Clarity needed on future NHS funding says RCN
Tomorrow (Wednesday), RCN Congress will be debating patient charges for GP visits. Source: RCN
Tomorrow (Wednesday), RCN Congress will be debating patient charges for GP visits. Source: RCN
Evening admissions could mean you are in hospital for four days longer than if you’d been admitted in the morning New research has revealed that whether you go to A&E in the morning or evening can drastically effect the amount of time you spend waiting to be seen, as well as how long you stay … [Read more…]
Healthcare has always been a very personal and interactive industry, with huge importance placed on building a rapport, and having face to face contact with your patients. However, changes in society and technology are increasingly morphing this dynamic as more and more emphasis is placed on patients’ monitoring and controlling their conditions at home. An … [Read more…]
You will wait one day less for treatment if you go to a smaller healthcare trust Smaller hospital trusts are outperforming larger ones, having shorter waiting times between referrals and treatment and a lower day case average. The figures, collected by healthcare data company CHKS, showed that trusts with fewer than 350 beds beat larger … [Read more…]
Boosts in staff searched for overseas A survey by the Health Service Journal has revealed that 53% of NHS organisations believed they didn’t have enough staff, with over half of the senior management looking abroad to fill nurse requirements. 69% of the respondents said nurse staffing levels would be increasing over the course of the … [Read more…]
Fried foods cut back to only two days per week New school food regulations have been released by ministers, revealing that fried foods including batter or breadcrumbs will be scaled back to a maximum two days per week, with a variety of vegetables and salad offered as an accompaniment every day. The guidelines, due to … [Read more…]
Nurses say a good night’s sleep is essential Nurses attending the Royal College of Nursing conference have said that hospitals need to do more to ensure that patient’s get a decent night’s sleep, as badly run wards and general thoughtlessness were keeping people awake. Their main comment was that patients need to stop being moved or … [Read more…]