Articles, tagged with "nhs", page 7

Embryo Transfer - Waiting For The Results - Part III

At seven or eight weeks the heartbeat of the foetus can be detected. This is probably the point at which it is most realistic to think you are pregnant. If the treatment does not work, and the woman's period starts, the letdown is serious. The sensatio... Read >
Author: Shirley M. Duran

Pregnancy – Egg Collection - The Process

To collect the eggs, each follicle is pierced in turn using a fine syringe. The fluid inside is extracted, and with it the egg. Sometimes it may not come out the first time, so each follicle may be flushed out several times with a special fluid to give ... Read >
Author: Shirley M. Duran

What To Expect From Your GP

You should get enough time with your GP to talk through your difficulties fully, so do not settle for less. When you first go to see your GP about your problems in having a baby, it may be worth telling the receptionist that you will be some time with the... Read >
Author: Shirley M. Duran

Pregnancy - Extra-contractual referral

Where the local health authority does not routinely pay for IVF and other forms of assisted conception, it can still be possible to get treatment on the NHS through an extra-contractual referral. This is a complicated system, and depends on the discretion... Read >
Author: Shirley M. Duran

Assisted Conception In Practice

The route into IVF treatment can be extremely haphazard. Ideally, the National Health Service should ensure that women who need treatment get it - and that there is some fairness about access to it. The reality is far from that. Organising treatment often... Read >
Author: Shirley M. Duran

Getting A Job In Healthcare

Many people dressed up as a doctor or nurse as a child, but if you're all grown up and still dream of a career in healthcare, then the National Health Service has some great opportunities. It employs more than 1.5 million workers, making it the UK's la... Read >
Author: Samulswan

Health insurance – Expecting The Unexpected

When you're young, the last thing on your mind is health insurance. You feel fit, healthy and after all, there's always the NHS to fall back on. But as your life progresses, maintaining your health becomes more important, particularly if you have the resp... Read >
Author: Mark Bartley

Fresh warning over swine flu

SWINE flu could be back with a vengeance later this year, health chiefs have warned. Bosses at NHS Bolton are renewing their calls for anyone eligible to be vaccinated against the virus to come forward. It comes as figures reveal more than 20,000 "... Read >
Author: mosup

Fisher Space pens

For my birthday my boyfriend presented me with a rather unusual present of a Fisher Space Pen. I know it beats the usual present of saucepans, Hoover etc. bur I was still miffed as to why I received what I thought was ‘just a pen', when I really wa... Read >
Author: bigbird55

Reproductive tourism

Fertility tourism is part of medical tourism. The phrase fertility tourism was first coined by the media to describe the growing trend of people who plan trips to visit fertility clinics in foreign countries. These trips are often planned so that those se... Read >
Author: Rotunda

How is a Vasectomy Performed?

A vasectomy is a procedure that prevents sperm from travelling from a man's testicles to his penis, therefore preventing the possibility of him impregnating a woman during sexual intercourse. It is a form of permanent contraception used most commonly by m... Read >
Author: Anne Heywood

New Year's Resolutions that Might do More Harm than Good

With every 365 days that pass, many of us set ourselves a new personal target for the year ahead; whether it is to lose weight, exercise more, quit smoking or even find a new job. The harsh reality of this however is that 78% of all New Year's resol... Read >
Author: Adam Singleton

Facing Repossession

Being in debt can be a horrible feeling. It can become all consuming; worry, stress and anxiety over how to stretch £1 into £10, which bill to pay first and sometimes creative ways to hide from bailiffs. It also means cutting back on those precious mome... Read >
Author: Steven Martin

The Medical Protection Society (MPS) welcomes the relaunch of Being Open

Today MPS welcomes the relaunch of the National Patient Safety Agency's (NPSA) Being Open policy. We have long supported and advised members to be open with patients about their mistakes. Being Open encourages healthcare professionals to acknowledge t... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer

Great Tips for Medical Interview

The appointment as a medical consultant in NHS is seen as the pinnacle of the medical career and rightly so. However, the role of the consultant in the new NHS has evolved to include increasing managerial responsibilities as well as an increased role at t... Read >
Author: Consultant

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