Hospital Doctor articles from July 2007

Hospital Doctor archives from July 2007

Recruitment round two 'meaningless'.
July 5, 2007... The BMA has branded the second round of specialty training recruitment as 'meaningless', because it is still reliant on the discredited Medical Training Application Service (MTAS) forms. Former health secretary Patricia Hewitt had promised...

Clocking-in controversy.
July 12, 2007... working hours Elizabeth.Fox@rbi.co.uk A CASH-STRAPPED hospital trust's plan to spend [pounds sterling]500,000 on a computerised clocking-in system for all NHS staff has been slammed by doctors. In the future, workers at St...

Backlash feared after terror plot.
July 12, 2007... overseas doctors Rob.Finch@rbi.co.uk OVERSEAS DOCTORS fear a backlash against them following terrorist attacks allegedly carried out by a group of healthcare workers trained abroad. The news follows the arrest of eight doctors and medical...

DoH spent [pounds sterling]1.9m on useless MTAS.
July 12, 2007... training Louise Hunt THE FAILED Medical Training Application Service (MTAS) website cost the taxpayer [pounds sterling]1.9m, Hospital Doctor has learnt. The DoH has confirmed that the [pounds sterling]1.9m sum included the...

Doctors who.
July 12, 2007... Growing numbers of patients are seeking help to kick the habit - but many doctors have yet to quit themselves. Does this affect their ability to advise patients, and how do they view the smoking ban? Derren Hayes reports On 22 June 1899,...

True MTAS cost has yet to be counted.
July 12, 2007... Hospital Doctor comment Usually, when costs of Government projects spiral, or when their suppliers fail to deliver, there is some way of learning the lessons. Unfortunately, this Government was happy to kiss goodbye to [pounds...

Letters to the Editor.
July 12, 2007... Barristers can be at GMC hearings Dear Editor Dr Lewis Miller wants doctors to demand the right to have professional representation at GMC hearings (letters, 19/21 June, page 8). That right already exists and is used by the great...

Seven months and counting to join specialist register.
July 12, 2007... pmetb THE POSTGRADUATE Med-ical Education and Training Board (PMETB) is stalling on yet another doctor's application to join the specialist register, with surgeon Mr Ghulam Qasim waiting over seven months for approval. When Mr Qasim...

UK doctors more likely to face GMC action.
July 12, 2007... performance UK-QUALIFIED DOCTORS are more likely to face serious disciplinary proceedings when they are investigated by the GMC than doctors who qualified overseas. The latest fitness-to-practise figures from the regulator contrast...