No ARF rise for doctors
THE GMC has once again frozen its annual retention fee (ARF) for 2014/15.
Bullying a significant concern among medical trainees
OVER one in 10 trainee doctors report being bullied in the workplace according to the 2013 annual national training survey conducted by the GMC.
Rise in assaults against NHS England staff
THE number of criminal sanctions handed down following attacks on NHS staff in England has increased by almost 16 per cent, new figures show.
Graduates should be fully registered doctors, report says
TRAINEES should be fully registered as doctors when they graduate from medical school rather than at the end of their first year of foundation training, according to an ambitious new report.
EU reform on cross-border clinicians
AN alert system will be introduced across Europe requiring health regulators to warn each other within three days when a doctor or other health professional has been removed from a medical or dental register or had restrictions placed on his or her practice.
Guidance needed for trainees using smartphones at work
TRAINEE doctors need advice on how to protect patient safety when using their smartphone at work, according to new research.
Juniors need ED consultant support
THE majority of care in emergency departments should be delivered by consultants rather than “inexperienced” junior doctors.
Keogh proposes radical reform in urgent and emergency care
A FUNDAMENTAL shift is needed in the provision of "urgent care" services in the NHS to reduce the strain on A&E centres, according to a first phase review published this month by the National Medical Director of NHS England.
Caution urged on switching antiepileptic drugs
PRESCRIBERS treating patients with oral antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are being urged to consider carefully any decision to switch between different manufacturers’ products for a particular drug.
Call for clarification on direct access
FURTHER clarification is needed from the GDC on the new arrangements for direct access to dental care professionals, according to a group of dental stakeholders who recently met at the BDA.