Latest news — articles for January 2020
St Bartholomew’s ranked number one in cardiac arrest survival rate
New data, released by the London Ambulance Service, reveals the hospital to have the best survival rate of any in the capital over the past three years.
Protecting young people at risk of knife crime
An innovative project called ‘YourStance’ has been set up to teach young people at risk of serious youth violence, life-saving skills.
Study shows ‘talking intervention’ can help to prevent tooth decay in children
New research has highlighted the importance of having a novel ‘talking intervention’ to improve children’s dental health.
The study found that a therapeutic conversation by trained dental nurses with families of children having teeth extracted has led to a 29 per cent reduction in risk of those children having new tooth decay two years later.