Despite claims in 2007, advising hospital births were preferable to home births, the NHS is now claiming that home births are normal, safe, and better than hospital delivery. Mark Baker, the clinical director of the National Institute for National Health and Care Excellence (NICE), has said, ‘A home birth is generally safer than hospital for … [Read more…]
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…]
MP advocates retirement villages and adapted flats Lib Dem MP Paul Burstow, former care minister, has announced that surplus NHS land should be used to build dedicated housing for older people. As part of a review of residential care for think tank Demos, Mr Burstow said that as well as traditional care homes, retirement villages … [Read more…]
Hitting the right note between career satisfaction and development, as well as a contented and happy home life can be extremely tricky to navigate for any working professional, let alone doctors. Consultant psychiatrist Emma Sedgwick defines the work-life balance as “ensuring work doesn’t take up more of your life than you want it to.” This is particularly … [Read more…]
One of the biggest advantages of undertaking locum work is the fact that your career can take you anywhere – once equipped with your qualifications and medical school experiences you can work anywhere in the country, within any hospital you fancy, so becoming a locum doctor is a fantastic idea if you have itchy feet … [Read more…]
As a doctor, finding balance between your home and social life with your professional dealings can be tricky to navigate, especially when you consider on call shifts, working through the night or travelling to different spots of the UK. Working as a locum doctor can massively help just by giving you increased flexibility, allowing you … [Read more…]
One of the biggest benefits of being a locum doctor is undoubtedly the flexibility it gives you. Not only can you choose whereabouts in the UK you want to work, and in what hospital departments, but you also have ultimate control over your working hours, being able to dictate the days and times that you … [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…]
Plan to cut hospital admissions comes under scruntiny Nigel Edwards from the Nuffield Trust has claimed that the £3.8bn scheme to cut hospital admissions in England to treat more people at home could actually lead to even more hospital admissions. Writing for the BBC, Mr Edwards believes that cutting the length of hospital stays would be … [Read more…]
