Archive for the ‘Health’ Category
Friday, August 27th, 2010
Patient Waiting Lists
There are 3 main Hospitals responsible for the longest Surgical waiting lists in Ireland.
Approx 50% of all patients waiting over a year for surgery are under the care of -
Tallaght Hospital
Temple St Children’s Hospital
Midland Regional, Tullamore
This is in accordance with the latest figures from the National Patient Register
At the end of April, 611 patients were waiting over 12 months for Surgical Procedures.
115 of these were Tallaght Hosp, 79, Temple St and 73, Tullamore.
Some positive news though. Compared to the figures collated from last year, this is a nearly 50% decline in numbers of patients waiting over a year.
A spokesperson for the National Treatment Purchase Fund - NTPF made the point that the average waiting time across all Specialties across the Public system in Ireland for both Surgery and Medicine remains at a historical low of 2-3 months.
The NTPF are now concentrating on the few patients left waiting still over a year for Surgery with the hope they can help in reducing this waiting time.
Tags: Docots, Doctors lists, Doctors Waiting Lists, hospital waiting lists, Hospital waiting times, Irish Hospital, Irish Hospital waiting lists, Medical Recruitement Agencies Dublin, Medical Recruitment Agencies Ireland, Medical Recruitment Agency, NTPF, Waiting lists
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Friday, July 30th, 2010
Doctor Doctor!
Well folks, it’s a Bank Holiday weekend and just the right time for a ‘Doctor Doctor’ joke -
Patient - ‘Doctor Doctor, I feel like a pair of curtains’
Doctor - ‘Well, well, just sit there and pull yourself together’
Enjoy the Bank Holiday weekend folks and talk again next week.
Tags: Doctor Doctor, Doctor jobs, Doctor jokes, Medical Jobs, Medical jobs Ireland, Medical Recruitment, medical sales, Medical Sales Jobs, MPharmaceutical Sales, nURSE JOBS, Physiotherapy jobs, Science Jobs, staff nurse jobs
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Monday, July 19th, 2010
A Fair Deal?
A Fair Deal it seems will now end up costing more than originally planned according to the latest Performance Report from the HSE.
In May, there was a trend showing a marked increase in Private Nursing Home payments.
A total of €16.6 million was spent on this scheme in May bringing the then year to date figure to almost €50 million.
If this rise is spending continues, the Report states, the costs will be higher than originally planned.
The application process for ‘A Fair Deal’ is now being closely watched to determine the possible trends for the remainder of 2010 according to the HSE.
The Board will be advised should the limit of funding be reached, according to the Report.
A large number of Nursing Home beds are now being left vacant as clients move towards the Private Sector with the launch of this ‘Fair Deal’
The outcome of this is that HSE Local Health Offices may have their budgets reduced as funding moves over to the ‘Fair Deal’
Tags: A Fair Deal, bedget effects of A Fair Deal, HSE, HSE Budgets, HSE News, Nursing Home beds, Nursing Homes
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Friday, July 2nd, 2010
See it - Believe it - Achieve it
The Law of Attraction - If you see it in your mind, your’re going to hold it in your hand
Unfortunately, most people think or worry about what they don’t want or don’t want to happen and then wonder why exactly that does happen.
People ask why good things always seem to come to certain people and bad things seem to fall on others.
If you spend time thinking of these people ‘types’, you will begin to understand -
Positive people who have all the same problems around them as the next person but who persist in their optimistic view - ‘things will get better’ do attract exactly that.
Those who get very down in the mouth, negative and stressed when things go wrong - (understandably) attract negative things their way.
You are the one who calls the ‘Law of Attraction’ into action and you do it through your thoughts.
The good news is this is something we can learn to change through awareness.
This Law of Attraction is based around Quantum Physics and has been in existence since the beginning of time.
This centuries old Law has been understood and used by some of the most prominent people in history -
Einstein, Beethoven Plato and Carnegie to name a few.
