All British Medical Association (BMA) articles – Page 36
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News'Failing' social care system putting older people at risk
England’s “failing” social care system is leaving 800,000 elderly people “lonely, isolated and at risk”, say experts who have today urged the government and the Labour party to begin social care reform.
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NewsBMA: GPs are being 'bullied' to meet April 2013 commissioning deadline
GPs in some areas are being told to form clinical commissioning groups in time to take over budgets by April 2013, even when they don’t want to, the British Medical Association GPs committee has said.
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NewsGovernment urged to raise alcohol prices by leading medics
More expensive alcoholic drinks would save thousands of lives and prevent medical experts have said,
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NewsReforms causing 'continued chaos' to frontline services - BMA
The government’s reforms of the NHS “continue to cause chaos” on the ground, doctors leaders said today.
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NewsExclusive: All patients to have access to GP record by 2015
All patients in England will have online access to their GP record by 2015 after ministers slipped out a major shakeup of information policy in this week’s Growth Review.
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NewsBMA: GPs want CCGs big enough to avoid outsourcing of commissioning
The British Medical Association has said clinical commissioning groups should “urgently review and where necessary change their structures” so they are big enough to host their own support staff.
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NewsStrike cancels thousands of operations
Thousands of operations and appointments across the NHS are being cancelled and rescheduled as a result of Wednesday’s strike, the government has confirmed.
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NewsBMA declares full opposition to reforms
Doctors’ leaders have declared all-out opposition to the government’s NHS shake-up amid claims they will give too much influence to the private sector.
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NewsPrivate sector warns of training levy danger
Competition will be distorted if private providers are hit with an unreasonable levy to support NHS staff training costs, the network for independent and third sector providers has warned.
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NewsFlexible GP registration schemes piloted
Pilot schemes are being launched to enable patients to have more flexibility over registering with a GP close to their workplace.
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NewsHospital death rate focus will disappear - Keogh
Interest in hospital mortality indicators will “wane” within three years as clinicians produce dozens of service-specific quality measures, the NHS medical director has predicted.
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NewsGP contract: BMA and government agree on choice and 0.5 per cent rise
The government and GP representatives have agreed to pilot methods of increasing choice of general practice.
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NewsReforms must change to 'mitigate damage' - BMA chair
The British Medical Association has said significant changes to NHS reforms are still required to “mitigate the damage” they will cause, as peers prepared to debate afresh the government proposals.
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NewsReform conflict of interest concerning most GPs
Conflicts of interest arising from the government’s NHS reforms are a concern for seven out of 10 GPs, according to a new study.
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NewsPrimary care spend fell fastest last year - Information Centre
Spending on primary care last year fell more quickly than expenditure on the rest of the NHS, figures from the NHS Information Centre reveal.
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NewsUnion ballots a million workers on pensions action
Over a million public sector workers including NHS managers, nurses and other healthcare staff are being balloted this week on strike action over pensions changes
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NewsPrime minister's Health Bill claims 'false', say doctors
The prime minister has been accused by leading doctors of making false claims about their level of support for the Health Bill.
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NewsBMA 'alarmed' about CCGs excluding some GPs and LMCs
The British Medical Association GPs committee chair is “becoming increasingly alarmed” by how clinical commissioning groups are developing, he has said in a letter to GPs.