Trainees asked to opt-out of EWTD
TRAINEE doctors will be encouraged to increase their training time by voluntarily opting-out of the European Working Time Directive.
Social media encouraging rise in complaints against doctors
SOCIAL media and negative press coverage of the medical profession are helping to fuel a surge in complaints against doctors, a study by the General Medical Council has found.
New resource for doctors on elderly care
ADVICE for doctors on caring for elderly patients has been published online by the General Medical Council.
Be ready for death certification changes in Scotland
THE first phase of changes in death certification procedures in Scotland are due to be implemented next month.
BDA critical of rise in annual retention fee
THE BDA has expressed its alarm over GDC plans for a 64 per cent rise in the annual retention fee for dentists.
Four out of ten GP premises inadequate
FOUR out of ten GP practices in England feel that their current premises are not adequate to deliver patient services, says a new BMA survey.
GDC accepts need to improve performance
THE General Dental Council has failed to meet a number of standards in its annual performance review and has “accepted the need for improvement”.
End of seven-day night shifts for juniors
JUNIOR doctors will no longer be expected to work seven night shifts in a row from February, the Scottish Government has announced.
All trainees found jobs
ALL trainee doctors waiting to find jobs have been allocated a post, the UKFPO has confirmed.
Increased Crohn's disease admissions
CASES of Crohn’s disease among young people leading to hospital admission have soared in England and Wales in recent years.