Physicians Are More Open to Practicing in Rural Areas: Report Physicians Are More Open to Practicing in Rural Areas: Report
COVID-19 plays a role as physicians rethink work-life balance; some use locum tenens gigs to"try out" less populated areas.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Contract Nurse Agencies Are Making Big Money in the Age of COVID-19. Are They ‘Exploiting’ the Pandemic?
In the 40 years that Jennie Kahn has worked as a registered nurse, the last two have been by far the most grueling.
A lot of that is due to COVID-19, which transformed health care facilities, including Thomas Health’s hospital system in Charleston, West Virginia, where Kahn works, into triage centers and forced nurses to take on an extraordinary amount of personal risk and heartache. It’s no mystery why some 18% of health care workers quit their jobs between Feb 2020 and Sept 2021, according to a Morning Consult poll.
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But another reason these past two years have been...
Source: TIME: Health - February 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Abby Vesoulis and Abigail Abrams Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Inside the List: Health care staffing agencies see rise in medical freelance workers
With a national shortage and high demand for medical practitioners, health care staffing agencies note a rise in physicians and nurses who are leaving their full-time jobs to seek freelance opportunities. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - February 11, 2022 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Eman Elshahawy Source Type: news
Locum GPs will not be 'corralled' into NHS England's flexible GP pools
Locum GPs will not be 'corralled' into flexible GP pools being set up by NHS England and must retain control of how and when they work if the new system is to be a success, the National Association of Sessional GPs (NASGP) has said. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 7, 2022 Category: Primary Care Tags: Practice News Source Type: news
NHSE warns trusts not to use costly clinical locums
NHS England has ‘strongly discouraged’ trusts from using insourcing solutions which involve paying locum clinical staff ‘escalated rates’. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - January 19, 2022 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
DHS Provides Update on Support for Wisconsin ’s Health Care System
The Department of Health Services (DHS) today provided an update on Wisconsin ’s efforts to help health and residential care providers provide critical care to Wisconsinites during this COVID-19 surge. In collaboration with our state ' s hospitals and long-term care providers, since October 19, 2021, DHS has worked with staffing agencies to recruit 567 nurses, nursing assistants, and other types of health care workers to support 72 health and residential care facilities like hospitals, nursing...(see release) (Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases)
Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases - January 6, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Authors: goodsesjfs Source Type: news
DHS Provides Update on Support for Wisconsin ’s Health Care System
The Department of Health Services (DHS) today provided an update on Wisconsin ’s efforts to help health and residential care providers provide critical care to Wisconsinites during this COVID-19 surge. In collaboration with our state ' s hospitals and long-term care providers, since October 19, 2021, DHS has worked with staffing agencies to recruit 567 nurses, nursing assistants, and other types of health care workers to support 72 health and residential care facilities like hospitals, nursing...(see release) (Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases)
Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases - January 6, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Authors: goodsesjfs Source Type: news
Ohio Gov: 1050 Guard Members Into Hospitals for COVID Aid Ohio Gov: 1050 Guard Members Into Hospitals for COVID Aid
The state is also hiring a staffing agency to help recruit nurses from out of state to assist with patient care, DeWine said.Associated Press (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - December 17, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
What Hospitals Can Teach the Business World About Attracting and Retaining Experienced Workers
Many companies were surprised by the “Great Resignation” of 2021, which led a record 4.3 million U.S. employees to quit in August alone, whether they were struggling with burnout, their jobs were no longer meeting their needs, or for other reasons. However, a flood of pink slips is old news to those in the health care industry, which has been plagued by job shortages since before the pandemic. The situation was exacerbated as doctors, nurses and others battled COVID-19; health care executives say many of their most experienced nurses have accelerated their retirements or cut back their hours since the outbreak ...
Source: TIME: Health - November 22, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tara Law Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Billions more funding for NHS will be wasted without hiring thousands more nurses and doctors
The former UK Health Secretary warned taxpayers' cash will be wasted on the salaries of locum doctors and agency nurses because there is not a plan to increase staffing levels. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 15, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
RPS in Wales welcomes free flu jabs for pharmacists
We have long campaigned for free flu vaccinations for pharmacists. We'redelighted with today’s move by the Welsh Government that pharmacy teams across primary care, including locums, will be (Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News)
Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News - October 29, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
General practice is changing as doctors shift to flexible working patterns
Many GPs are choosing part-time or locum posts to avoid burnout. But some practices are finding ways to ease stretched resources (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - October 28, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
GP locum rates increased in some parts of the UK over past year, poll suggests
Average rates paid to locum GPs by practices have risen in some parts of the UK, while other areas have seen fees fall, according to analysis by GPonline's sister site GP Business. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - October 25, 2021 Category: Primary Care Tags: Practice News Source Type: news
