A report on remuneration by The Doctors’ and Dentists’ review body (DDRB) discussed the changing needs of the younger workforce, often referred to as “Generation Y.” These are trainees and junior […]
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NHS standards and performance: Is prioritisation the answer we’ve been looking for?
The King’s Fund’s June 2017 quarterly monitoring report (QMR) showed that NHS performance on key access targets over the financial year 2016/17 continued to deteriorate. For the ambulance response time, […]
Samir Dawlatly: When turning away my patients could be good for them, and for me
Mechanisms to reduce patient demand and workload for GPs have had limited success, as GPs are increasingly the “risk sink” that work gets dumped on. As well as contributing to burnout […]
Liam Brennan: The election result can breathe new life into the NHS
Jeremy Hunt, newly re-installed as health secretary, is set to speak at the NHS Confederation Annual Conference this week in a speech that could set the tone on health for […]
George Gillett: Why does Theresa May want to “rip up” the Mental Health Act?
The prime minister has criticised current legislation without explaining what will take its place “I’m going to scrap the old Mental Health Act,” Theresa May said on Question Time last week. […]
Emma Parish: A priority for patient care is to start caring about ourselves and one another
Overstretched and underfunded, these are commonly cited challenges for healthcare—and ones that are difficult to overcome. My Dad used to talk to me about the “zone of proximity,” and I’m old […]
Niall Dickson: How will the UK fund a health and care system under unprecedented demand?
The future funding of our health and care system requires a national debate, says Niall Dickson. […]
Jennifer Dixon: Is the snap election just a distraction?
For busy clinicians the general election may seem a superficial distraction. But is it? While not all political parties have published their manifestos yet, we’ve had clues from speeches and […]
Chris Simms: We need to prioritise cyber security in this age of global risks
Earlier this year when the World Economic Forum launched its annual 2017 Global Risks Report, an obvious question was whether the global community had learnt from the previous 2016 Global […]
Mark Davies: Five things I wish I’d known at the start of my career as a GP
Mark Davies discusses the key messages that he would pass on to other GPs […]