Healthcare assistants (HCAs) are a vital part of the nursing and healthcare profession, supporting in hospitals or community settings, such as GP surgeries and nursing homes. HCAs can work with various different people and places such as within the criminal justice system, helping those with mental health and learning difficulties as well as supporting … [Read more…]
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…]
Total Assist Group can open doors to new nursing opportunities Partnering with a vast array of NHS trusts and private clinics, Total Assist Group strive relentlessly to seek out fantastic opportunities for medical locum and temporary staff. Liaising with medical staffing teams the width and breadth of the UK means we have an incredibly full … [Read more…]
Total Assist Group widen the net with new nursing opportunities As a robust and industry driven recruitment company, Total Assist Group aims to cater for all aspects of the healthcare sector, working alongside NHS trusts and private clinics to ensure that there is no threat to high patient care standards, despite recent dips in permanent … [Read more…]
Up to 43% of doctors could suffer psychological problems after incidents A recent investigation by leading healthcare experts reveals that doctors can be defined as the ‘second victim’ – clinicians who are traumatised by an adverse patient event, with professionals suffering distress similar to post-traumatic stress disorder. With such incidents affecting both the personal and professional lives of … [Read more…]
75% of patients require a second consultation A new study has shown that introducing GP phone consultations instead of face to face appointments does not ease pressures in hectic surgeries – in fact, it increases the workload. Researchers at the University of Exeter Medical School analysed 42 practices, where a GP or nurse phoned back … [Read more…]
Short staffed public holidays provide opportunities for locum work A Sky News investigation has revealed that NHS hospitals are so short staffed on bank holidays, they are prepared to pay almost £150 per hour for a nurse to cover a 12 hour shift. The interesting statistics showed that on the May Day bank holiday this … [Read more…]
Staffing level advice issued to stop compromised care The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has released new guidelines on safe nursing staffing levels, suggesting that having more than eight patients per nurse on a ward during the course of the day should act as a trigger to investigate patient safety. If one … [Read more…]
Staffing shortfall leads to extension of other primary care staff GP surgeries in areas with a high patient to doctor ratio are now relying on the help of nurses and other non-medical professionals to try and cope with the rising pressures of patient demands. Many areas are struggling to recruit GP’s, with fears that as … [Read more…]
NHS makes us proud to be British, survey shows Two thirds of the public would prefer the NHS to receive additional funding to maintain health services, according to an Ipsos MORI poll, reported in the Health Service Journal. The survey also revealed that 79% of Brits want the NHS to be protected from harmful budget … [Read more…]