All British Medical Association (BMA) articles – Page 12
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NewsBMA consultants to pull out of doctors' pay review body
The British Medical Association’s consultants committee is to withdraw from the Doctors’ and Dentists’ Review Body after a vote by the union’s consultant members.
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NewsRegulator chiefs join pension scheme exodus
Nine of the most senior directors in the NHS opted out of the NHS pension scheme in 2017-18, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNew GP contract will cut income for ‘digital first’ providers
NHS England has confirmed changes to the GP contract that will reduce funding for digital provider GP at hand from April this year.
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NewsMajor GP contract reform revealed
The number of non-GP care staff in general practice will grow by 20,000 under a new five-year contract deal, NHS England and the British Medical Association have said, probably outnumbering the GP workforce for the first time.
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NewsOfficials drawing up new workforce funding asks
Officials will identify “further opportunities” for easing the NHS’s workforce shortages which require additional government funding, in time to set out the asks in the spring, according to a document seen by HSJ.
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News'Extremely slow' progress on consultants' contract talks
The progress of the consultants’ contract negotiations “remains extremely slow” and has not moved on since last year, a doctors’ trade union has said.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: It’s the workforce, stupid
Staffing is the issue most often keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and 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 both the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and ...
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NewsJunior doctors suffering 'Stockholm syndrome'
Junior doctors have learnt to live in an “unhealthy culture” with “a significant amount of Stockholm syndrome”, HSJ has been told.
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NewsExclusive: Tens of thousands of junior doctors working beyond contract
Junior doctors have worked beyond their contracted terms and conditions more than 63,000 times since 2015, resulting in fines worth more than £250,000, HSJ can reveal today.
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NewsAll GPs expected to sign up to 'network contracts'
GPs will sign new “network contracts” as part of NHS England plans to extend the scope of primary and community services.
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CQC introducing changes to 'well led' inspections
The Care Quality Commission has introduced interviews with each trust’s guardian of safe working hours and a representative from the junior doctors’ forum as part of its annual well-led inspection.
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NewsExclusive: Hancock says his endorsement of GP at Hand helped competitors
Matt Hancock has told NHS IT suppliers his endorsement of GP at Hand has helped its competitors, even as he faces fresh criticism for supporting the digital GP practice.
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NewsCommissioners investigate variations in dementia diagnosis
Variation in dementia diagnosis rates across England has fallen, but a senior GP has told HSJ such targets risked being too “simplistic” and the focus should shift to ensuring patients are supported post-diagnosis.
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NewsCCGs considered refusing temporary patients
Three clinical commissioning groups considered rejecting temporary registrations in a move which the British Medical Association said would breach NHS regulations and potentially drive people towards accident and emergency.
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NewsHancock pledges to 'put the past behind us' with new cash for junior doctors
The government will consider a “modest additional investment” in the junior doctors’ contract two years after a bitter dispute with medics which led to the first strike action in 40 years.
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CommentEstates review can pull a lever for structural change
NHS England’s primary care estates review aims to break down system barriers preventing the development of modern, fit for purpose healthcare buildings. But will its solutions ultimately see government, investors and primary care professionals equally embracing a bold new future? By Finn O’Dwyer
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CommentAsylum seeking healthcare professionals in need of reformative schemes
Integrating asylum seeking healthcare professionals in local communities can help evade clinician shortage and the current workforce crisis in UK, writes Jane Metcalf
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NewsHurley Group revealed as largest provider of online consultations
A company owned by high profile GP provider The Hurley Group – of which NHS England’s recently departed director of primary care is a partner – is now delivering more than two-thirds of the online consultation systems used by local practices.
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NewsConsultants 'singled out for special punishment' says BMA leader
Medical consultants were “singled out for special punishment” by the government’s “disappointing” pay offer, a leading member of the British Medical Association has told HSJ.