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What is medicalisation?

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What is medicalisation?

September 23, 2014 by

BMA council member speaks out about unnecessary medical interventions Deputy chair of the BMA council Dr Kailash Chand has identified a recent trend within healthcare for medicalisation, which he identifies as patients seeking medical treatment for lifestyle problems. Key signs of medicalisation include the increasing use of medicines and hospital tests, rising hospitalisation rates, more … [Read more…]

Posted in: NHS and Industry News Tagged: BMA, doctor, medical, prescription, tests, treatment

Someone dies of lung cancer every two minutes

September 11, 2014 by

75% of patients are diagnosed too late Leading cancer expert Prof John Field, from Liverpool University, warns that delaying national lung cancer screening could cost thousands of lives. The academic believes that plans should start now for the UK wide screening of older smokers by the end of 2016, with US data suggesting that this … [Read more…]

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: cancer, death, lung cancer, patient, rates, smokers, tests

Shorter assessments for overseas nurses

August 27, 2014 by

10% of UK based nurses and midwives come from outside of Europe Nurses and midwives who train in hospitals outside of Europe will face shorter tests to check they are suitable to work in the UK. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) will replace the minimum three months of supervised practice currently used with a … [Read more…]

Posted in: NHS and Industry News Tagged: checks, hospitals, midwives, nurses, placement, tests, UK, work

European doctors face language tests

June 25, 2014 by

GMC introduce new fluency checks The General Medical Council (GMC) now have the power to check the English language skills of doctors who qualified in Europe and wish to work in the UK. Previously, the GMC could only verify the language fluency of doctors coming from outside the EU to work in Britain, however new … [Read more…]

Posted in: NHS and Industry News Tagged: checks, doctors, General Medical Council, GMC, tests

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