NEWS
NHS LOTHIAN APPROACHES HALF MILLION VACCINE MARK!
Over 475,000 flu vaccines and COVID-19 boosters have been given to patients in NHS Lothian so far this autumn, protecting hundreds of thousands of people from the latest strain of flu and topping up their protection against COVID-19.
The COVID-19 vaccine on offer in Lothian is a Spikevax bivalent booster vaccine, which is proven to protect from the Omicron variant as well as older strains of the virus.
‘I want to thank everyone who’s come forward so far for protecting themselves and others, as well as helping to ease seasonal pressures on health and social care services,’ Pat Wynne, Nurse Director for Primary and Community Care for NHS Lothian.
‘The flu virus is always changing and COVID-19 protection can fade over time, so it’s important we keep ahead of these viruses and top up our protection when offered.’
‘MOMENTOUS AND HISTORIC’ CLINICAL TRIAL RESULTS
A new clinical trial has revealed that the drug lecanemab has been proven to slow down the debilitating symptoms of Alzheimer’s.
Lecanemab also cleared clumps of a protein called amyloid - thought to be a key cause of the most common form of dementia - from patients' brains.
The data has led to an outpouring of optimism from scientists, who have spent years trying to understand what causes Alzheimer’s and – even more importantly – trying to find a successful treatment for the disease. The clinical trial results showed that lecanemab slowed the decline in memory and mental agility by 27 per cent in patients with mild Alzheimer's.
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NEW STROKE TEAM GETS OFF TO A FLYING START
Around 200 stroke patients in Forth Valley have benefitted from a range of services provided by a stroke team, which recently celebrated its first anniversary.
The Stroke Transition and Rehabilitation Team (START) programme includes physiotherapists, occupational therapists, a therapy assistant practitioner, a speech and language therapist, a neuro psychologist, supported by a consultant from NHS Forth Valley’s Stroke Service. Patients who have been admitted to hospital following a stroke are now given information about the START team, which works closely with the Acute Stroke Unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital and the Bellfield Centre at Stirling Health and Care Village, to explain how the service works and the range of therapeutic support it offers.
‘Many people are particularly pleased to be on the road to recovery in their own home,’ explained Juliet Molteno, Stroke Specialist Physiotherapist with the START team, ‘where they are familiar with where everything is, rather than trying to re-adapt to simple everyday tasks in a hospital setting. We have had a terrific response from some of our patients who have reported very positive outcomes.
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