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Unions demand pre-Christmas pay-rise for burned out NHS staff

‘Opportunistic’ unions demand pre-Christmas pay-rise for all ‘burned out’ NHS staff – even the ones not dealing with covid Fourteen unions are calling for a pay rise for all 1.3 million NHS staff next month But nonessential NHS services branded ‘cynical’ for piggybacking on pandemic  Some dietitians, opticians and podiatrists been twiddling thumbs for months  By… Read More: Unions demand pre-Christmas pay-rise for burned out NHS staff »

Clinicians who prescribe unnecessary antibiotics fuel future antibiotic use

Receiving an initial antibiotic prescription for a viral acute respiratory infection — the type of infection that doesn’t respond to antibiotics — increases the likelihood that a patient or their spouse will seek care for future such infections and will receive subsequent antibiotic prescriptions, according to the findings of a study from Harvard Medical School… Read More: Clinicians who prescribe unnecessary antibiotics fuel future antibiotic use »

Covid-19 news: US cases surge to record 121,000 infections in a day

By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Sam Wong , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool People stand next to a social distancing sign as they watch live election results come in at an election night watch party at Staten Island Republican Party Headquarters in New York CityREUTERS/Andrew Kelly… Read More: Covid-19 news: US cases surge to record 121,000 infections in… »