Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Older patients have higher expectations and are more satisfied with healthcare

New research on patients' experiences of health services and how these relate to their expectations and satisfaction, published by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, reveals that older people have higher expect ...

Health created Apr 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Younger doctors more likely to train and work closer to home

Younger doctors are more likely than older generations to train and work in the same region as their home before entering medical school. New research published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine investigating the ge ...

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Support needed for children losing parent at early age

A study exploring the impact of early parental death has revealed the long-term damage and suffering that can be experienced by individuals in adult life if appropriate levels of support are not provided at the time of bereavement. ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NHS consultant contract fails to increase productivity

An employment contract for NHS consultants introduced in 2003 and including a 27 per cent pay rise over three years failed to increase productivity. The findings emerge from a 10-year study of hospital consultant activity, ...

Health created Dec 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

No evidence that drug used for preventing life-threatening bleeding in women during labor works

There is insufficient evidence for the effectiveness of a drug that is being used increasingly to prevent life-threatening bleeding in women after giving birth in community settings in low income countries, according to a ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Aug 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Controversial vaccine trial should never have been run in India, researchers say

Research published today in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine raises further questions about a trial of HPV vaccines in India.

Other created Jun 20, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1