All British Medical Association (BMA) articles – Page 44
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NewsLaurence Buckman's email to BMA GP members
The NHS White Paper heralds potentially huge changes for the NHS, and for NHS general practice in particular. Like us, you will probably be wondering what these developments could mean for you, your practice and your patients, and where to get the support you will need to tackle these ...
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NewsGPs refuse to be Lansley's 'whipping boys'
GPs will refuse to become the “whipping boys” of the health secretary or independent board, a GP leader has warned.
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CommentMichael White: no aspect of the NHS will be untouched
It is a handy principle that any health secretary who falls foul of the British Medical Association and other NHS trade unions can’t be all bad, not least because the BMA’s response to Andrew Lansley’s mid-summer gift to GPs looks a touch ungrateful.
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NewsLansley outlines plans for ‘health outcome’ measures
The government will identify a small number of quality measures that will be used to judge a wide range of NHS activities, from commissioning to hospital care.
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NewsSwine flu review highlights messy GP negotiations
Government swine flu vaccination negotiations with the British Medical Association “did not reflect well” on either side, an independent review has found.
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HSJ KnowledgeEuropean working time directive
The story of how the European working time directive was implemented successfully at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust.
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NewsBMA votes against homeopathy funding
The British Medical Association (BMA) has called for homeopathic remedies to be banned on the NHS and removed from pharmacies where they are for sale as medicines.
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NewsForeign doctors 'must speak good English'
Poorly trained overseas doctors who cannot speak good English must not be able to treat patients in the UK, a doctors’ leader has said.
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NewsBMA calls for 'forgiveable' loans for graduates
Medical students should be given “forgivable loans”, with their debts repaid if they work for the NHS, doctors said today.
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NewsBMA warns of 'devastating' cutback costs
The economic crisis could have “devastating” consequences for the NHS, with cutbacks to patient services and redundancies, doctors’ leaders have warned.
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NewsNHS staff seek justice over parking
A solicitor representing doctors and nurses at Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare Trust is challenging a ban on staff using an on-site car park between 7.30am and 8pm.
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NewsScottish health boards tap into public spirit
Following the first direct elections of members of the public to Scottish health boards last week, Don Redding asks if England’s primary care trusts could soon follow suit
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NewsGPs suggest cutting NHS Direct
Getting rid of the NHS Direct telephone service could be one way of cutting back on health spending, an annual conference of GPs was told.
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NewsBMA consultants committee chairman over-ruled on revalidation plans
Doctors have over-ruled a senior member of the British Medical Association by rejecting plans to introduce regular competency tests for medics.
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CommentDoctor numbers: all trained up, nowhere to go?
Expanded training means there is an emerging glut of doctors - what should be done?
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CommentJohn Deffenbaugh: let us exploit our canny GPs
Let’s tap into local doctors’ famous entrepreneurial nous - and pay them to manage demand on the NHS
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NewsNICE calls for minimum alcohol pricing
A minimum price should be introduced for alcohol and the government should consider a complete ban on alcohol advertising, health experts said today.
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NewsBMA questions 'costly venture' of removing practice boundaries
Removing general practice boundaries will increase bureaucracy and costs at a time when the new government is under pressure to make savings, doctors’ leaders have warned.
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NewsAndrew Lansley welcomed by NHS professionals
The British Medical Association, Royal College of Nursing and Royal College of Midwives have all welcomed the appointment of Andrew Lansley as the new health secretary.