All British Medical Association (BMA) articles – Page 33
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NewsMPs attack 'missed opportunity' of consultants contract
NHS hospital consultants are being poorly managed and their 2003 contract was a “missed opportunity” which delivered poor value for money, the Public Accounts Committee has said.
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NewsDoctors brand CQC ‘not fit for purpose’
The under-fire Care Quality Commission is “not fit for purpose”, leading doctors have said.
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NewsDoctors acknowledge Liverpool care pathway concerns
Amid the recent “media frenzy” surrounding use of the Liverpool Care Pathway there were some “valid points”, British Medical Association representatives were told this week.
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NewsOsborne announces tighter controls on pay progression
Pay progression for most health employees will from 2015-16 be tied “more closely” to their achievement of local performance standards, George Osborne announced today.
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NewsBMA calls for regulation of managers
The British Medical Association has called for NHS bosses to be held accountable for hospital failures through a new regulation system.
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CommentHunt is correct to stick with the CQC
Heads have rolled at the regulator and more will follow
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NewsDoctors 'not empowered by reforms'
Almost two-thirds of doctors feel less “empowered” than they did before the government’s controversial health reforms, a new poll suggests.
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NewsBMA and NHS Employers agree heads of terms on contract
The British Medical Association and NHS Employers have stepped up their bid to get a better deal for trainee doctors and dentists by publishing draft heads of terms.
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NewsAnalysed: Poor performers on medical training satisfaction
An analysis of the General Medical Council’s annual junior doctor training survey by HSJ has identified the trusts with the poorest satisfaction rates among trainee medics.
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Hospital to publish ratings of consultants
Patients at a hospital will now be able to see how well their doctor is performing thanks to published ratings of consultants.
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NewsThousands of junior doctors raise safety concerns
One in 20 junior doctors working in hospitals are concerned about patient safety, according to the General Medical Council’s annual training survey.
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NewsLibel conundrum leads to confusion over patient feedback plan
Mixed signals over comment moderation
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NewsWebsite offers guide to NHS reforms
Doctors’ leaders have launched a new initiative to help patients understand NHS reforms.
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CommentMichael White: a bad week for GPs and MPs
The papers stir up the battle between doctors and politicians
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Young medics' working lives 'bleak'
Almost three in 10 junior doctors are stretched so thin that they do not have time to deliver quality patient care, a poll suggests.
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NewsConsultant contract talks could hinge on seven-day working
Employers’ representatives hope to begin negotiation of the medical consultant contract focused on enabling significantly more services to operate at weekends, HSJ has been told.
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CommentReclaiming the NHS employment relationship
We need to change the service’s employment culture
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Almost 900 consultants receive excellence awards
Almost 900 medical consultants in England and Wales have been awarded clinical excellence awards for 2012, it has been announced.
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NewsExam marking errors hit junior doctors
Thousands of junior doctors have been left in the lurch over their first medical jobs after marking errors in their final exams.
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NewsGP survey reiterates concerns about contract
More than a quarter of GPs believe that proposed changes to their contracts will mean they have to restrict access to patients, a poll suggests.