All British Medical Association (BMA) articles – Page 41
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NewsCommissioning funds used to pay for GP basics
GPs have been able to boost their take-home pay by using commissioning funds rather than their general contractors’ income to buy basic medical equipment and fund practice refurbishments, an HSJ investigation reveals.
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NewsDH forbids PCT cluster companies
The Department of Health is set to tell primary care trusts they should stop establishing “shadow” commissioning consortia as limited companies.
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NewsBMA leader questions GP cash rewards
A government plan to reward GPs financially if they perform well could be considered “disgracefully unethical”, a doctors’ leader has said.
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HSJ Local
Barnet and Chase Farm 'concerned' over cardiovascular reconfiguration
STRUCTURE: The trust responded to a consultation on plans for cardviovascular reconfiguration in London, saying it had “little confidence in the ability of a centralised project to produce a responsive service”.
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NewsReforms 'may not give GPs freedom'
The government’s pledge to give GPs freedom over buying services for patients could be a hollow promise, according to doctors’ leaders.
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NewsCommissioners flouting patient choice rules
NHS commissioners have been routinely depriving patients of their entitlement to choice of hospital for several years and may be in breach of competition rules, regulators have found.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe next phase in medical revalidation
A decade in the making, the revalidation procedure for the health profession is almost ready for implementation. General Medical Council chief executive Niall Dickson explains the next phase.
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NewsReforms are a 'new deal', PM tells GPs
Prime minister David Cameron has spearheaded the government’s latest attempt to rally GPs behind consortium commissioning.
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NewsProsecute staff for neglect, say experts
NHS staff who neglect patients should be prosecuted in light of scandals such as Mid Staffordshire, experts said today.
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NewsHealth Bill wins first Commons battle
The government’s health reforms passed their first hurdle in Parliament this week, despite continued criticism.
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NewsLansley insists 'risky' reforms are vital
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has said there was “risk” involved with his radical NHS reforms, but change was necessary to improve standards for patients.
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NewsPrime minister writes to GPs
Prime minister David Cameron has written to GPs explaining the reasons for the government’s reforms of commissioning.
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NewsGovernment 'may take over flu vaccine ordering'
GPs could be forced to hand over control of ordering flu vaccine after complaints about this year’s programme, the government’s director of immunisation has suggested.
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NewsMajor questions remain over commissioning, say insiders
Major questions remain over the successful formation of commissioning consortia, despite the fast spread of “pathfinders”, according to those overseeing the process.
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NewsThe health bill in the news
The NHS was everywhere this week, with heavy coverage ahead of Wednesday’s Health Bill.
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CommentMichael White: ministers are puzzled by the BMA’s hostility
It remains a guiding principle of this column that any policy opposed by the British Medical Association can’t be all bad.
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NewsMarmot voices 'nudge' doubts
The president of the British Medical Association has voiced doubts over the government’s “nudge” approach to public health.
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NewsAssisted dying campaign backed by top surgeon
One of Britain’s most respected surgeons has backed a right-to-die campaign by saying that he would help terminally ill patients end their lives.
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NewsBMA leadership defends its response to reforms
The British Medical Association leadership has defended its engagement with the government’s health reforms after criticism from some members, but says it will be “stepping up” its lobbying.