All British Medical Association (BMA) articles – Page 15
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NewsJunior doctors vote in favour of new contract deal
Junior doctor members of the British Medical Association have voted in favour of changes secured to their contract deal, ending the long-running dispute with the NHS.
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NewsGPs owe £173m of back rent to property firm, says NAO
NHS Property Services is owed £173m in back rent by GPs, but does not have powers to collect the debts, a new report has found.
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NewsDeputy clinical directors will share the primary care network load
Commissioners in the East Midlands are hiring deputy directors to support the clinical directors leading its primary care networks.
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NewsBreast cancer target performance drops 10pp in a year
Performance against a target for the NHS to quickly see patients with suspected breast cancer fell by more than 10 percentage points in the last financial year, new data reveals.
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NewsJunior doctors secure changes to disputed contract
Junior doctors have secured changes to their contract deal in the wake of the huge row with government in 2015 and 2016, including annual 2 per cent pay rises and extra money for working weekends and night shifts.
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NewsRevealed: Junior doctors 'losing faith' in long hours safeguards
Junior doctors are “losing faith” in a system used to monitor their workload, with new data suggesting only a fraction of their concerns are leading to changes to services or rosters.
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NewsGovernment announces plan to tackle NHS pension crisis
The government is to consult on changes to the NHS pension scheme rules to stop senior doctors being hit with large tax bills.
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NewsCapita blunder hits 130,000 patient records
Tens of thousands of patient records have been wrongly archived instead of being sent to GPs when patients registered with their practice, it emerged today.
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NewsDoctors, but not nurses, get cash to help 'power napping'
The government will invest almost £10m to improve sleeping facilities for doctors at NHS hospitals amid growing awareness of the impact of fatigue on patient safety.
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NewsJunior doctors to vote again on controversial contract
Junior doctors will vote next month on whether to accept the newest version of the controversial 2016 contract that led to unprecedented strike action.
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NewsNHSE changes primary care network funding rules
NHS England has changed the rules around what entities are allowed to be fund holders for primary care networks, HSJ has learned.
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BMA: Cut your workload for a higher pension
Consultants have been advised by the British Medical Association that they could obtain a significantly higher pension by cutting their hours.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: In all but name
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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NewsSuper partnership prepares to lead GP networks nationally
A GP super partnership is setting itself up to run the bank and back office services for new primary care networks in England, its chief executive has told HSJ.
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NewsGovernment admits pensions policy a ‘disincentive’ to take on extra work
The public sector pensions policy is acting as a “disincentive” for senior clinicians to take on additional work, a health minister said in a Parliamentary debate today.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: So long, SaHF
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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NewsAttempts to 'subvert' workforce rules to be investigated as 'fraud'
Primary care networks will be investigated for fraud if there is “any suspicion” of deliberate attempts to game the system designed to encourage GPs to take on more staff.
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NewsEnhanced pay for junior doctors taking shared parental leave
Junior doctors taking shared parental leave will have their pay enhanced above the statutory rate from Monday, the British Medical Association has announced in a positive first outcome from the 2016 contract review.
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NewsNew GP network plans likely to be 'rudimentary'
The initial core agreement between GPs that will underpin new primary care networks is likely to be fairly undeveloped to allow for future flexibility, the chair of the British Medical Association’s GPs committee has suggested.
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NewsCCGs under strain again from generic drug prices
The number of generic drugs being sold above national tariff rose to its highest rate in over two years at the start of 2019, despite national efforts to cut this number.