Nurses in Northern Ireland had one of the most pressurised winters “they had ever experienced”, according to the executive director of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Northern Ireland. Rita Devlin told Nursing Times that staff had been “struggling to meet demand” during the winter months as the system was working beyond capacity. “It is vital that we maintain momentum and that we grasp this opportunity to reshape how we approach winter pressures moving forward” Rita Devlin Her comments came after a workshop was held last week by the Department of Health in Northern Ireland, to bring together key healthcare…
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After decades of delivering babies in the small Wisconsin town of Waupaca, ThedaCare-Froedert Health closed its OB-Gyn unit last month. Experts say that the best for healthcare systems is not always optimal for the public. Especially in rural areas with a sparsely populated population. ThedaCare Medical Center-Waupaca. Photo submitted by Russell Butkiewicz. By Peter Cameron, the badger project Since 1954, women in Waupaka and surrounding areas may give birth at local hospitals. no longer. Last year, ThedaCare, the healthcare system that runs the hospital, merged with another system, Froedert Health. Last month, its newly formed healthcare system closed its delivery…
Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home was awarded the 2025 Customer Experience Award from Activated Insights (formerly Pinnacle Quality Insight). Eligibility for the Customer Experience Award means that Georgia War Veterans Nursing Facilities have been consistently ranked in the top 15% of care providers nationwide for the past 12 months. This was his 10th year, earning the highest honor in his class and a Customer Experience Award. This category includes overall satisfaction, nursing, food service, food quality, cleanliness, laundry services, community from the facility, addressing issues, dignity and respect, recommendations for others, activities, admission process, safety and security, and overall customer…
Orlando Health Hospital Care at Home has made history as the country's first program to receive the Outstanding Silver Beacon Award from the American Association of Critical Care Nurse, recognizing its groundbreaking approach to delivering keen hospital-level care directly in patients' homes. The program has served more than 2,000 patients in Central Florida since its launch in February 2023, but is available to Orlando Health patients who meet certain clinical criteria determined by emergency departments and hospital staff. Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando Health Lake Mary Hospital, Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, Orlando Health Emergency Room -…
New data collected by Florida shows that illegal immigrants would cost the Sunshine health care system nearly $660 million in 2024.The Florida Department of Health Care (AHCA) announced the latest update to the hospital's Patient Immigration Status Dashboard on Tuesday. Data for 2024 showed that a total of 67,700 emergency room visits were made by illegally entering the country, with approximately $76.6 million in Medicaid payments for emergency care.In total, the state paid nearly $660 million for the costs of care illegally provided to immigrants in the United States. Dasantis' efforts, a probation reform modeled after Jay-Z, prepared for Virginia's…
Following research into a new campaign last month by Chinese threat actor Silver Fox, Philips Dicom viewers infected a backdoor Trojan to infect victims, the finding stemmed from Virustotal (VT)'s malicious software threat hunt. The latest follow-up analysis enhances the search method and details the process of searching for malware in VT. This approach leverages a list of perspectives and REM default credentials along with a database of the most popular medical software names observed in healthcare environments to envision legitimate healthcare applications by abusing known software names, exploiting health system qualifications to gain initial access and interacting with medical…
A report outlining the work of a national whistleblowing scheme for nurses and other healthcare staff has been laid before parliament. The most recent annual report of the National Guardian’s Office, which oversees the Freedom to Speak Up guardians scheme present in many NHS workplaces, was recently published. “There are pockets of excellent practice across the NHS” Jayne Chidgey-Clark This report covers the 2023-24 financial year and included testimonials from guardians themselves about the cases they had received. Emma Randle, guardian at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, told the report that she had heard from two trainee…
In the latest episode of Health Law Diagnosed, host Bridgette Keller discusses the new Massachusetts Health Care Market Review Law and what this means for health care providers, investors, and other key stakeholders. She is joined by Member Deborah Daccord, Of Counsel, Cassie Paolillo, and Of Counsel Kate Stewart, who share their insights on the law’s far-reaching implications, including:An overview of the Massachusetts Health Care Review Law and its implicationsKey takeaways for health care entitiesUpcoming HPC guidance and how it will affect health care transactionsExpanded oversight and new authorities for Massachusetts health care agenciesFinancial assessments for health care entitiesRegulatory considerations…
A new report launched by the independent national charity, Community Integrated Care, today (Wednesday 12th March) exposes a persistent pay gap between social care support workers and their NHS counterparts. The charity is calling on the Government to take immediate action by uplifting care worker wages, arguing that fair pay is not only affordable, but a crucial investment in economic growth and the long-term sustainability of the NHS. ‘A Caring Economy – Unfair To Care 2025’ is the fourth edition of Community Integrated Care’s acclaimed Unfair To Care report series. It uniquely compares the pay of social care support workers…
Integrated medicine is becoming more and more mainstream. Treatment of several conditions is possible …(+) Transformed through the addition of an integrated approach.Getty Integrated medicine has gained increasing recognition as a valuable approach to healthcare, mixing traditional treatments with evidence-based complementary therapies. Unlike traditional medicine, which often focuses on treating symptoms, integrative medicine emphasizes the assumption of physical, emotional, mental and mental well-being. Industry research shows that the market for integrated medicine and complementary approaches is expected to grow by more than 25% per year from 2024 to 2030. Below are five types of patients who may experience significant improvements…