LONDON, JUNE 7, 2019 — Thrombosis UK and the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) welcome today’s announcement by Her Majesty the Queen that Professor Beverley Hunt
has been awarded an Officer of the Most Excellence Order of the British Empire in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2019. The award recognizes Hunt’s service to medicine.
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection remains one of the biggest health burdens worldwide, affecting 36.9 million people (World Health Organisation, 2017). Venous thromboembolism (VTE) has a reported incidence of 0.19–7.63% in those with HIV, representing a 2–10 fold increase compared to the general population (Bibas et al, 2011; Rasmussen et al, 2011).
We are writing to express our collective concern about the recommendation in the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline [NG89].
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Group has launched a new electronic risk assessment for all forms of blot clots as part of its Global Digital Exemplar (GDE) fast follower programme.
Response: NICE NG89 recommendations for extended pharmacological thromboprophylaxis – is it justified and is it cost effective: a rebuttal from the British Society for Haematology – response to Lester et al
This document provides an overview of the recommendations adopted by the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) on the signals discussed during the meeting of 8-11 April 2019
Congratulations to Hayley Watson who completed the half marathon at the
Edinburgh Marathon Festival (EMF) for Thrombosis UK in memory of her
dad.
Andrea Croft, Anticoagulation Lead Advanced Practitioner at the Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend, and Trustee of Thrombosis UK, was delighted to be awarded winner of The Judges Award at the recent prestigious Anticoagulation Achievement Awards
A couple who are walking round the entire UK mainland coastline for charity took to the shores of South Ayrshire last week attracting the support of locals.
Martin and Maureen Shipley are raising money for Thrombosis UK by trekking around coastal routes .
Their daughter Dawn died in 2011 of Thrombosis aged 37 leaving behind three girls .
Two hard working fundraisers are set to take on aches, strains, wind and rain to cycle more than 400 miles in memory of an Ilminster man.
Jessica Mackay and her husband Neil are going to be completing the challenge in tribute to Jess’ dad, Patrick Loaring.