Coordinating gardening activities throughout the year
Spring is the time when every gardener's thoughts turn to the horticultural year ahead. Jennifer Wenborn outlines how gardening ideas can be used in care homes.
Reaping the benefits of physical activity
Jennifer Wenborn starts the new practical series by focusing on the provision of physical activity. How can you encourage it, and what can you do?
The costs of identifying undiagnosed prostate cancer in asymptomatic men in New Zealand general practice
Background. Screening for prostate cancer (PCa) using the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is widespread in New Zealand. 3 informed testing history in 2007–09 were NZ$8887 compared to NZ$13 870 if the men had PSA tests in 2007–09. If we assumed a PSA test involved a full 15-minute general practice consultation, the estimated costs increased to NZ$26 877 per PCa identified. Conclusions. Screening of asymptomatic men for PCa is widely practiced. Most of the costs of screening were incurred in general practice. Calls for men to receive increased information on the harms and benefits of screening will substantially increase the costs. The current costs could be reduced by better targeting of screening.