ulcers with inexpensive dressings works just as well as the widely used expensive alternatives.

NHS-funded study identifies million pound savings on venous leg ulcer dressings

13 October 2009 - AlphaGalileo

The UK National Health Service could save millions of pounds a year by routinely using inexpensive dressings to treat venous leg ulcers, after a study published in the October issue of BJS showed that they are just as effective as expensive silver dressings in the majority of cases.

New trial to assess sleep apnoea treatment in elderly patients

5 October 2009 - Presszoom

A new trial to assess the most effective way of treating elderly people for a common sleep disorder is being launched at Imperial College London, thanks to a £1.5 million research grant from the NIHR’s Health Technology Assessment programme.

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