‘It is absolutely essential that masks are worn by everyone in A&Es’: Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has stated that it is absolutely essential that patients and visitors in Emergency Departments continue to protect themselves and others with face masks, hand washing and social distancing. Dr Katherine Henderson said: […]
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Parkinson’s Disease expert nursing appointment: A RENOWNED expert on Parkinson’s Disease has been appointed the North East and North Cumbria’s first Clinical Academic Professor in Nursing – one of the first key roles of its type in the UK. Dr Annette Hand will take up the flagship clinical chair post – a joint position between […]
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RCEM calls for an increase in staffing after survey finds 3 in 5 A&E staff have experienced burnout: The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is calling for UK governments to act now to achieve safe staffing levels in Emergency Departments after a workforce survey found that three in five Emergency Medicine staff say they have […]
Coventry University created virtual simulations of wards to train nursing students whose work placements have been cut short during the COVID-19 pandemic – preparing them to join the NHS. When the pandemic hit in March last year, work placements in hospitals were affected but the university’s simulation team has helped the School of Nursing, Midwifery […]
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Diversity in leadership roles essential to engage minority-ethnic medical students with academia. Minority-ethnic medical students must have more role-models in senior leadership positions if they are to engage with academia. This is one of the conclusions drawn by a group of medical students writing in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine about the drivers and barriers to engaging with academia. Barriers currently […]
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The VacSeen Project is a student-led initiative to vaccinate homeless people for free has received an “overwhelming response”, according to its seven University of Queensland founders. The VacSeen Project, which partners with existing health services to cover the cost of flu vaccines for the homeless, was partly the brainchild of second-year UQ Medicine student and project president, Jeremy […]
Scientifically Speaking New from Practical Inspiration Publishing: Now more than ever, the scientific and medical community is under the microscope and in front of the media. Science matters, and in a post-truth world it’s more important than ever for scientists and physicians to be heard. But there’s a challenge. To get people to listen, you […]
National AIDS Trust’s response to NHS Blood and Transplant’s changes to blood, plasma and platelet donations from 14 June 2021 Deborah Gold, Chief Executive of National AIDS Trust, said: “We welcome the changes made today (Monday 14 June) meaning more gay and bisexual men will be able to donate blood safely because of eligibility now […]
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The Government and MPs must now recognise the severity of challenges facing Health and Social Care: Responding to the Health and Social Care committee’s report “Workforce burnout and resilience in the NHS and social care“, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “The findings of the report may be shocking […]
NHS dental service in crisis: Charity calls for funding boost to dentistry as it tops list of most delayed health services: New research collected by the Oral Health Foundation has found further evidence of an NHS dental service in crisis. The oral health charity is now calling on ministers to promptly address the issue of […]