Hospital Doctor articles from November 2004

Hospital Doctor archives from November 2004

Make appraisal force for good.(doctor's annual appraisal)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
November 4, 2004... editorial comment Few doctors relish their annual appraisal. All too often, appraiser and appraisee sit down, trot out a collection of trite phrases, fail to get to grips with last or next year's work, then both walk out relieved they...

letters 2.
November 4, 2004... UNEQUAL PAY FOR ANAESTHETISTS when treating nhs patients Don't do work for unfair pay Sir, I was pleased to see that both Hospital Doctor and the Association of Anaesthetists are highlighting the issue of unequal pay for work in the...

Regulator wants race director in every SHA.(strategic health authorities)(Brief Article)
November 4, 2004... racism By Emma Vere-Jones emma.vere.jones@rbi.co.uk All strategic health authorities (SHAs) should have an equality and diversity director to prevent discrimination in the NHS, a Nati-onal Clinical Assessment Authority (NCAA) adviser has...

Another pay blow for SAS doctors.(staff and associate specialist)(Department of Health)(Brief Article)
November 4, 2004... remuneration In a move likely to further infuriate staff and associate specialist (SAS) doctors, the Department of Health (DoH) has recommended pay rises should be limited to the rate of inflation at the next review. It advised the Doctors...

Draft curriculum for F2 training year outlined.(Modernising Medical Careers)(Brief Article)
November 4, 2004... training Modernising Medical Careers (MMC) has finally released a draft curriculum for the second year of its foundation programme. The consultation document, due out in July, outlines core competencies and assessment tools for trainees...

Tougher appraisals to catch underachievers.(doctors)(Healthcare Commission)(Brief Article)
November 4, 2004... By Emma Vere-Jones emma.vere.jones@rbi.co.uk Doctors' appraisals are to become more stringent to ensure that any concerns over performance are flagged up for revalidation. The Department of Health (DoH) is seeking to develop a consistent...

Surgeons demand third training year.
November 4, 2004... TRAINING By Judy Sands hospital.doctor@rbi.co.uk The controversial third pre-specialisation training year will be imposed across all specialties if the Royal College of Surgeons' (RCS) now-finalised model for Modernising Medical Careers...

Letters.
November 11, 2004... Standards are smokescreen Sir, I find it baffling to read the comments of the president of the Edinburgh college of surgeons (College helps SAS Doctors, 28 October, page 17). It seems he cannot find any real reason to justify his...

Colleges fear massive rise in training duties.
November 11, 2004... training By Emma Vere-Jones emma.vere.jones@rbi.co.uk Consultants could face a considerable increase in workload because of proposed assessment requirements for juniors, the royal colleges have warned. The draft curriculum for the second...

Calls to cut SAS doctor numbers.(staff and associate specialist)(Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland)(training)
November 11, 2004... workforce By Melanie Newman melanie.newman@rbi.co.uk Reliance on staff and associate specialist doctors should diminish in future, the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI) has said. The ASGBI said in its new...

Progress but to what end?(equality in Clinical Excellence Awards)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
November 11, 2004... editorial comment Merit awards always polarised opinion. Most critics railed at the exclusivity of the system. There was no point in an honest, hard-working consultant from a DGH applying because their face was unlikely to fit. The awards...

College divided over [pounds sterling]13m funding appeal.(Brief Article)
November 11, 2004... By Melanie Newman melanie.newman@rbi.co.uk The Royal College of Surgeons of England is divided over attempts by the leadership to secure funding from the Government without proper consultation. Some council members fear the proposal to seek...

Excellence awards are still biased claims BMA.(British Medical Association)(Brief Article)
November 11, 2004... awards The new clinical excellence awards are still biased against ethnic minorities and women, the BMA claims. Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards (ACCEA) figures show only seven per cent of gold and six per cent of bronze...

Rise in foreign doctors sparks safety fear.(Brief Article)
November 11, 2004... europe Fears over patient safety have been sparked again by new figures showing a sixteen fold increase in the number of doctors entering the UK from the new European accession countries. In the six months after 1 May, the date when ten...

