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Why teamwork is essential in medicine

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Why teamwork is essential in medicine

October 1, 2014 by

As a locum doctor, you will parachute in to many teams as part of your career. One key professional skill you must display is the flexible ability to contribute and fit in to different teamwork structures within varying environments. Undoubtedly, teamwork has proved vital in healthcare delivery, as it can have a real immediate and positive … [Read more…]

Posted in: Advice Tagged: advice, doctor, healthcare, hospital, locum, medicine, nurse, teamwork

Expert claims “the loser is the NHS” when it comes to privatisation

September 29, 2014 by

Professor of Health Policy and Management dissects the current healthcare scene With constant re-structures and changes hitting the NHS full force, healthcare services have been struggling with organisational adjustments as well as fighting a losing battle with target times as both A&E and surgery teams come under the spotlight. David J Hunter, a professor of Health Policy and … [Read more…]

Posted in: NHS and Industry News Tagged: healthcare, NHS, privatisation

Labour aim to put ‘people before profit’ in NHS

September 25, 2014 by

Key speech by shadow health secretary focuses on end of life care Shadow Health Secretary Andy Burnham has promised voters that Labour will “rescue a shattered service” , saying the NHS will be at the forefront of Labour’s election campaign. Speaking about the “personal to you and your family” ethos Labour wants to adopt with the NHS, Mr Burnham … [Read more…]

Posted in: NHS and Industry News Tagged: campaign, healthcare, labour, NHS, services, social care

Will patients be charged for NHS services?

September 24, 2014 by

King’s Fund member explains why charging for healthcare should be a no go area King’s Fund member and social policy professor Julian Le Grand has spoken out against the idea of charging for healthcare services, instead advocating a “a single pathway of care with a single ring fenced budget and a single commissioner.”  Long opposing the … [Read more…]

Posted in: NHS and Industry News Tagged: charges, costs, fees, healthcare, HSJ, Kings Fund, services, social care

Can Labour ‘save and transform’ the NHS?

September 24, 2014 by

Labour leader pledges to turn around health services Labour’s Ed Miliband has vowed to “save and transform”  the NHS, planning to reveal more details in due course. Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham is also due to speak about what a £2.5 billion annual funding boost could mean for patients, although Mr Miliband has already stated that … [Read more…]

Posted in: NHS and Industry News Tagged: funding, government, healthcare, labour, NHS, plans, services, tobacco

Are apps bringing back the house call?

September 19, 2014 by

Skip the surgery waiting room by getting the doctor to come to you New apps such as Pager and Medicast are making house calls popular again by locating and contacting doctors who can come to your home for a consultation. iPhone app Pager, created by Oscar Salazar, offers house call services for patients in Manhattan and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Technology Tagged: doctor, healthcare, home, house, iPhone, locum, surgery, visit

Healthcare recruitment needs to add value

September 12, 2014 by

The tides are changing within the NHS and the seasonal ebb and flow is in full swing right now, as the unending winter pressures begin to escalate further in the run up to the approaching festivities at Christmas. With senior management tightening purse strings relentlessly, savings are high on the NHS agenda, so it is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Blog Tagged: Head of Client Services, healthcare, NHS, recruitment, review, Toby Colley, Total Assist Group

REC support healthcare specialist recruitment agencies

August 18, 2014 by

Specialist recruitment agencies such as Total Assist Group, defined as playing a ‘crucial role’ in industry staffing With NHS budgets running on empty, it’s no surprise that they are looking to cut costs where they can to introduce necessary savings to reinvest into patient care. However, The Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s Director of Policy and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Blog, NHS and Industry News Tagged: doctors, healthcare, hospital, locum, NHS, REC, recruitment, temporary, Total Assist Group

Should pharmacies play a bigger role in healthcare?

August 13, 2014 by

They could offer more support for deprived areas A recent study by Durham University has suggested that pharmacies should be providing a wider range of health services because of their influential reach into local communities. The researchers revealed that 89% of the English population live within a 20 minute walk of a nearby pharmacy, however … [Read more…]

Posted in: NHS and Industry News Tagged: checks, community, diabetes, funding, healthcare, services

Migrants due to pay surgery surcharge

July 15, 2014 by

NHS charging patients from outside the UK to recover funding In a bid to stamp out ‘health tourism’, the NHS are planning to charge EU and non-EU nationals for using Britain’s free at the point of delivery health service. Patients from outside of the EU could potentially be charged 150% of the cost of treatment … [Read more…]

Posted in: NHS and Industry News Tagged: cost, fees, healthcare, NHS, surgery, UK
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