Doctors and Hospitals

Doctors and Nurses at the Hospitals

Hospitals, Doctors, and the Public Interest

HOSPITALS, DOCTORS, AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST. Edited by John H. Knowles. Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press, 1965. xi, 337 pp. $8.50. This unique volume deals with many social, economic, and educational problems faced by hospitals in efforts to fulfill their responsibilities to the community and the people in families who live there. The fifteen contributors, who are leaders in medical a...

Frequency of Smoking and Specialized Awareness among Doctors and Nurses of Hospitals in Kerman, Iran

Background: Nicotine is one of the strongest poisons. Every year about 75 thousand of Iranians die due to smoking. Since doctors and nurses have a major role in controlling smoking, this study tried to investigate the prevalence of cigarette smoking among doctors and nurses and their awareness about the effects of smoking. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted on all doctors (n = 150) a...

Overseas doctors and the staffing structure of hospitals.

The introduction of the new immigration rules will considerably reduce the number of overseas doctors available for junior hospital appointments over the next five years. To offset this sponsorship schemes should be offered by universities and colleges comprising training courses, entry to examinations, and hospital appointments, and training programmes should be adapted to make objectives atta...

Regulation of Doctors and Private Hospitals in India