Right-to-die disputes.(Medical Care)
November 18, 2004... The heartbreaking case of Charlotte Wyatt once again reveals the dilemmas surrounding the right-to-life debate, Margaret Brazier reports The troubling case of Charlotte Wyatt brought the difficulties of deciding whether or not to prolong...

Money is true test for MMC.(Modernising Medical Careers)(Editorial)
November 18, 2004... editorial comment Depending on how cynical you are, there are two separate visions for the foundation programme of Modernising Medical Careers (MMC). The first, and more positive view, is that it represents an opportunity to develop more...

MPs tell NHS trusts to cut suspensions.(medical practitioners)(National Health Service)(Brief Article)
November 18, 2004... Public Accounts By Emma Vere-Jones emma.vere.jones@rbi.co.uk The Department of Health (DoH) needs to get a better grip on the management of suspended doctors in a bid to reduce the [pounds sterling]40m annual bill to the NHS, MPs say. In...

Calls for debate on lay surgeons.(Brief Article)
November 18, 2004... surgery Surgical trainees have accused the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS) of ignoring its fellows' views on non-medically qualified surgeons. They want the surgical colleges to publicly debate whether people performing...

letters.
November 18, 2004... UK entrants need more Sir, I read Dr Chris Wiewiorowski's suggestion that two weeks of clinical attachment would be sufficient to induct immigrant doctors with a degree of incredulity (Letters, 28 October, page 17). They need assessment,...

MMC training plan to cost [pounds sterling]100m per year.(Modernising Medical Careers)
November 18, 2004... By Emma Vere-Jones emma.vere.jones@rbi.co.uk The Government needs to invest [pounds sterling]100m to implement the Modernising Medical Careers (MMC) foundation programme properly and a further [pounds sterling]100m annually to maintain it....

The path back.(Dr Feyi Awotona)(South Tyneside District Hospital)
November 25, 2004... In December 1998, Dr Feyi Awotona was dismissed from South Tyneside District Hospital and, despite a tribunal ruling in her favour, the trust refused to reinstate her. Following a six-year battle, believed to cost [pounds sterling]1m, Dr...

letters.(Letter to the Editor)
November 25, 2004... surgical care practitioners Lay surgeons illegal in EU Sir, I doubt that your magazine has published a more important or timely article than that by Mr Ian McDermott (Surgeons Vs surgical care practitioners, page 20, 28 October). It...

Managers get off unscathed.(Editorial)
November 25, 2004... editorial comment Recent research shows that suspensions still cost the NHS [pounds sterling]40m a year. While progress has been made by the National Clinical Assessment Authority, many trusts still rush into disciplinary proceedings for...

BMA halts private pay hand-outs to top brass.(British Medical Association)(Brief Article)
November 25, 2004... By Melanie Newman melanie.newman@rbi.co.uk The BMA is to stop paying its committee and council members compensation for private practice earnings lost due to union activities. The payments, exposed by Hospital Doctor in February, and which...

Doctors told to ensure patients know all risks.(Brief Article)
November 25, 2004... legal The Medical Protection Society (MPS) has said doctors must be extra vigilant about ensuring they warn patients of risks associated with medical procedures. The call follows a House of Lords decision last month, which removes a...

New funding plan 'means bankruptcy'.(hospitals)(Brief Article)
November 25, 2004... funding Excess capacity and the new NHS financing system will drive hospitals into bankruptcy, a leading health economist has warned. Under the new payment by results system, cash follows the patient with primary care trusts commissioning...

Trust faces full investigation.(Brief Article)
November 25, 2004... bullying The Healthcare Commission is to carry out a full investigation into bullying and clinical governance at Conquest Hospital, part of East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust. A report was produced last year as a result of an independent...

DoH seeks to extend additionality rulings.(Department of Health)
November 25, 2004... working practices By Melanie Newman melanie.newman@rbi.co.uk NHS consultants will not be able to work on NHS patients in the private sector without their trusts' permission under the [pounds sterling]500m 'second wave' of contracts, the...