Study finds opioid prescribing declines following release of national guidelines for physicians

December 14, 2016

The rate of opioid use in Canada has fallen 13.7 per cent since the publication in May 2010 of national guidelines for their use in chronic non-cancer pain, a new study has found.

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Health Resources International Limited was established in 2003 in the United Kingdom. The company was originally set up to supply UK organizations (both public and private) with hospital consultants and specialists from Eastern Europe. We have dealt with consultants, junior doctors and general practitioners (primary care physicians), supplying them on a fixed, short term, sessional, rotational or locum basis. Since incorporation we have recruited a couple of hundreds of medical professionals in the UK, the majority of which have been consultants in permanent positions.

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New Survey Confirms Broken State of Healthcare Communications

Infographic | December 4, 2019

The healthcare industry has made many advances over the last few decades, yet one area where innovation is severely lacking is organization-wide communications. One of the most crucial, foundational aspects of the industry that almost single-handedly allows care to happen in the first place happens to be one of the major roadblocks for doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, and staff.

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Healthcare provider operations are becomingmore complex and harder to manage.

Infographic | April 7, 2022

That’s why CommScope networks enable connected care from core to edge.

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TOP HEALTHCARE TRENDS 2022

Infographic | January 21, 2022

Enhanced data capabilities, conversational AI, and interoperability enable connected care

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How the COVID-19 pandemic has affected depression and anxiety around the world

Infographic | October 8, 2021

A report in The Lancet provides the first global estimates of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in 2020, and suggests an additional 53 million cases of major depressive disorder and 76 million cases of anxiety disorders were due to the pandemic. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders – which can increase the risk of other health outcomes such as suicide – were major contributors to the global burden of disease, affecting millions of men and women of all ages around the world. This study is the first to assess global impacts of the pandemic on major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders, quantifying the prevalence and burden of the disorders by age, sex, and location in 204 countries and territories in 2020.

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Debunking 10 Common Digital Marketing Myths in Healthcare

Infographic | December 5, 2019

With a wealth of information available anytime, consumers and patients take advantage of online resources both during initial research and ongoing care — researching health systems and services, reading physician reviews, and participating in online forums. This isn’t surprising, considering that 89% of consumers turn to a search engine to answer health questions. To reach today’s healthcare customer, personalization and channel placement are key; in other words, you want to meet them where they are. But mastering precision marketing requires top-notch digital campaign strategy.

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Health care trends report

Infographic | May 11, 2022

Allegion’s latest research examines the trends and challenges impacting today’s health care facilities, and how things have evolved during the past five years.

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Health Resources International Ltd

Health Resources International Limited was established in 2003 in the United Kingdom. The company was originally set up to supply UK organizations (both public and private) with hospital consultants and specialists from Eastern Europe. We have dealt with consultants, junior doctors and general practitioners (primary care physicians), supplying them on a fixed, short term, sessional, rotational or locum basis. Since incorporation we have recruited a couple of hundreds of medical professionals in the UK, the majority of which have been consultants in permanent positions.

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