NHS Junior Doctors Leave Permanent Roles For Better-paying Locum Work, Driven By TikTok Trends

NHS Junior Doctors Leave Permanent Roles For Better-paying Locum Work, Driven By TikTok Trends

The NHS is grappling with an alarming trend as junior doctors increasingly abandon permanent roles in favour of higher-paying locum work. The flexibility, financial rewards, and independence offered by locum positions are proving too enticing to resist for many young medics. Adding to the phenomenon is the rise of “medfluencers” on platforms like TikTok, who … Read more

UK Government Considers Separating Pay Structure for NHS Nurses

UK Government Considers Separating Pay Structure for NHS Nurses

UK nurses could get some relief in the current cost-of-living crisis scenario as the UK government is thinking of a separate pay structure for the NHS nursing staff. Last week, the Department of Health and Social Care called for evidence collation and feedback from major stakeholders in the UK healthcare system in support of a … Read more

Largest Young-Onset Dementia Study in the World Shows Hope for Prevention

Largest Young-Onset Dementia Study in the World Shows Hope for Prevention

A study done in the UK Biobank has revealed the dementia risk in young people if they have depression and Vitamin D deficiency. This is significant as NHS data predicts over one million people in the UK are likely to suffer from dementia by 2030. At present, one in 11 people over the age of … Read more