News in Brief

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I Hate Mondays A&E departments see 4,000 patients per hour on Monday mornings - twice the typical number of hourly attendances during the rest of the week. The 2011-12 data published by the Health and...

New GMC guidance for assisted suicide complaints

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New guidance on how the General Medical Council (GMC) deals with complaints against doctors who may have helped patients commit suicide has been published. It also makes clear the factors that need to be considered...

Bullying of NHS staff doubles in past year

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Almost one in three (29%) NHS staff reported that they experienced bullying, harassment and abuse from patients, their relatives or other members of the public in 2012 - double that of the previous year. Worryingly...

1 in 3 registrars say workload is ‘unmanageable’

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More than one in three (37%) medical registrars have described their workload as “unmanageable” in the largest survey of UK hospital doctors published in the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) report Hospital workforce: Fit...

Pay increase of 1% for doctors ‘disappointing’

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NHS doctors will receive a below inflation pay rise of just 1% this year, following the recommendation of the Doctors and Dentists Remuneration Body. “As the Review Body has noted, doctors have made a significant...

148 new doctors affected by “unacceptable” failures of UKFPO

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Doctor and medical student leaders’ have called for immediate support for the 148 medical students who have had their first scheduled job suddenly changed following failures in this year’s application process. 148 final year medical...

Trafford General Hospital Doctor’s Mess

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The Mess has a newly decorated lounge, which includes a television and snooker table. Adjacent to the mess, a quiet area for study is available with PC, printer and Medline Search facility and CD-ROM...

Queen’s Medical Centre Nottingham Doctor’s Mess

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42" TV with Sky Digital, 10 PCs with Internet Access, a plasma information screen, a modern kitchen, two snooker tables and a Fussball table. Complimentary tea, coffee, toast, newspapers and magazines are provided daily...

Princess Alexandra Hospital Doctor’s Mess

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Sky HD on 42in high def plasma, wireless 16Mb broadband, leather sofas, lava lamps, 3 computers in separate computer room: 2 for all access broadband. Kitchen with dishwasher, microwave, basic food - bread, tea,...

Colchester General Hospital Doctor’s Mess

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Colchester Doctor's Mess has a flatscreen TV with Sky, microwave, dishwasher, and coffee maker. Off the main mess is a room with three computers. The usual tea, coffee, toast and cereals are provided along...