Official Magazine Of The BCPA


Published bi-monthly, the BCPA Journal is distributed free throughout the membership and health professionals

A brief overview of the current and previous issues is detailed below

For a copy please contact Head Office Admin@BCPA.co.uk

Issue 160June/July 2008

Issue 160


Cover Picture:
Cardiac monitor bought with the BCPA Papworth Fund


Contents

New travel insurance service for BCPA members – Diane Caplehorn

Venous thrombo-embolism – Eve Knight

What to test next – Papworth research success

Exercise – the Buzz of it all – Corey Beecher

  • Where does this buzz come from and what causes it?

Fish oils could protect 75% from brain decline

Fosamax and atrial fibrillation

Eat less butter and less bad fats - Janet Jackson

Issue 159April/May 2008

Issue 159


Cover Picture:
An apple a day keeps the doctor away


Contents

C. difficile – the new hospital superbug – Paul Giannasca

  • Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is capturing the national headlines

NICE to have you back in the real world! – Nick Curzen

  • UK Interventional cardiologists welcome back government healthcare watchdog from Planet Zanussi

Technology and using it to your advantage – Corey Beecher

  • Can technology help us in our drive to get and then keep ourselves fit?

Apple polyphenols and vascular health – Dr Amy Gasper & Dr Paul Kroon

  • There is increasing evidence that diets rich in fruits and vegetables are associated with a reduced risk of chronic disease such as cardiovascular disease.

Recipes – Janet Jackson

  • Grilled turkey with charred broccoli
  • Green pea, mint and onion soup

Issue 158February/March 2008

Issue 158


Cover Picture:
Cover cartoon drawn by Anne Curtis


Contents

Prevention, screening to be planned

  • During 2008 Alan Johnson, Secretary of State for Health, will set out the steps to make some transformations to the NHS

Consent - Richard Maddison

  • Consent need not be in writing: written consent is only useful as a record or evidence of it.

Tortoise or hare? – Corey Beecher

  • The fable, and which are you. How do we then find the fine line between going off too fast and burning out?

Grand Prize Draw winners

Recipes – Janet Jackson

  • Cream of celeriac soup
  • Smoked haddock stew