Paying for NHS litigation will wipe out Budget health spending pledge
MDDUS has urged Sajid Javid to urgently reform clinical negligence laws to avoid Budget health spending pledges being effectively wiped out.
New registered address for MDDUS
MDDUS will have a new registered office address from 1 November 2021: 206 St Vincent Street, Glasgow G2 5SG.
MDDUS welcomes personal assurance to doctors from GMC’s acting Chair
New reassurance from the GMC that it will take the “extraordinary circumstances” of the pandemic into account when it considers concerns raised about doctors during Covid-19.
GMC publishes interim standards for PAs and AAs
AN interim standards guidance document for physician associates and anaesthesia associates has been published in advance of future regulation with the GMC.
Doctors feel unprepared for winter
OVER a third of doctors report that their organisation is not prepared for winter, according to a survey by the Royal College of Physicians London.
New information standard to reduce medication errors
A NEW information standard for medication message content will reduce medication errors and improve patient safety in England, says NHS Digital.
Funding needed to tackle post-pandemic mental health burden
A SUBSTANTIAL funding boost will be needed to tackle an estimated 1.8m new presentations, recurrences or exacerbations of mental ill health in England expected as a direct or indirect result of the pandemic until 2023, says the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
More beds needed as waiting list hits 5.72 million
MORE hospital beds and staff are needed says the Royal College of Surgeons of England as latest NHS performance data reveals that there were 5.72 million people in England on the NHS waiting list in August 2021.
MDDUS welcomes interim advice from the GMC for PAs and AAs
MDDUS welcomes the publication of interim guidance from the GMC for physician associates and anaesthesia associates.
Draft guideline aims to reduce inequality in homeless healthcare
MOBILE outreach and drop-in services offering flexible appointment times could help open up healthcare access to people experiencing homelessness, according to new draft guidance.