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One in six GPs considering career change, survey shows
One in six family doctors is contemplating a career change outside of general practice, according to a survey published by the British Medical Association.
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Upcoming Productive Ward events
HSJ and sister title Nursing Times have teamed up with the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement to hold events at each of the four Productive Ward test sites.
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Alcohol-related deaths on the rise
A study published by the North West public health observatory has found that alcohol-related deaths are increasing.
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BMA says dental patients should not go to GPs
Patients with dental problems who are unable to see an NHS dentist should not seek treatment from their GPs, the British Medical Association has said.
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Campaign promotes school meals
In a bid to increase healthy eating among young people, the School Food Trust is asking headteachers to join its campaign to increase the number of children eating school food by 1 million per day.
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LMCs don't want polyclinics
GPs are set to challenge Lord Darzi’s blueprint for the NHS inLondon.BMA local medical committees inLondonhave called in doctors from the Royal College of GPs and the London Deanery in a bid to commission research that challenges what they say are assumptions in the plan.GPs are particularly anxious about the ...
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Physical activity pilots launched in London surgeries
Adults who lead sedentary lifestyles, including some who may be at risk of conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure, are being encouraged by their GPs to take more exercise as part of a new physical activity pilot launched by the Department of Health in partnership with Natural England ...
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470,000 people risk blindness, warns Diabetes UK
Diabetes UK is warning that up to 470,000 people with diabetes in England are at risk of going blind because primary care trusts are not meeting a government target.
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Dental patients forced to pay for private care
Many NHS dental patients in England are being forced to pay for private care, go without treatment or even pull out their own teeth, according to a survey by the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health.
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Obesity crisis as serious as climate change, warns Johnson
The public health threat posed by obesity in the UK is a 'potential crisis on the scale of climate change', health secretary Alan Johnson has warned.
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Scotland unveils standards for private care
Patients in Scotland using private medical services are set to benefit from new standards designed to ensure they get the highest quality of care from independent consultants and GPs.
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Dentists welcome £5m funding boost
The British Dental Association has welcomed the announcement of £5m of extra capital funding to help dentists in Scotland meet new decontamination guidelines that take effect in 2009.The announcement was made by public health minister Shona Robison at NHS Education for Scotland’s annual dental conference.
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UK is toughest on tobacco, survey shows
The UK has the strictest tobacco control measures in Europe, a survey of 30 countries has found.
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BMA elects new international committee chair
The British Medical Association has elected Dr Terry John, a GP in Walthamstow in north London, as chair of its international committee.
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Patnerships for older people report published
An interim progress report on the national evaluation of partnerships for older people projects has been published by the Department of Health.
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Northern Ireland doctors' leader voices concerns over reforms
The chairman of the British Medical Association in Northern Ireland has expressed concerns over the future of 'much-needed reforms' after meeting health minister Michael McGimpsey yesterday.
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Confed tells clinicians to stand up for sacked chief executives
The head of the NHS Confederation has called on clinicians to 'march on the street' if their chief executives are sacked.
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Family doctors should prescribe English lessons, Royal College of GPs chair proposes
GPs should be able to prescribe language lessons to patients who struggle with English, the chair of the Royal College of GPs has urged.
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SHAs warned over weak foundation trust applications
The Department of Health has issued a stark warning to strategic health authority chiefs to send 'only the strongest' trusts to Monitor to be assessed for foundation status.
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Diagnostics firm Atos found inadequate
A private provider has been slammed in an internal Department of Health report for its management of an NHS diagnostics deal - but local trusts were also criticised.