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News Birmingham experts deliver remote training to make maternity triage safer during COVID-19 Maternity units are adopting the Birmingham Symptom specific Obstetric Triage System (BSOTS)
The Birmingham Brief Altruism and solidarity - An argument for wearing face masks in the community during the COVID-19 pandemic
01/07/2020 High levels of PPE prevented transmission of COVID-19 for frontline healthcare workers in China, new study finds
10/06/2020 The Conversation: Lockdown: crimes in the home are on the up – new measures are needed to alert the authorities
Posted 01 July 2020 High levels of PPE prevented transmission of COVID-19 for frontline healthcare workers in China, new study finds High levels of personal protective equipment provided to frontline healthcare workers in China treating patients with COVID-19, prevented the transmission of the infection, a new international study has found.
Posted 01 July 2020 Grant awarded for trial into respiratory disease Researchers have been successful in securing a £650,000 NIHR Health Technology Assessment trial grant to test ambulatory oxygen in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Posted 25 June 2020 Antibody tests may help detect COVID-19 infection - if used at right time Scientists have analysed data from around the world to examine the accuracy of antibody tests for COVID-19 - discovering that timing of testing is critical.
Posted 10 June 2020 The Conversation: Lockdown: crimes in the home are on the up – new measures are needed to alert the authorities Dr Joht Singh Chandan writes for The Conversation on how domestic violence and child maltreatment are widely under-reported under lockdown.