Investment in nursing needed to achieve 2030 healthcare target
The head of an international nursing federation is calling on the world’s governments to ‘put nursing at the top of their financial plans’, if a target for Universal Health Coverage (UHC), is to be achieved by 2030. Achieving UHC is one of the targets the nations of the world set when they adopted the 2030... Read moreThe post Investment in nursing needed to achieve 2030 healthcare target appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
Source: Nursing in Practice - September 20, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news

£134,000-a-year NHS consultants charging hospitals up to £3,000 PER SHIFT for covering striking medics
University Hospitals Plymouth handed the senior medic the sum for working a 12-and-a-half-hour night shift, which was supposed to be performed by a junior doctor.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

SAS doctors in England to hold indicative ballot on strike action
Specialist, associate specialist and specialty (SAS) doctors in England could join their junior doctor and consultant colleagues on the picket line after voting to hold an indicative ballot on industrial action.
Source: GP Online News - September 20, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: News Source Type: news

'I’m a doctor - here is a red flag sign of pancreatic cancer to spot on the face'
There are more than 10,000 new diagnoses of the disease every year in the UK.
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

A vision for community pharmacy
This report outlines that vision, warning that it cannot be delivered without changes to the law, as well as additional funding beyond what was announced in a recent pharmacy funding boost.ReportNuffield Trust - publications
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - September 20, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Primary and community care Source Type: news

GLP-1 Agonists and Suicide Risk: Is Action Needed? GLP-1 Agonists and Suicide Risk: Is Action Needed?
Do reports of suicidal thoughts in patients taking GLP-1 agonists represent a repeat of the rimonabant fiasco?Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - September 20, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Commentary Source Type: news

Africa: Chatbots for Medical Advice - Three Ways to Avoid Misleading Information
[The Conversation Africa] We expect medical professionals to give us reliable information about ourselves and potential treatments so that we can make informed decisions about which (if any) medicine or other intervention we need. If your doctor instead "bullshits" you (yes - this term has been used in academic publications to refer to persuasion without regard for truth, and not as a swear word) under the deception of authoritative medical advice, the decisions you make could be based on faulty evidence and may result in harm or
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 20, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Economy, Business and Finance Health and Medicine ICT and Telecom Source Type: news

Nigeria: Urgent Response Needed to Curb Nigeria's Worsening Diphtheria Outbreak
[MSF] A serious diphtheria outbreak is tearing through Nigeria, where thousands of people have been infected and hundreds more have died.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 20, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Aid and Assistance External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa NGOs and Civil Society Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news

South Africa: 'The Only Good TB Bacillus Is a Dead One', Says UCT's Prof Valerie Mizrahi
[spotlight] World-leading tuberculosis researcher Professor Valerie Mizrahi was 35 when her mother Etty started losing weight and coughing furiously. After healthcare professionals in Johannesburg failed to accurately diagnose her, it was a doctor in Plettenberg Bay who told Etty: "The good news is you don't have lung cancer, the bad news is that you have tuberculosis (TB)."
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 20, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Tuberculosis Source Type: news

Three common Covid symptoms doctor warns to watch out for after surge in cases
The latest data suggests that Covid cases surged by 29 percent in England in the first week of September.
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

We must confront sexual violence in the NHS to prevent further institutional harm - Greenfield P.
Extensive cultural change is needed in the NHS to tackle sexual violence and prevent further institutional harm to patients and staff, writes Philippa Greenfield The recent "Me Too in Medicine" investigation by The BMJ and the Guardian1 is an important ...
Source: SafetyLit - September 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Commentary Source Type: news

£3K a shift - how doctor strikes cost NHS fortune
Concern mounts about costs of walkouts in England, as doctors charge premium rates to provide cover.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

One of the world's top hormone experts is suspended for gaining illicit access to confidential medical records of more than 100 patients being held by a competitor
Dr Marion Gluck, 73, known globally for her pioneering treatment of hormonal imbalances, asked another doctor for the sensitive log-in information 'as a favour'.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

IKEA Says the Time ’s Right to Bring BNPL In-Store and Online
Christine Briganti, Financial Services Deployment Project Leader for IKEA, told PYMNTS that the growing embrace of buy now, pay later (BNPL) will help broaden the Swedish furniture retailer’s reach in the U.S. by improving financial flexibility at the register — online and in-store. Tuesday (Sept.…#christinebriganti #ikea #bnpl #swedish #afterpay #pymnts #genz #spanish #times
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Sierra Leone: Psychiatrist - Kush Is Not a Criminal Justice Problem
[Concord] The Care Manager at the Kissy Psychiatric Teaching Hospital, Doctor Abdul Jalloh, has noted that the issue of youth intoxicating themselves with 'Kush' is not a criminal justice problem, but rather health and social related problems that need to be addressed holistically.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 20, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Sierra Leone West Africa Source Type: news

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