News in Brief
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...
New GMC guidance for assisted suicide complaints
New guidance on how the General Medical Council (GMC) deals with complaints against doctors who may have helped patients commit suicide has been published.
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Bullying of NHS staff doubles in past year
Almost one in three (29%) NHS staff reported that they experienced bullying, harassment and abuse from patients, their relatives or other members of the...
1 in 3 registrars say workload is ‘unmanageable’
More than one in three (37%) medical registrars have described their workload as “unmanageable” in the largest survey of UK hospital doctors published in...
Pay increase of 1% for doctors ‘disappointing’
NHS doctors will receive a below inflation pay rise of just 1% this year, following the recommendation of the Doctors and Dentists Remuneration Body.
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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...
Trafford General Hospital Doctor’s Mess
The Mess has a newly decorated lounge, which includes a television and snooker table. Adjacent to the mess, a quiet area for study is...
Queen’s Medical Centre Nottingham Doctor’s Mess
42" TV with Sky Digital, 10 PCs with Internet Access, a plasma information screen, a modern kitchen, two snooker tables and a Fussball table....
Princess Alexandra Hospital Doctor’s Mess
Sky HD on 42in high def plasma, wireless 16Mb broadband, leather sofas, lava lamps, 3 computers in separate computer room: 2 for all access...
Colchester General Hospital Doctor’s Mess
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....
