All British Medical Association (BMA) articles – Page 33
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NewsAnalysed: Staff earnings and cost to the health service
Analysis for HSJ reveals the earnings of NHS staff groups − and the changes they have seen in recent years − as unions and NHS Employers clash over deciding next year’s pay settlements.
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NewsHelp us find the NHS's black and minority ethnic pioneers
Nominations open for BME pioneers list
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NewsWidespread fall in GP morale, BMA poll finds
Family doctors feel increasingly fed up, overworked, tied up in red tape and worried that “dubious” government targets are stopping them treating needier patients, a British Medical Association survey has found.
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NewsWarning over migrant health charges
Government proposals for an extended charging system for migrants and short term visitors attempting to access healthcare in the UK could cause unintended damage to NHS services, the British Medical Association has warned.
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NewsUPDATED: Deal reached on consultant contract talks
An agreement has been reached between NHS Employers and the British Medical Association on terms to renegotiate the consultant contract.
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NewsUPDATED: How HSJ has covered the NHS 111 rollout debacle
A round-up of HSJ’s comprehensive coverage of the problematic NHS 111 rollout, from its announcement in 2010 to the most recent developments
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NewsAnalysed: The future of the NHS consultant contract
What does the NHS consultant contract say and how does it need to change for the future?
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HSJ KnowledgeCelia Ingham Clark: ‘I’ve not encountered any prejudice’
The NHS England clinical director discusses leadership
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News'Courageous action' required to ensure NHS makes 75th birthday
As the NHS celebrates its 65th birthday, a study has warned it might not make it to its next milestone unless officials to take “courageous action” to transform the service.
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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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HSJ Local
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.