Psychiatric nurses are to strike in February. The Psychiatric Nurses Association (PNA) is setting out an escalating campaign leading to strike action. It is “in response to the failure of Government to address the recruitment and retention crisis in nursing,” they said in a statement today. The PNA represents approximately 6,000 nurses working throughout the country.… Read More: Psychiactric nurses vote to strike in February »
By ANISH KOKA MD The message comes in over the office slack line at 1:05 pm. There are four patients in rooms, one new, 3 patients in the waiting room. Really, not an ideal time to deal with this particular message. “Kathy the home care nurse for Mrs. C called and said her weight yesterday… Read More: Commissioning Healthcare Policy: Hospital Readmission and Its Price Tag »
Hayes agreed, and explained how his team tried to account for that: They looked at whether mentally ill patients fared any better when they had prescriptions for a diuretic (a high blood pressure drug). There is existing evidence that statins, calcium channel blockers and metformin may, in theory, have mental health benefits. In contrast, there… Read More: Common Heart, Diabetes Meds May Aid Mental Illness »
Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Bezos (Photo Credits: Facebook) Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced his divorce from his wife MacKenzie Bezos after a long trial. The result of the separation will favour the wife as the wealth will get equally divided, making her the world’s richest woman! Nothing has been said in public about how the… Read More: Richest Woman in The World: MacKenzie Bezos to Get The… »