All British Medical Association (BMA) articles – Page 11
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NewsDoctors want tougher line on racist patients
GPs’ representatives have called on the government to taker a tougher line on racist patients, including preventing patients from refusing doctors who have a minority ethnic background.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Bracing times and the vaccination bounce
Andy Cowper shares his insights on the hot topics of the past week.
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Doctors could qualify without doing traditional degree course under HEE ‘apprenticeship’ plan
Health Education England is in the early stages of developing an apprenticeship programme for doctors as part of plans to improve access to medical training, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsPropCo sues GPs in landmark legal battle
A government-owned NHS estates company is counter-suing five GP practices for £1.3m in a case that could indirectly affect more than 800 GPs.
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NewsGovernment u-turns over exit pay after legal battle
The government has u-turned over plans to cap exit payments for public sector workers, including in the NHS, following a union’s legal challenge.
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News‘Wasted opportunity’: Government rejects NHS pension reform calls
The government has rejected extensive calls to reform the NHS Pension Scheme, saying measures brought in during last March’s Budget have stopped doctors incurring high tax bills when working overtime.
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NewsJunior doctor rotations in London paused due to ‘extraordinary pressures’
Junior doctors working in London will not rotate to new jobs as planned in February because of the “extraordinary” pressures on the NHS.
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NewsBMA junior doctors leader joins Jeremy Hunt’s patient safety charity
A key player in the junior doctor disputes with Jeremy Hunt has now joined the former health secretary’s patient safety charity.
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NewsThe 50 most influential BAME people in health
The BAME50 lists the black, Asian and minority ethnic figures who will exercise the most power and/or influence in the English NHS and health policy over the next 12 months
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NewsUnions ‘alarmed’ over ‘lack of consultation’ on PHE abolition
Unions have told Matt Hancock they are ‘alarmed’ at the ‘lack of consultation’ in his plan to replace Public Health England with a new national body.
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NewsHSJ100: Exclusions
Based on the results of the last 15 years, we have drawn up an exclusion list of leaders who were certain to be part of our list, allowing a deeper dive beyond them
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NewsHSJ80 full list: The most influential people in health
The HSJ80 lists the figures who will exercise the most power and/or influence in the English NHS and health policy over the next 12 months
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CommentThe NHS needs to protect the GPs at high risk from covid
Dr Rebecca Fisher gives the lowdown on why maintaining general practice as a ‘front door’ to the NHS that is safe for both GPs and patients is not easy
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Expert BriefingPrimary Concerns: Time to harness the outrage on health inequalities
HSJ’s new expert briefing on primary care - this week focusing on health inequalities - by correspondent Jack Serle.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Pay boost omission deals 'psychological blow' to junior doctors
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night - and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...
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NewsJuniors breach 72-hour week at trust with previous training concerns
Trainee doctors at a special measures trust worked more than 72 hours in one week after being asked to do seven 10-hour shifts in a row.
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HSJ PartnersDelivering sustainable digital transformation
The coronavirus pandemic has brought to the fore the need for NHS organisations to collaborate to deliver sustainable digital transformation, says Dr Anshumen Bhagat.
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NewsSuspended GP contract requirements to return
NHS England has told GPs to restart some services that were suspended during the initial response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Expert BriefingThe truce is over between GPs and hospitals
HSJ’s new expert briefing on primary care, by correspondent Jack Serle.