In our recent economic climate, the debt and worries every family now face - how nice is it to discover that by changing our way of thinking - we can help to change our situation?
So remember, if you feel down as a result of the cards dealt to you -
Your life is a mirror of the dominant thoughts you think
Tags: current economy, doom and gloom, Good health, how to change your way of thinking, Law of Attraction, Positive thinking, Quantum Physics, the power of positive thinking, The Secret
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Friday, June 18th, 2010
Other people's opinions
Other people’s opinions can be dangerous - always check it out before making a decision based on them.
We have had 2 recent episodes where our job seekers had been told by other people negative things about the Company they were applying to for a job and nearly pulled out as a result.
This is where word of mouth can be dangerous.
Check out the facts yourself first before making such a critical decision regarding your career and life balance.
Both cases were unfounded and it transpired that these were ex Medical Sales Reps who had left both Companies on a bad note and were both spreading negative feedback about these Companies down the Medical Sales Grapevine.
If you are a job seeker, you need to be very thorough in your methods and your research.
It is okay to hear negative things about the Company you are considering, but check it out - try to get a balanced non biaised opinion.
We are very thorough as Recruitment Consultants within the Medical Industry and will know whether rumours or word of mouth is true or not as we know our Client Companies very well and can therefore advise.
However, it is still imperative you seek out both sides of story and DO NOT let one person’s opinion dictate your career path.
Tags: advice on applying for a job, applying for a job, hospital sales, Hospital sales jobs, Hospital Sales Rep jobs, job applications, Medical companies, medical industry, Medical Jobs, Medical Recruitment advice, Medical Recruitment Agencies, Medical Recruitment Agency, medical Recruitment Company, Medical Sales grapevine, Medical Sales Jobs, medical sales rep jobs, medical sales reps, opinions, other people's opinions, recruitment, Recruitment Consultants, word of Mouth
Posted in CV tips, Candidates, Client, Health, Interviews, Jackie Brown Medical, Medical Jobs, Medical Recruitment, NRF, News, Recruitment Agencies, job seekers, medical sales, recruitment practice | No Comments »
Friday, June 11th, 2010
Doctor Doctor!
Kicking off the weekend Doctor Doctor theme -
Patient - ‘Doctor Doctor, I feel like a pair of curtains’?
Doctor - ‘Well sit down and pull yourself together’!
Tags: Doctor Doctor, Doctor Doctor jokes, Doctor jobs, Doctor jobs Dublin, Healthcare Jobs, Healthcare Recruitment AGency, Healthcare Recruitment Agency Dublin, Medical humour, Medical jobs Dublin, Medical jobs Ireland, Medical jokes, Medical Recruitment, Medical Recruitment Agency, Medical Recruitment Agency Dublin, Medical Recruitment Agency Ireland, Science Jobs, Science Recruitment, Science Recruitment Agency Dublin, Science Recruitment Jobs
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Friday, May 28th, 2010
Doctor Doctor!
Patient - ‘Doctor, Doctor I keep thinking I am the invisible man’!! -
Doctor - ‘Next’!!
Tags: doctor, Doctor Doctor, Doctor humour, Doctor jobs, Doctor Surgery, doctors, GP, Medical humour, Medical joke
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Friday, May 21st, 2010
Caffeine gets the thumbs up
Caffeine gets the thumbs up it seems as shown by a recent study by Cochrane Researchers.
Caffeine can help to reduce errors made by shift or night shift workers according to this study.
As all us Nurses know, it’s no joke keeping alert, never mind awake during night shift number 4 of 7 on a quiet Ward on a long 12 hour uneventful night shift.
These researchers reviewed the data taken from 13 trials studying the effects of caffeine on performance of shift or night shift workers.
Caffeine appeared to reduce the errors compared to placebos or naps and improved the performance in various neuropsychological tests.
The average age on these trials was between 20 - 30.
Tags: Caffeince study, Caffeince Trials, caffeine, caffeine research, caffeine study, Cochrane Research, night duty, night shifts, shift workers, shiftwork
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