Don’t pressure juniors to train longer, says BMA
Proposals to allow greater training flexibility must not pressure junior doctors to opt out of working-time rules, the BMA warns.
It warned opting out of EWTD must not be the result of changes to working-time...
Medicine in the movies
It has been said that 'no other art form pervades the consciousness with as much power as film'1.
Film is omnipresent, crossing boundaries of age, culture and time. Despite this, there is little conscious awareness...
Learning to lead
As a junior doctor you can develop your leadership competencies by being proactive and consciously assuming greater responsibilities around leadership activities; the Medical Leadership Competency Framework provides a range of practical examples of opportunities...
Flying doctors down under
An overseas OOPE in aeromedical retrieval
When Dr Aarjan Snoek wanted to develop his skills leading a multidisciplinary team in the management of critically ill patients he realised there could be no more fun way...
NHS spending fell in real terms
Health spending fell in the United Kingdom in 2010 and 2011 for the first time since the 1970s, according to a new OECD report.
Health at a Glance 2013 says that spending in real terms...
Changes to contract will free GPs to improve care, says BMA
New changes to the GP contract in England will begin to address the issues facing general practice by cutting unnecessary targets, reduce bureaucratic box-ticking and give doctors more time to focus on the needs...
News in Brief
£41m waste on electricity
The NHS in England wasted £41.4 million last year simply by paying more than it should for energy and water, according to campaigning group Taxpayers’ Alliance. The money wasted annually on...
One in four doctors feel undermined at work
Nearly one in five doctors in training has witnessed someone being bullied in their current post, and more than one in four has experienced undermining behaviour themselves, according to a major survey from the...
GMC welcomes new rules on the movement of doctors across Europe
New rules on the movement of health professionals across Europe are a major improvement in patient safety, says the GMC.
EU ministers have agreed that doctors, nurses and other health professionals moving to the UK...
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148 new doctors affected by “unacceptable” failures of UKFPO
Doctor and medical student leaders’ have called for immediate support for the 148 medical students who have had their first scheduled job suddenly changed...
