All Academy of Medical Royal Colleges articles – Page 5
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NewsRoyal colleges wade into row over junior doctors' contract
Medical royal colleges plan to lobby Jeremy Hunt over planned changes to junior doctor contracts which threaten ‘the future of medicine and patient care’, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNational officials tell hospitals seven day service priorities
Hospitals have been told by national officials to focus on improving access to medical consultants and diagnostic services as part of efforts to improve care for NHS patients at weekends.
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CommentFour reasons why the TDA's alliance with Virginia Mason is a bad idea
What must be considered
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NewsShorter training for doctors 'won't work', says college president
Shortening the training of junior doctors alongside a greater level of generalist training ‘won’t work’, according to the president of the Royal College of Physicians.
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SupplementsRoundtable: Leading the way in developing new care models
The pros and cons of vanguard sites developing new care models
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HSJ KnowledgeHospital mortality rates are a blunt instrument to measure avoidable death
Avoidable deaths mystery
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NewsGovernment to study 'feasibility' of out of hospital avoidable death rates
The government will fund a national study into avoidable deaths in out of hospital settings to gauge the ‘feasibility’ of developing ‘locally attributable’ death rates.
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NewsThird of acute trusts do not display named clinicians above patient beds
Over a third of trusts are not displaying a named clinician above patient beds despite health secretary Jeremy Hunt introducing the policy 18 months ago.
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NewsHEE unveils 15 year plan to transform NHS workforce
Exclusive: Training for some specialist medical roles in the NHS could be scrapped under plans by Health Education England to transform the future NHS workforce.
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NewsDoctors 'know best' on resources
Doctors are the best judges of when public resources should be used for patient care, a leading medic has declared.
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New doctor rota in death rate link
Staggering junior doctors’ training rotations could help to prevent the “black Wednesday” phenomenon, medical experts have said.
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NewsNHS a 'political football', claim healthcare leaders
Healthcare leaders have criticised the political class for treating the NHS as a “political football” instead of engaging in a meaningful debate about its future.
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NewsGP practices 'need IT overhaul'
Some GP practices are “stuck in the 1990s” because of outdated technology, a report has found.
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NewsTrusts urged to reduce elective activity during junior doctor transition
Hospitals have been urged to consider further reducing elective activity during the junior doctor changeover in August to help tackle a spike in mortality rates.
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NewsSeven day consultant working 'will require more resources'
The introduction of seven-day consultant care will require more resources and changes to tariff as well as a major reconfiguration of services, medical leaders have claimed.
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NewsPatient, professional and NHS bodies announce joint push on reconfiguration
The NHS Confederation, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and National Voices have announced a joint project to produce practical advice on how to reconfigure health services.
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NewsTerence Stephenson appointed Academy of Medical Royal Colleges chair
Terence Stephenson has been appointed the chair elect of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges.
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Comment'In 10 years' time, doctors will require a second opinion from a computer'
Devi Shetty – nicknamed the Henry Ford of heart surgery – believes developments such as computerised diagnoses and technicians doing the work of highly trained medics are just around the corner. Ben Clover hears his ideas for the future of medicine.
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NewsObesity strategy criticised by royal colleges
Surgeons, psychiatrists, paediatricians and GPs launched a campaign today to battle rising levels of obesity, saying current strategies are not working.