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Category: Doctors & Hospitals

The British NHS: Don’t Get Cancer

Posted on March 3, 2023March 3, 2023 by John C. Goodman

NHS sets a goal of providing the first treatments within two months of a confirmed diagnosis. In September 2019, the NHS fell short of this goal, with only 78.7 percent of cancer patients receiving their first treatment in that time frame. By September 2022, the timeliness of cancer treatment had eroded further, with only 60.5 percent of new cancer patients receiving treatment within the time frame called for in NHS guidance.

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Walmart to Double its Primary Care Business to 75 Clinics

Posted on March 3, 2023 by Devon Herrick

There is a Walmart about a mile from my house. Inside my Walmart is a pharmacy and Quest Diagnostics. I’ve used both at various times. A Walmart a few miles away has a low-cost veterinary clinic that I’ve used as well. Another location near me has an optometrist on site.

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Indiana Bill Would Allow Associate Physicians in Underserved Areas Work

Posted on March 2, 2023 by Devon Herrick

The state of Indiana has a bill before the Legislature (SB 400) that would allow medical graduates who have not matched to a residency to practice under licensed physicians. This is important because more than 10,000 medical graduates fail to match to a residency program each year. Many of those will try again the following year but many will ultimately never complete a residency program. In most states medical graduates who never complete a residency will never have an opportunity to care for patients.

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More on the British National Health Service

Posted on February 27, 2023 by John C. Goodman

In December, 54,000 people in England had to wait more than 12 hours for an emergency admission…. The average wait time for an ambulance to attend a “category 2” condition – like a stroke or heart attack – exceeded 90 minutes. There were 1,474 (20%) more excess deaths in the week ending December 30 than the 5-year average….

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