All British Medical Association (BMA) articles – Page 9
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HSJ LocalTrust’s pension fix refusal risks wave of doctor resignations
A ‘significant flurry’ of senior doctors will look to retire after a trust rejected a scheme designed to avoid higher taxes on their pensions, according to internal emails.
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News‘Uberisation’ of general practice creates safety risk, warns Hunt
The NHS is moving towards an “Uberisation” of general practice, the former health secretary has warned.
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CommentWould putting GPs under the command of hospitals work?
The pitfall of trying to design a ‘one size fits all’ model of primary care should be avoided, write Robert Ede and Sean Phillips
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NewsNHS England reviewing remote GP appointments
NHS England has launched a review into remote consultations in primary care amid a row over GP appointments.
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Expert BriefingUnions guilty of a ‘moral failure’ in poor support for staff with long covid
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night — and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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NewsBMA chief steps down amid row over GP appointments
The chair of the British Medical Association’s GP committee is to step down a year after being re-elected.
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CommentJulian Patterson: GP shortage worsens as panic-booking continues
GPs consider retraining as HGV drivers as RCGP promises to restore supplies of unleaded pencils
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NewsLarge-scale GP group says its doctors routinely have ‘unsafe’ workload
One of England’s biggest general practice groups has warned its GPs are regularly seeing more patients each day than is safe, after activity surged in the wake of covid.
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News‘Borderline critical’ stock leads to new blood test restrictions
Local NHS organisations are ramping up their efforts to conserve ubiquitous blood collection products as concern grows current measures have not been sufficient and stocks may run even lower.
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News£43m going into primary care network ‘leadership and management’
Primary care networks will get dedicated new funding to support their leadership and management, NHS England announced today.
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NewsGP contract requirements set to be delayed after Pritchard meeting with BMA
NHS England is likely to further delay the introduction of new GP contract requirements, as part of an effort to calm relations with the profession under its new chief executive.
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NewsGeneral practice earns at least £400m after doing many more covid jabs than planned
General practice has delivered more than two-thirds of total covid-19 vaccinations — substantially more than the 50 per cent share initially planned, and worth at least £400m income to the sector — HSJ analysis confirms.
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NewsGovernment to consult on making covid vaccine compulsory for NHS staff
Ministers are set to launch a consultation on whether covid vaccinations should be compulsory for NHS staff, according to reports.
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NewsTrust sued for negligence over doctor’s suicide
The widow of a doctor who took his own life following a sexual assault allegation is taking legal action against the trust he worked for and the General Medical Council.
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NewsHancock brings in top GP to help save controversial ‘data grab’
Matt Hancock has asked a leading GP and the UK’s top statistician to help NHS Digital’s data-sharing programme, which was delayed after backlash from professional bodies and privacy groups.
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NewsMinisters bow to NHS pressure to delay GP data scheme
The government has delayed going live with a new data-sharing scheme by two months, amid warnings from its project lead that ploughing ahead risked “losing public and professional trust” in the NHS’ handling of patient data.
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NewsQuarantine for overseas doctors risks ‘devastating impact’ on staffing
Ministers should exempt doctors from ‘red-listed’ countries from paying ‘prohibitive’ hotel quarantine charges or risk a ‘devastating impact’ on the NHS, the British Medical Association has said.
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NewsDoctors want tougher line on racist patients
GPs’ representatives have called on the government to taker a tougher line on racist patients, including preventing patients from refusing doctors who have a minority ethnic background.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Bracing times and the vaccination bounce
Andy Cowper shares his insights on the hot topics of the past week.
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Doctors could qualify without doing traditional degree course under HEE ‘apprenticeship’ plan
Health Education England is in the early stages of developing an apprenticeship programme for doctors as part of plans to improve access to medical training, HSJ has discovered.