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NHS Digital tweaks e-referral system to hospitals

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NHS Digital has tweaked its electronic referral system, to smoothen the process of making a hospital appointment. The e-Referral Service (e-RS) is used by primary care doctors to talk to and seek advice from secondary colleagues ahead of making a formal referral.

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Could virtual reality become an essential tool for healthcare education?

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The technology behind virtual reality is rapidly advancing, allowing developers to create entire 3D hospitals for training purposes. Due to the pandemic, more people than ever had to turn to digital healthcare to achieve basic activities, such as speaking with a doctor or booking a visit with a healthcare professional.

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How medical device sales teams can embrace digital transformation

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This is nowhere more pronounced than for medical device sales teams, who typically schedule regular visits to hospitals and doctors’ offices to create a personal, ongoing connection that drives forward the sales process. Within the healthcare industry, navigating diaries and timezones to book a virtual meeting can prove challenging.

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Learning Clinical Microbiology Using Podcasting: The Let’s Talk Micro Podcast

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It is an incredibly important field for the advancement of patient care today. However, most people do not know that this is an occupation which can make a big impact on patient care. ABOUT THE INTERVIEWEE Luis Plaza is a Lead Medical Laboratory Scientist in Microbiology at a Hospital system in Orlando, Florida.

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In conversation with consultant pharmacist in cardiology Dr Rani Khatib

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

As well as a consultant pharmacist in cardiology and cardiovascular research at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, he is visiting associate professor at the Leeds Institute for Cardiometabolic Medicine at the University of Leeds. Patients reported significantly fewer concerns with their medications, non-adherence rates fell by up to 70.8%

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The Best Perks of Part-Time Travel Nursing

Aureus Medical Group

Shorter contracts are typically needed to help hospitals fill crisis gaps in scheduling around holidays, vacation time, strike staffing, etc. They can be hard to find and harder to secure, and it’s more common to see contract cancellations if the hospital has over-booked coverage. . Average Contracts: 8-13 Weeks .

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In conversation with Professor Ryan Donnelly: innovative drug delivery systems

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

Particularly proud of his recent Royal Pharmaceutical Society Harrison Medal Award, Professor Donnelly speaks to Gerry Hughes about his career journey, pioneering research and his hopes for the future of both drug delivery and the hospital pharmacy profession. That said, he reinforces how a scientific knowledge base is also important.