15-minute laser treatment best for glaucoma
Trial results suggest new treatment could save the NHS £250m a year Related items fromOnMedica Two out of three hospital eye units reliant on locums to fill senior doctor posts Tackle continuing eye care crisis now, royal college urges Hunt Number of FGM concerns in children has more than doubled over past year Harms out-weight benefits for knee surgery for persistent pain Huge surge in rejection of requests for knee and hip surgery (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - March 10, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Leading GP to co-chair forum on NHS Long-Term Plan
Former RCGP chair takes on new leadership role Related items fromOnMedica GPs warn government: fund service properly or it will collapse GPs set to be balloted on willingness to take industrial action GPs welcome 'biggest reform to services in 15 years' ‘Make GP partnerships more attractive than locum work’ Poor investment in general practice risks patient safety (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - March 1, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Curb Burnout With Locum Tenens
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Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 23, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Can a Nurse Practitioner Take a Locum Tenens Position? Can a Nurse Practitioner Take a Locum Tenens Position?
Before agreeing to cover for a physician on leave, NPs and medical practices should be aware of Medicare ' s fee-for-time compensation rule.Medscape Nurses (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 19, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing Ask the Expert Source Type: news
The Partnership Review: LLPs - Panacea or Placebo?
With the recent release of Dr Nigel Watson's 'GP Partnership Review', VWV examines the key points raised in the report and the overall evolution of the partnership model, more importantly Limited Liability Partnerships Related items fromOnMedica Drop in GPs and community health staff threatens Long Term Plan GP partnership model review head announced Supertanker partnerships ‘Make GP partnerships more attractive than locum work’ Partnership best model for delivering what GPs and patients want (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - February 19, 2019 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Gene therapy hopes for AMD
Oxford woman in world first trials of treatment to prevent sight loss Related items fromOnMedica Genetic risk model could guide prostate cancer screening Age itself is not a risk factor for complications after surgery among older patients Two out of three hospital eye units reliant on locums to fill senior doctor posts A&E dementia admissions soar due to 'threadbare' social care Tackle continuing eye care crisis now, royal college urges Hunt (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - February 19, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Four Strategies To Improve Locum Tenens Credentialing
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Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 16, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Busiest outpatient speciality 'relying on' locums and outsourcing
Most NHS trusts are now relying on extra capacity to manage demand in the busiest outpatient speciality across the health service, a new report has warned. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - February 14, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Taking Control With Locum Tenens
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Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 2, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Two out of three hospital eye units reliant on locums to fill senior doctor posts
Latest workforce census points to severe shortages amid rapidly rising demand Related items fromOnMedica Primary open angle glaucoma Acute angle closure glaucoma Tackle continuing eye care crisis now, royal college urges Hunt Stem cell 'patch' offers hope for macular degeneration (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - February 1, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Mortality in trauma patients admitted during, before, and after national academic emergency medicine and trauma surgery meeting dates in Japan - Yumoto T, Naito H, Ihoriya H, Yorifuji T, Nakao A.
Annually, many physicians attend national academic meetings. While participating in these meetings can have a positive impact on daily medical practice, attendance may result in reduced medical staffing during the meeting dates. We sought to examine whethe... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 31, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Hospital PPPs Undermine Healthcare
By Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame SundaramSYDNEY & KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 2019 (IPS)Despite all the evidence to the contrary, and substantial opposition from community groups, public-private partnerships (PPPs) are still being promoted to deliver sustainable development.Public-private hospital partnerships are supposed to ensure that the private sector will offer much needed efficiency in healthcare provision. Anis ChowdhuryHowever, any government considering healthcare PPPs should be aware of the Australian experience, especially after what has happened with the Northern Beaches Hospital, a PPP between the New South Wales go...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - January 22, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram Tags: Development & Aid Economy & Trade Featured Global Headlines Health Human Rights Labour TerraViva United Nations Trade & Investment Source Type: news
Still too few people from diverse ethnic backgrounds in senior NHS roles
And reports of discrimination on the up, latest annual report shows Related items fromOnMedica Brexit creates uncertainty for EU care workers in Scotland Health secretary ‘committed’ to contract negotiations New regulations promise better protection for whistleblowers GP contract for England brings overall 3.4% increase ‘Make GP partnerships more attractive than locum work’ (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - January 18, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Regulator set to double capacity to test overseas doctors for work in UK
GMC will open new centre in Manchester this summer, taking capacity up to 11,000 a year Related items fromOnMedica Joined-up approach needed to recruit overseas doctors Over a third of nursing posts earmarked for cuts Doctors believe patient care has worsened ‘Make GP partnerships more attractive than locum work’ Scotland to introduce legal requirement on NHS staffing (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - January 16, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Ways to Improve Locum Tenens Credentialing
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Source: MedPage Today Public Health - January 12, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: news
