Having a Retreat Helped Us Move Forward
(MedPage Today) -- This last week we got away from it all. Over the past few months, we have been experiencing an overwhelming sense of inertia, apathy, burnout, and at times a little bit of anger. Everyone feels overwhelmed, put upon by forces... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 18, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Number of nursing associates in GP practices up 55% in a year
The number of nurses working in general practice and primary care networks (PCNs) in England increased by just 4.5% in 2023, while the number nursing associates soared by 55.5%, latest data has shown. The statistics from the latest Primary Care Workforce Quarterly Update showed a total of 17,615 full-time equivalent (FTE) nurses working in general... Read moreThe post Number of nursing associates in GP practices up 55% in a year appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 18, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news

Children With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Languishing Untreated Children With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Languishing Untreated
A British study found many had not been assessed for services they were entitled to.Medscape News UK (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news

Poor communities hit hardest by shortfall in GP workforce, report shows
GPs working in England's most deprived areas face a far greater mismatch between capacity and demand than their counterparts elsewhere, a report warns. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - March 18, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Workforce Source Type: news

BMA calls for inquiry on physician associates replacing doctors
The BMA has called on the health and social care secretary to launch an independent inquiry into the use of physician associates (PAs) on medical rotas in place of doctors in hospitals in England. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - March 18, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Practice News Source Type: news

Tips on Managing Acne in Transmasculine Patients Tips on Managing Acne in Transmasculine Patients
Testosterone therapy can exacerbate symptoms, and other factors are important to consider, expert said.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - March 18, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Dermatology Source Type: news

Subscription-based health care models pick up steam in KC
Kansas City-area primary care doctors are switching to subscription-based services, like direct primary care and concierge care, to avoid the hassle of dealing with insurance companies and to spend more time treating patients. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - March 16, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Grace Mayer Source Type: news

The effectiveness of brain injury family intervention in improving the psychological well-being of caregivers of patients with traumatic brain injury: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial - Omar SA, Zulkefly NS, Mukhtar F.
BACKGROUND: Globally, traumatic brain injury (TBI) is recognized as one of the most significant contributors to mortality and disability. Most of the patients who have experienced TBI will be discharged home and reunited with their families or primary care... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Match Day 2024: Peds Takes a Hit, Emergency Med Recovers Match Day 2024: Peds Takes a Hit, Emergency Med Recovers
US medical school graduates get their 2024 residency offers as more pediatrics slots go unfilled, but emergency medicine recovers popularity.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - March 15, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news

MedPAC's Report Recommends Pay Changes for Healthcare Services
(MedPage Today) -- Hospital inpatient and outpatient services should get 1.5% more in 2025 Medicare payments, skilled nursing homes should receive 3% less, base payment rates for home health agencies should drop by 7%, and physicians should receive... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 15, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

EHR Alerts Trigger Primary Care Clinics to Improve Hypertension Care in CKD
(MedPage Today) -- A computerized clinical decision support (CDS) tool for primary care helped lower blood pressure (BP) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and uncontrolled hypertension, a cluster-randomized trial found. When primary... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - March 15, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Twice as Nice? Double Antibiotics for Single Infection Problematic Twice as Nice? Double Antibiotics for Single Infection Problematic
Repeat antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory tract infections that are pervasive but unnecessary.Medscape News UK (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news

Practicing Medicine in Canada's Far North Practicing Medicine in Canada's Far North
Andrea Prince, MD, reflects on her years of medical practice in the remote town of Nunavik.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news

Qualified GP driving for Uber amid chronic shortage of jobs
A recently-qualified GP in the Midlands is working as an Uber driver because of a shortage of jobs that has left thousands of GPs struggling to find enough work, GPonline can reveal. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - March 15, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Workforce Source Type: news

CEO admits ‘fundamental error’ over radical primary care plan
An integrated care board CEO has apologised for poor timing and communication about a plan to require nearly all urgent and straightforward GP appointments to be moved out of conventional practices, and into separate “hubs”. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - March 15, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news