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The High Court has quashed a medical tribunal’s findings that a GP’s examination of a patient was clinically indicated and not sexually motivated. tinyurl.com/mvh2mrn4
Judge orders new hearing for GP cleared of sexually motivated examination
The High Court has quashed a medical tribunal’s findings that a GP’s examination of a patient was clinically indicated and not sexually motivated.
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New proposals allowing physician assistants to see undifferentiated patients under strict criteria would allow the NHS to use the role “dangerously”, the British Medical Association has said. tinyurl.com/f5n7p224
BMA criticises proposals for PAs to see some undifferentiated patients
The British Medical Association has said new proposals on the work of physician assistants allow the NHS to use the role “dangerously”.
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GPs should take a greater role in the long-term management of patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder under proposals for a major overhaul of services in England, a review has recommended. tinyurl.com/3vecptev
GPs should do more ADHD care amid overdiagnosis concerns - review
GPs should take a greater role in the long-term management of patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder under proposals for a major overhaul of services in England, a review has recommend...
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More than a quarter of locally employed and specialty, associate specialist and specialist doctors experience or see bullying and discrimination – with consultants the main perpetrators, according to a survey. tinyurl.com/4ejxmwpa
Thousands of SAS and LE doctors report bullying in ‘troubling’ GMC survey
More than a quarter of locally employed and specialty, associate specialist and specialist doctors experience or see bullying and discrimination – with consultants the main perpetrators, according to a survey.
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The NHS is likely to fall “a long way short” of a waiting times target pledged by the Labour Government in 2024, a health think tank has said. www.doctors.net.uk/news/nhs-likely-to-fall-a-long-way-short-of-waiting-times-target-think-tank?mtm_campaign=blueskypost
NHS likely to fall ‘a long way short’ of waiting times target – think tank
The NHS is likely to fall “a long way short” of a waiting times target pledged by the Labour Government in 2024, a health think tank has said.
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A woman found dead at a house in Norfolk has been named locally as a GP, as a man is held on suspicion of her murder. www.doctors.net.uk/news/woman-found-dead-at-home-named-locally-as-gp?mtm_campaign=blueskypost
Woman found dead at home named locally as GP
A woman found dead at a house near the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk has been named locally as a GP, as a man is held on suspicion of her murder.
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A GP who underwent a lifesaving heart transplant after developing multiple organ failure has given birth to a baby girl. www.doctors.net.uk/news/heart-transplant-gp-celebrates-birth-of-baby-girl?mtm_campaign=blueskypost
Heart transplant GP celebrates birth of baby girl
A GP who underwent a lifesaving heart transplant after developing multiple organ failure has given birth to a baby girl.
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GP practices can now make claims for locums under the reimbursement scheme which was introduced in the spring. www.doctors.net.uk/news/practice-level-gp-reimbursement-scheme-now-includes-locums?mtm_campaign=blueskypost
Practice-level GP reimbursement scheme now includes locums
GP practices can now make claims for locums under the reimbursement scheme which was introduced in the spring.
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GPs have called for emergency ‘parachute payments’ after hundreds of thousands of patients have been removed from practice lists. www.doctors.net.uk/news/gps-facing-income-loss-due-to-list-cleansing-call-for-emergency-payments?mtm_campaign=blueskypost
GPs facing income loss due to list cleansing call for emergency payments
GPs have called for emergency ‘parachute payments’ after hundreds of thousands of patients have been removed from practice lists.
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A new experimental triple action weight loss drug is associated with weight loss of up to 25% in individuals with obesity and type 2 diabetes, a large phase 3 clinical trial has reported. tinyurl.com/2udhmudh
Triple action weight loss jab shows significant results in large international trial
A new experimental triple action weight loss drug is associated with weight loss of up to 25% in individuals with obesity and type 2 diabetes, a large phase 3 clinical trial has reported.
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Delays in transferring patients for cardiac surgery caused by a failure to implement a standard pathway is putting lives at risk, a coroner has warned after two patients died. tinyurl.com/2s38awwe
Delays in transferring patients for cardiac surgery caused by a failure to implement a standard pathway is putting lives at risk, a coroner has warned after two patients died.
Delays in transferring patients for cardiac surgery caused by a failure to implement a standard pathway is putting lives at risk, a coroner has warned after two patients died.
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said he wants adult social care in England to be free to everyone in a similar model to the NHS. www.doctors.net.uk/news/a-national-care-service-burnham-s-plans-to-reform-adult-social-care-in-england?mtm_campaign=blueskypost
A ‘national care service’: Burnham’s plans to reform adult social care in England
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said he wants adult social care in England to be free to everyone in a similar model to the NHS.
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GPs have produced guidance for patients on how to best complain as they receive AI generated texts. www.doctors.net.uk/news/please-complain-in-your-own-words-rather-than-relying-on-ai-say-gps?mtm_campaign=blueskypost
‘Please complain in your own words’ rather than relying on AI, say GPs
GPs have produced guidance for patients on how to best complain.
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A number of healthcare staff, including at least one doctor, are under investigation for potentially inappropriately accessing the medical records of teenager Oliver McGowan after his death. tinyurl.com/47av37zk
Investigation into NHS staff over access to teenager’s records
A number of healthcare staff, including at least one doctor, are under investigation for potentially inappropriately accessing the medical records of teenager Oliver McGowan after his death.
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Increasing core practice funding by £50 per patient is a key negotiating aim, the British Medical Association has said. tinyurl.com/3fw9fzy5
Extra £50 per patient would ‘regain’ ground lost to inflation in last decade, GPs say
Increasing core practice funding by £50 per patient is a key negotiating aim, the British Medical Association has said.
