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Doctors Overwhelmed by Administrative Tasks, Warn of Patient Safety Risks
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Doctors Overwhelmed by Administrative Tasks, Warn of Patient Safety Risks

Nearly seven out of ten doctors have taken over tasks from other professional groups within healthcare over the past two years – the vast majority from administrators. Now, the Swedish Medical Association is warning that patient safety is being negatively affected
Proposal: Stricter Education Requirements for Healthcare Professionals
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Proposal: Stricter Education Requirements for Healthcare Professionals

Employers in healthcare shall be required to offer regular further education for their staff. Doctors, nurses, and others with professional licenses will simultaneously be required to attend the training, according to a new proposal
Mediator Appointed for Swedish Doctors' Wage Negotiations
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Mediator Appointed for Swedish Doctors' Wage Negotiations

Doctors on Civilian Service: Must Handle Everyday Life First
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Doctors on Civilian Service: Must Handle Everyday Life First

From a medical perspective, one views positively an extended civil duty within healthcare. But first, the daily operations must be strengthened
Swedish Doctors Face Burnout: 7.5 Million Overtime Hours Unpaid
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Swedish Doctors Face Burnout: 7.5 Million Overtime Hours Unpaid

The country's doctors worked approximately 7. 5 million overtime hours last year
Harsh Criticism of More Expensive Medicines
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Harsh Criticism of More Expensive Medicines

The criticism is broad against the government's and the Sweden Democrats' proposal to significantly increase the patients' own payment for medicines from this summer. Recurring is the concern from the referral bodies that individuals with low incomes will not be able to afford, or want to, collect their medication
The Doctor: Covid Made Me a Different Person
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The Doctor: Covid Made Me a Different Person

Intensive care staff in 12-hour shifts far from home and relatives who were denied visits to dying family members. The Covid pandemic, which came to Sweden exactly five years ago, has left its mark on those who toiled in healthcare
AI Outperformed Doctors in Making Diagnoses
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AI Outperformed Doctors in Making Diagnoses

AI outclassed doctors by making diagnoses entirely on its own in a study in the USA. Naively enough, I was surprised, says doctor and researcher Adam Rodman
AI Outperformed Doctors in Making Diagnoses
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AI Outperformed Doctors in Making Diagnoses

AI outclassed doctors by making diagnoses entirely on its own in an American study. Naively enough, I was surprised, says doctor and researcher Adam Rodman
Nurses to be replaced with digital services
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Nurses to be replaced with digital services

The digital healthcare provider Doktor24 has plans to get rid of all nurses who work with digital healthcare visits, reports Swedish Television.
Doctors' use of AI - "risk to patients"
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Doctors' use of AI - "risk to patients"

Despite many doctors using AI as a tool in their profession, only 6 per cent feel that their employer has guidelines for how it should be used. This emerges from a survey conducted by the Swedish Medical Association
Union concern as hired personnel decrease in healthcare
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Union concern as hired personnel decrease in healthcare

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