All General Medical Council (GMC) articles – Page 11
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HSJ KnowledgeThe importance of understanding the duty of candour
Are trusts obliged to disclose investigation reports following serious incidents, asks Laura Paton
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NewsJunior doctors contract talks extended
Acas talks extended to Wednesday 18 May after “real progress” this week Sir Brendan Barber, chair of Acas, says negotiations have been positive and constructive Both sides have agreed to suspend contract imposition and industrial action Talks to resolve the junior doctors contract dispute have been extended until ...
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NewsUpdated: Government offers BMA talks on junior doctors contract
Jeremy Hunt responds to letter from medical royal colleges Government will pause contract imposition if BMA agrees to talk about Saturday pay Hunt says BMA must agree in writing before talks can take place The government has agreed to pause its planned imposition of a new junior doctors ...
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NewsExclusive: Junior doctor leaders mull indefinite strike action
Junior doctors’ leaders discuss possible indefinite strike action BMA committee chair says no decision has been made ahead of next week’s strike Latest leak follows revelation of NHS Improvement email to trusts over engagement with doctors Senior members of the British Medical Association junior doctors’ committee ...
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NewsHospitals may 'struggle to cope' with walkout, GMC warns
Some hospitals may “struggle to cope” with next week’s planned strike and junior doctors should consider the impact on patients before taking action, the General Medical Council has warned.
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NewsBMA rejected plea from junior doctors’ leader to exclude children’s care from strike
Internal emails show BMA leader wanted paediatrics to be excluded from full walkout Withdrawing emergency care for children would be “difficult line to defend” Full emergency strikes planned for 26 and 27 April with no exclusions EXCLUSIVE: Internal emails from the British Medical Association show junior doctors’ leader ...
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HSJ KnowledgeMaking legal advice a clinical department
How legal consideration of patient rights now tops clinicians’ agendas
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CommentThe NHS's overseas recruits need our help to succeed
The influx of EU doctors and nurses to plug NHS staffing gaps is doomed to failure without the right support
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NewsCPS to review handling of NHS corporate manslaughter case
First ever corporate manslaughter case against an NHS trust collapsed last week Prosecution related to the death of primary school teacher Frances Cappuccini, who died in October 2012 after giving birth by emergency caesarean section Trust has accepted some shortcomings in care and a clinical negligence claim was made ...
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NewsNew NHS review standards inspired by Kirkup inquiry
Document sets out 22 principles set out for external reviews of clinical services Follows recommendation by the Morecambe Bay inquiry for systemic guidance Includes key principles of openness and transparency, and ensuring regulators New standards for NHS organisations to follow when commissioning invited reviews of clinical services have ...
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NewsNew EU system aims to catch rogue clinicians
New system will require regulators to alert each other about concerns to protect patients EU directive allows regulators to check the language skills of professionals Rules come into effect as NHS continues to recruit thousands of employees from EU A new European-wide warning system designed to prevent rogue ...
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HSJ KnowledgeJunior doctors' strike: resources for employers
Ahead of planned strike action this week, HSJ has compiled a resource pack for NHS organisations, taken from guidance published by national bodies.
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Explained: The facts behind the junior doctors contract row
As junior doctors threaten industrial action over plans to impose new pay, terms and conditions next year, HSJ answers the big questions on what is being proposed
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HSJ LocalTrust’s trainee posts suspended after concerns going back six years
WORKFORCE: A hospital trust has had its trainee anaesthetists withdrawn by Health Education England after concerns about the quality of training going back to 2009, HSJ can reveal.
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News'Incoherent' healthcare regulation needs 'radical overhaul'
Healthcare regulation in the UK is ‘incoherent’, ‘expensive’ and requires a ‘radical overhaul’ according to a review by the body which oversees the work of organisations such as the General Medical Council.
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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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NewsAnalysis: Investigation identifies consent form concerns
Investigations by HSJ have identified several cases that raise questions about the current system for securing patient consent for treatment.
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NewsRevealed: High level fears over patient consent abuse
The Care Quality Commission and NHS England have raised concerns that the current system for securing patient consent for treatment is open to abuse. It comes amid allegations that some doctors have retrospectively altered consent forms, HSJ can reveal.