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Surgery performed by associate clinicians or medical professionals who are not qualified surgeons are as safe and effective as those performed by doctors, and should be promoted in Sub-Saharan Africa, a study suggests. Faced with a growing shortfall of surgeons, the 68th World Health Assembly passed a resolution in 2015 to promote so-called task shifting […]
(HealthDay)—Among residents and staff members in U.S. nursing homes, the rates of COVID-19 increased in June and July, then decreased by September, and increased again by late November, paralleling trends in surrounding communities, according to research published in the Jan. 8 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality […]
All NHS staff MUST get Covid vaccine – whether they like it or not: Ex-Government adviser VIVIENNE PARRY makes controversial claim with health workers’ take-up rate for the flu jab shockingly low The scientists have done their bit, and the regulators have made the assessment. This week, if all goes according to plan, the rollout begins: […]
—See live updates on the new coronavirus —How deadly is COVID-19? —How does the new coronavirus compare with flu? —Why are children ‘missing’ from coronavirus outbreak? A certain type of respirator effectively protects medical workers from catching COVID-19, the viral disease that has sickened more than 75,000 people since December 2019. Caused by the […]
A new study of ultrasound departments shows that continuous personnel changes are a major cause of the now serious shortage of ultrasound staff in the NHS. This shortage has led to delays in diagnosis and cancellations of operations. The work is presented at the UK Imaging and Oncology Congress in Liverpool. “We have actually asked […]
Ambulance staff will get body cameras after figures reveal a THIRD have been ‘attacked in the last year’ Nearly 7,000 NHS ambulance staff suffered physical violence at work last year Health chiefs said all NHS staff should be able to work without fear of violence Department of Health has now pledged £8million into a trial […]
During the study, the workers oversaw 95 patients with contact precautions for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, as well as vancomycin-resistant Enterococci and multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacilli. (iStock) Health care workers caring for infectious patients sometimes make mistakes when removing personal protective garments, resulting in contamination of clothes or equipment with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a small study […]
Managers who listen attentively could boost their team members’ creativity, suggests a new study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and King’s Business School at King’s College London. Published in the American Psychology Associations’ journal Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, the international study of nearly 700 participants used surveys and laboratory experiments to […]