Coronavirus (COVID-19) statistics Oct 7th 2020, 16.15

• Author: David Chandler
• Topic: Coronavirus (COVID-19)

As the daily news appears to report the rise of positive cases and testing, you may like to read the official statistics from the Government website 

The website includes the numbers of cases, deaths and tests. The site also includes graphs and cumulative data. There is also a breakdown for all four UK nations (England, Scotland, Wales and…

Skin 'n' Bones Connection #51 Jul 20th 2020, 15.21

• Author: Julie Chandler
• Topic: Psoriasis

I'm pleased to share our latest journal with you. Lockdown may have affected many activities, but we were determined to get issue 51 of Skin 'n' Bones Connections out to subscribers. In this edition we cover a number of issues, including: Global Psoriasis Atlas, psoriasis and migraine, psoriasis and depression, plus much more.

The journal is…

Priority Setting Partnership Jun 30th 2020, 15.53

• Author: David Chandler
• Topic: Psoriatic Arthritis

So what is priority setting? Well it's what the The James Lind Alliance (JLA) does. JLA is a non-profit making initiative established in 2004. It brings patients, carers and clinicians together in Priority Setting Partnerships (PSPs) to identify and prioritise the Top 10 unanswered questions or evidence uncertainties that they agree are the most…

Shielding after lockdown is eased Jun 22nd 2020, 16.50

• Author: David Chandler
• Topic: Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Extract from The BMJ Opinion by Helen Iliff and Ilora Finlay
How can “shielding” be safely lowered as lockdown is eased? 

Those who have been self-shielding or on the NHS shielding list fear their support will vanish, leaving them at heightened risk for a second peak.

The threat to those most clinically vulnerable was communicated from the…