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Social media blunders: what employers can do
Careful judgement and watertight policies around employee posts are needed in order to navigate the murky world of social media CREDIT: This is an edited keep reading
Month: September 2019
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Free heart check-ups on the horizon
Would you like to get a heart or blood pressure check while you’re out doing a bit of shopping? In the not too distant future, keep reading
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Medical unions call for GPs to be recognised as expert medical generalists
A group of medical unions are calling for GPs to be recognised as expert medical generalists The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has, this keep reading
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WHO launches World Patient Safety Day
The World Health Organisation has launched World Patient Safety Day The first ever World Patient Safety Day was launched yesterday (17 September 2019) by the keep reading
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Artificial intelligence #02: a code of conduct for AI
In February the government released a new code of conduct for artificial intelligence and other data-driven technologies in the NHS; one of its reported objectives keep reading
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Are you trapped in the busyness paradox?
Why is it so difficult to create free time – even when you become more efficient? Oliver Burkeman, author of The Antidote: Happiness For People keep reading
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BMA sets out vision for reforming ‘unsafe, underfunded’ NHS
The BMA has outlined its vision for an ‘unsafe’ NHS with a culture of bullying According to the BMA, doctors are working in hospitals and keep reading
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Trusts face relentless rise in demand through the summer
NHS Providers has responded to concerning new data showing a rise in A&E attendance New performance figures show the highest ever levels of August A&E keep reading
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GPs in the dock? Concern at over-prescribing of a range of drugs reaching crisis point
You cannot have failed to notice the flurry of reports in the media recently about the dangers of over-prescribing certain classes of drugs such as keep reading
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Is your commute worth the pain?
For UK workers, commuting time has increased by 18 hours compared to a decade ago, according to the TUC. A study by Totaljobs shows the keep reading