Part-time trainees must work half of full-time hours
JUNIOR doctors in less than full time training (LTFT) must work at least half the hours worked by those in full time training, the General Medical Council has announced.
Majority against regulating doctors' lives outside medicine
A survey has found that 94 per cent on the general public do not think the GMC should regulate doctors' private lives outside medicine.
Record number of GMC complaints in 2010
The number of GMC complaints against doctors reached its highest level ever in 2010 along with a record number of investigations and fitness to practise hearings.
EU rules putting patients at risk
Current rules which allow healthcare professionals to practise throughout the EU pose an unacceptable risk to the safety of patients according to a new Parliamentary report published this month.
Whistleblowers given new protection
DOCTORS and other NHS staff who blow the whistle will be given greater protection, the health secretary Andrew Lansley has announced.
Removal from GP list a “knee-jerk response” in too many cases
Last year over one in five of all complaints about GPs investigated by the Ombudsman in England were about patient removal from surgery lists, according to a report on NHS performance.
GDC acts to speed up case handling
An increase in the number of decision meetings and hearings to clear a backlog of cases and an improved process to fast track the most serious ones are among a raft of changes announced by the GDC to improve the handling of complaints against dental professionals.
Dentists warned over discount deals
DENTISTS who offer discounted treatment deals must not forget their responsibilities to patients, the General Dental Council has said.
NHS should offer funerals for organ donors
The NHS should consider the idea of paying for the funerals of organ donors as a way of encouraging more to join the Organ Donor Register says a new report by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics.
No remote prescribing for Botox
The GDC has issued guidance confirming that remote prescribing should not be used in the provision of non-surgical cosmetic procedures such as the prescription or administration of Botox or injectable cosmetic medicinal products.