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has strongly backed advanced practitioners following the British Medical Association’s latest report raising concerns about the roles carrying out doctor duties. tinyurl.com/4hxkb58x
RCEM pushes back following BMA criticism of advanced practitioners
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has strongly backed advanced practitioners following the British Medical Association’s latest report raising concerns about the roles carrying out doctor duties...
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Fitness to practise processes “must never be used as a weapon” against doctors who are trying to expose patient safety issues, the General Medical Council has said. tinyurl.com/5n899m5z
GMC referral ‘must never be used as a weapon’, says regulator
Fitness to practise processes “must never be used as a weapon” against doctors, the General Medical Council has said.
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“This must never happen again,” was Lady Justice Thirlwall’s stark warning as she delivered her findings from the public inquiry into how nurse Lucy Letby was able to murder babies at the Countess of Chester hospital a decade ago. tinyurl.com/55pe8yb5
Thirlwall Inquiry: The ‘urgent changes’ needed in the NHS
“This must never happen again,” was Lady Justice Thirlwall’s stark warning as she delivered her findings from the public inquiry into Lucy Letby.
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Some babies could have been saved from death and harm at the hands of Lucy Letby if safeguarding action had been taken earlier, an inquiry prompted by the child serial killer’s crimes has found. tinyurl.com/p5ae5wmn
‘Complete failure’ to protect babies from killer nurse Lucy Letby, inquiry finds
Some babies could have been saved from death and harm at the hands of Lucy Letby if safeguarding action had been taken earlier, an inquiry prompted by the child serial killer’s crimes has found.
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After nearly 30 years in emergency medicine, Dr Rick Pullinger wasn't sure we needed another medical drama. But this real-time portrayal of an American ED is eerily familiar, compelling – and offers a scary glimpse of a possible future for the NHS. tinyurl.com/4jm3wskc
The Pitt gets emergency medicine right – and that’s what makes it so unsettling
After nearly 30 years in emergency medicine, Dr Rick Pullinger wasn't sure we needed another medical drama. But this real-time portrayal of an American ED is eerily familiar, compelling – and offers a...
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The number of fitness to practise cases in the health sector involving sexual misconduct allegations has almost doubled in five years, according to a report. tinyurl.com/dd2m4b73
Significant rise in fitness to practise cases involving sexual misconduct
The number of fitness to practise cases in the health sector involving sexual misconduct allegations has almost doubled in five years, according to a report.
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Nearly half of integrated care boards in England are delaying care for patients by imposing minimum waiting times for some surgical procedures, an analysis has revealed. tinyurl.com/3rryna6y
Half of ICBs delaying patient care by imposing ‘minimum waiting times’
Nearly half of integrated care boards in England are delaying care for patients by imposing minimum waiting times for some surgical procedures, an analysis has revealed.
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Investment in tackling emergency department waiting times has not been matched by improvement for patients, a review by the National Audit Office has concluded. tinyurl.com/43k4ym94
Investment in EDs has not cut lengthy waiting times as promised
Investment in tackling emergency department waiting times has not been matched by improvement for patients, a review by the National Audit Office has concluded.
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The number of fitness to practise cases in the health sector involving sexual misconduct allegations has almost doubled in five years, according to a report. tinyurl.com/dd2m4b73
Significant rise in fitness to practise cases involving sexual misconduct
The number of fitness to practise cases in the health sector involving sexual misconduct allegations has almost doubled in five years, according to a report.
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Some NHS Pension Scheme members have been underpaid because of an administrative error, the government has confirmed. tinyurl.com/yc8ds547
‘Comprehensive audit’ of NHS pensions announced after error leaves some underpaid
Some NHS Pension Scheme members have been underpaid because of an administrative error, the government has confirmed.
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Around three-quarters of staff working in UK emergency departments have said they experience or witness violence and aggression at work on a daily or weekly basis, according to a survey. tinyurl.com/3x5h4ky3
Nearly three in four ED staff face violence or aggression every week, survey reveals
Around three-quarters of staff working in UK emergency departments have said they experience or witness violence and aggression at work on a daily or weekly basis, according to a survey.
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A plastic surgeon who sent photos from his phone of a patient’s open leg wound has had his suspension from the medical register extended. www.doctors.net.uk/news/surgeon-who-sent-wound-photos-on-whatsapp-has-suspension-extended?mtm_campaign=blueskypost
Surgeon who sent wound photos on WhatsApp handed further suspension
A plastic surgeon who sent photos from his phone of a patient’s open leg wound has had his suspension from the medical register extended.
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A doctor colleague “crush” of child serial killer nurse Lucy Letby can be named as reporting restrictions were lifted following his death two months ago. www.doctors.net.uk/news/doctor-colleague-of-child-serial-killer-lucy-letby-named?mtm_campaign=blueskypost
Doctor colleague of child serial killer Lucy Letby named
A doctor colleague “crush” of child serial killer nurse Lucy Letby can be named as reporting restrictions were lifted following his death two months ago.
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A doctors’ group has backed a campaign urging the government to trigger the break clause in the NHS contract with IT company Palantir. www.doctors.net.uk/news/doctors-call-for-palantir-nhs-contract-to-end?mtm_campaign=blueskypost
Doctors call for Palantir NHS contract to end
A doctors’ group has backed a campaign urging the government to trigger the break clause in the NHS contract with IT company Palantir.
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There has been an “alarming” rise in the number of young children attending accident and emergency departments with mental health concerns and facing lengthy waits once there, according to an analysis of NHS data. tinyurl.com/ycydt5uu
Steep rise in primary-aged children attending ED for mental health
There has been an “alarming” rise in the number of young children attending accident and emergency departments with mental health concerns and facing lengthy waits once there, according to an analysis...
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