Medical Staffing Research This is an RSS file. You can use it to subscribe to this data in your favourite RSS reader or to display this data on your own website or blog.

Use of locum doctors in NHS trusts in England: analysis of routinely collected workforce data 2019-2021
Conclusions There were large variations in the demand for and use of locum doctors in NHS trusts. Trusts with poor CQC ratings and smaller trusts appear to use locum doctors more intensively compared with other trust types. Unfilled shifts were at a 3-year high at the end of 2021 suggesting increased demand which may result from growing workforce shortages in NHS trusts. (Source: BMJ Open)
Source: BMJ Open - May 25, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Grigoroglou, C., Walshe, K., Kontopantelis, E., Ferguson, J., Stringer, G., Ashcroft, D., Allen, T. Tags: Open access, Press releases, Health services research Source Type: research

Shifts in Current Pediatric Surgical Practice and Concerning Implications for the Coming Transition from Volume to Value
AbstractPurpose of ReviewSignificant questions have arisen regarding the makeup, distribution, and characteristics of the current pediatric surgical workforce. Further, recent changes in the numbers of trainees, employment status, and compensation models have created a good deal of uncertainty as to where pediatric surgical practice is headed. These changes in workforce composition and also the upcoming transition of payment from volume to value will be discussed.Recent FindingsA membership survey by the Practice Committee of the American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA) to evaluate the characteristics of the workforc...
Source: Current Surgery Reports - May 22, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: research

Central nervous system involvement in two siblings affected by hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis 30 years after liver transplantation: a model for gene-silencing therapies
In this report we describe two siblings affected with ATTRv, who developed first symptoms of disease at a young age and underwent a liver transplant with prompt resolution of clinical manifestations. After several years, central nervous system and eyes symptoms relapsed despite treatment, considering that the synthesis of mutated protein continues in choroid plexus, a locum where current therapies are unable to act. In our opinion, these cases represent a long-term prognostic model for the novel gene-silencers approved for ATTRv, because they share a similar therapeutic effect with liver transplant: the block of mutated pr...
Source: Neurological Research - May 3, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: A Di Paolantonio A Romano V Guglielmino F Vitali M A Sciarrone G Bisogni T Verdolotti M Maceroni A M Minnella M Luigetti Source Type: research

What causes delays in diagnosing blood cancers? A rapid review of the evidence
CONCLUSION: Blood cancers are difficult to diagnose due to non-specific heterogeneous symptoms, and this is reflected in how those symptoms are interpreted by patients and managed by HCPs. It is important to understand how different interpretations affect delays in help-seeking, and what HCPs can do to support timely follow-up for patients.PMID:37039465 | DOI:10.1017/S1463423623000129 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - April 11, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Georgia B Black Laura Boswell Jenny Harris Katriina L Whitaker Source Type: research

Implementing an audit and feedback cycle to improve adherence to the Choosing Wisely Canada recommendations: clustered randomized trail
CONCLUSIONS: Both A&F and recommendation summaries sent to providers by a trusted source reduced unnecessary prescriptions. Our findings support further scale up of efforts to engage with primary care practices to improve care with A&F.TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05385445, retrospectively registered, 23/05/2022.PMID:36435746 | DOI:10.1186/s12875-022-01912-7 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - November 26, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Alexander Singer Leanne Kosowan Elissa M Abrams Alan Katz Lisa Lix Katrina Leong Allison Paige Source Type: research

Observations of a locum doctor working at the Asia World Expo Community Treatment Facility
Hong Kong Med J. 2022 Oct 25. doi: 10.12809/hkmj2210252. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:36280593 | DOI:10.12809/hkmj2210252 (Source: Hong Kong Med J)
Source: Hong Kong Med J - October 24, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: A Chiu Source Type: research

Observations of a locum doctor working at the Asia World Expo Community Treatment Facility
Hong Kong Med J. 2022 Oct 25. doi: 10.12809/hkmj2210252. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:36280593 | DOI:10.12809/hkmj2210252 (Source: Hong Kong Medical Journal)
Source: Hong Kong Medical Journal - October 24, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: A Chiu Source Type: research