Exploring rural Scottish GPs' migration decisions: a secondary qualitative analysis considering burnout.

Background: The challenges of recruiting and retaining rural GPs are well described. UK data suggest high levels of burnout, characterised by detachment, exhaustion, and cynicism, plays a role in GP turnover. The contrast is engagement with work.

Improving quality in adult long covid services: Findings from the LOCOMOTION quality improvement collaborative.

The protracted form of COVID-19 known as 'long covid' was first described in 2020. Its symptoms, course and prognosis vary widely; some patients have a multi-system, disabling and prolonged illness. In 2021, ring-fenced funding was provided to establish 90 long covid clinics in England; some clinics were also established in Scotland and Wales.

Management of a large splenic hydatid cyst in pregnancy: A case report.

Splenic hydatid cysts are caused by the species and rarely occur in pregnancy. This case report describes the management of a 29-year-old pregnant woman with a large (11 × 8.7 × 10.

Will we ever be the same again? The mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health care staff and institutions.

As a group, health care workers (HCWs) were vulnerable to poor mental health (MH) prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The added burdens of COVID-19 have put extra stressors on the health system and its most precious resource-its workers. This pandemic has exacerbated already poor MH in HCWs, leading to a workforce that is burnt out and struggling to cope with growing demands.

The mental health of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative review.

Purpose Of Review: Mental health (MH) problems among healthcare workers (HCWs) have the potential to impact negatively on the capacity of health systems to respond effectively to COVID-19. A thorough understanding of the factors that degrade or promote the MH of HCWs is needed to design and implement suitable intervention strategies to support the wellbeing of this population.

Recent Findings: MH problems among HCWs were elevated prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Brief Digital Interventions to Support the Psychological Well-being of NHS Staff During the COVID-19 Pandemic: 3-Arm Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Health and social care staff are at high risk of experiencing adverse mental health (MH) outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hence, there is a need to prioritize and identify ways to effectively support their psychological well-being (PWB). Compared to traditional psychological interventions, digital psychological interventions are cost-effective treatment options that allow for large-scale dissemination and transcend social distancing, overcome rurality, and minimize clinician time.

The mental health of NHS staff during the COVID-19 pandemic: two-wave Scottish cohort study.

Background: Health and social care workers (HSCWs) are at risk of experiencing adverse mental health outcomes (e.g. higher levels of anxiety and depression) because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Digital Technology Interventions for Risk Factor Modification in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Background: Approximately 50% of cardiovascular disease (CVD) cases are attributable to lifestyle risk factors. Despite widespread education, personal knowledge, and efficacy, many individuals fail to adequately modify these risk factors, even after a cardiovascular event. Digital technology interventions have been suggested as a viable equivalent and potential alternative to conventional cardiac rehabilitation care centers.

A rapid review of the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of healthcare workers: implications for supporting psychological well-being.

Background: Health and social care workers (HSCWs) have carried a heavy burden during the COVID-19 crisis and, in the challenge to control the virus, have directly faced its consequences. Supporting their psychological wellbeing continues, therefore, to be a priority. This rapid review was carried out to establish whether there are any identifiable risk factors for adverse mental health outcomes amongst HSCWs during the COVID-19 crisis.

A situation analysis of psychiatrists in South Africa's rural primary healthcare settings.

Background: South Africa (SA) has been facing serious challenges in providing human resources for the delivery of essential mental health (MH) services. The majority of its prescribing MH specialists, psychiatrists, practise in private, urban and peri-urban areas. The findings of a situation analysis audit of psychiatrist human resources in the public rural primary healthcare (PRPHC) sector are presented in this paper.

Mental health nurses in South Africa's public rural primary care settings: a human resource crisis.

Introduction: South Africa is a middle-income country with serious socioeconomic risk factors for mental illness. Of its population of 52 million, 53% live below the poverty line, 24% are unemployed and 11% live with HIV/AIDS, all of which are factors associated with an increased burden of neuropsychiatric disease. The negative social implications due to the mortality caused by AIDS are immense: thousands of children are being orphaned, increasing the risk of intergenerational mental illness.

Antivirals for management of herpes zoster including ophthalmicus: a systematic review of high-quality randomized controlled trials.

Background: There is lack of consensus from randomized controlled trials on the efficacy of antivirals in the management of herpes zoster. Therefore, a systematic review and meta-analysis was undertaken to provide better understanding of effectiveness of antivirals in management of herpes zoster.

Methods: A total of 12 randomized controlled trials with 7,277 patients were included in the review.