Hospital Doctor articles from May 2006

Hospital Doctor archives from May 2006

Another way to fund the.
May 4, 2006... In the wake of NHS deficits, the group Doctors for Reform has been hitting the headlines through its claim that the UK should move away from an entirely tax-funded health service. But many disagree with its views and question its motives....

PR first in line for cash.
May 4, 2006... Spin A cash-strapped trust is to recruit four communications officers to persuade doctors it is listening to them. Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust, which has a [pounds sterling]14m deficit, has sent a memo to staff saying...

Job losses 'blown out of proportion'.(National Health Service)
May 4, 2006... Funding crisis By Liz Fox elizabeth.fox@rbi.co.uk Reports of the NHS jobs crisis have been blown out of proportion, according to speakers at last week's NHS Employers conference. Managers claimed they did not recognise an...

32 specialties face serious shortfalls.(doctors)(Brief article)
May 4, 2006... Training There are serious shortfalls in training numbers for doctors in more than 30 specialties, according to research undertaken by the NHS workforce review team. The team has identified 32 specialties which it says demonstrate...

ISTC capacity is surplus to requirements.(independent sector treatment centre)
May 4, 2006... By Melanie Newman melanie.newman@rbi.co.uk The DoH's [pounds sterling]2.5bn 'wave two' independent sector treatment centre (ISTC) programme is in turmoil, with ten out of 24 schemes in doubt. The DoH admitted last week that seven...

Thousands of C&B patients 'missing'.(choose and book, medical care)
May 4, 2006... national programme for it By Melanie Newman melanie.newman@rbi.co.uk Thousands of patients who have been told by GPs to book their own appointments under the new electronic booking service have been lost to the system. Under...

Recruitment freeze worsens flu threat.
May 4, 2006... The national response to a pandemic flu outbreak could be 'severely compromised' because of a freeze on recruiting the doctors who would be responsible for planning it. Around ten per cent of communicable disease control (CDC) consultants...

letters.
May 4, 2006... Our job is to raise morale The Government's reform of the NHS rests on a platform of sturdy planks. Today I only have time to expand on some of the shorter, thicker ones. When we entered office there was a problem with senior hospital...

Protesting gets politicians' ear.(doctors)(Editorial)
May 4, 2006... editorial comment A group of overseas doctors did an unusual thing for the medical profession recently: they held a public demonstration along Whitehall. Dismayed by the introduction of a new work permit system that will force many to...

letters.
May 11, 2006... Don't fear law on euthanasia Sir, The Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill proposes legalisation of assisted suicide for competent adults, who are terminally ill and suffering unbearably. It features numerous safeguards for...

The GMC's reformer.(General Medical Council)(Graeme Catto)(Interview)
May 11, 2006... Doctors are increasingly speaking out about what they see as the draconian attitude of the GMC and how it makes those who have no case to answer feel like criminals. So what does its president Prof Sir Graeme Catto have to say in response...

'No consultation over work permit scheme'.(United Kingdom. Department of Health)(United Kingdom. National Health Service)
May 11, 2006... overseas doctors By Liz Fox elizabeth.fox@rbi.co.uk The BMA and international doctors' bodies are disputing Government claims over its level of consultation on the new work permit system for overseas doctors. Last month,...

'Wrong form' delays hit cancer referrals.
May 11, 2006... referral management By Melanie Newman melanie.newman@rbi.co.uk Gynaecology cancer patients referred into an Essex hospital are not being seen within two weeks because the referrals have been written on the wrong paper. Mr...

New grade plans axed.(United Kingdom. Department of Health)
May 11, 2006... By Liz Fox elizabeth.fox@rbi.co.uk The Government has abandoned plans to introduce a new sub-consultant grade of accredited specialists and has pledged to create more consultant posts in the future. The DoH issued a statement...

Juniors support NHS campaign.(United Kingdom. National Health Service)(Brief article)
May 11, 2006... privatisation Members of the BMA's Junior Doctors Committee (JDC) voted to support the 'Keep Our NHS Public' campaign at their conference last week. SHO Dr Eleanor Draeger criticised the 'creeping privatisation of the NHS' and said...

Seniors' pay 'needs link to performance'.(United Kingdom. Department of Health)
May 11, 2006... contracts Consultants' pay must be linked more firmly to performance if their new contract is to be sustainable in the long term, says a King's Fund report. In a report on the contract, James Buchan, professor of health sciences at...

NHS reform is on the Wayne.
May 11, 2006... editorial comment Each week brings a bigger story and this week is no exception - there will be no sub-consultant grade after all. The DoH has categorically stated it had 'absolutely no intention' of creating this grade. The news...

Q: Will these skills be seen at the World Cup? A: Maybe.
May 11, 2006... Injured football star Wayne Rooney is going to Germany with England's World Cup squad next month, but the nation is eager to learn whether we'll see his silky skills on the field. Hospital Doctor quizzed foot experts on his chances. Mr...