This weekend it was reported GPs have voted to reduce visits to patients’ homes. During a meeting of the English Medical Committee, Doctors supported the proposal to reduce home visits. This means The British Medical Association (BMA) will now lobby NHS England to stop home visits being a contractual obligation. On Saturday BBC News reports said: “According to NHS Digital, in one month in 2018, GPs in England made 238,579 home...
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Nike announces new trainers designed for medical workers. We know as a Nurse you are on your feet all day, supporting our clients’ services and their patients, could this new range of trainers be the answer? When your profession requires you to be on your feet all day sore, aching feet are often part of the job. We all know the importance of wearing the correct footwear, but could a...
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We would like to congratulate Roseanna Johnson on her recent promotion to Managing Consultant. Roseanna started her career at Hallam Medical six years ago, working as part of our Business Support team as a Business Support Executive. She joined the 111 team as a Recruitment Consultant, supporting our 111 Clinical Advisors and 999 Clinical Advisors to find flexible work. In 2018 Rosie was then promoted to a Senior Recruitment Consultant....
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If you work in or support Primary Care Services, you will no doubt know first-hand the pressures the services are facing. The increase in long term medical conditions and the aging population has led to the role of the Advanced Practitioner to emerge and grow significantly. Could Advanced Practitioners help to alleviate the workloads and increasing patient demand for appointments and potentially even present an opportunity to expand their services?...
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As we take a minute’s silence to remember those who have served and continue to serve to defend our freedom and way of life, it is important to recognise the vital role Nurses played during times of war. Nursing within the military can be dated back as far as the Crimean War. Florence Nightingale was recruited by the Secretary of State for War, Sidney Herbert, to lead the women in...
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Saturday 2nd November is National Stress Awareness Day! Most of us enter the healthcare profession because we are passionate about what we do. It is important to make a difference to the services we support and the patients we see. We want to be successful in our career but finding time to enjoy life outside of work is equally important. No matter how much you love your job and love what you...
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