The trust managing Shropshire’s main hospitals is paying some doctors more than £100 an hour to avoid A&E closures, its chief executive has said. Last week, the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust called off plans to shut Telford’s emergency unit overnight. It said enough staff had been recruited to ensure safe staffing levels and thanked… Read More: Some locum doctors costing hospital trust £100 an hour »
Many millennials are passing up visits to primary care offices in search of shorter wait times, virtual healthcare, and clearer pricing models. (iStock) For six years during her 20s, Tara Carter didn’t have a primary care doctor. To her, it wasn’t an efficient use of her time. First, she had to take time off work… Read More: Millennials moving away from primary care doctors »
Doctors need to get better at having difficult conversations with dying patients and not just in their final days, according to a report from the Royal College of Physicians. It says doctors should talk to people who could die within 12 months, who may be frail or terminally ill, and give them choices over their… Read More: Doctors 'need to start early conversation with patients about dying' »
So you’ve been diagnosed with kidney disease. More than likely your kidneys are damaged and are no longer working as well as before. The first thing your doctor will do is put you on a strict diet for kidney disease patients. You must ensure that you do not work your kidneys as hard as before.… Read More: Chief Kidney Doctors Approved Diet For Kidney Disease Patients »