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Welsh general practice most underfunded in UK
General practice in Wales receives lowest proportion of total NHS spend of all UK nations Related items from OnMedica GPs ‘too exhausted’ to provide out-of-hours careOne in five patients in Wales struggled to get GP appointment last yearShare of NHS funding for GPs falls to 7.1%Government reforms will open up yawning gap for adult social […]
BMA responds to rapid review into gross negligence manslaughter
Response comes in the aftermath of the Dr Bawa-Garba ruling Related items from OnMedica Bawa-Garba case: was the GMC biased?Confidence intervalsIs the legal bar for convicting HCPs of manslaughter ‘too low’?Don’t increase sentences for medical manslaughter, urges MDU Rapid review ordered into medical manslaughter laws Powered by WPeMatico
Decision to save GP trainee from deportation, welcomed
BMA welcomes decision to drop deportation case Related items from OnMedica Plans afoot for single route onto medical registerMPs slam government over its Brexit immigration plans Big rise in overseas doctors wanting to work in UKNew visa rules could prompt exodus of hundreds of doctors, warns BMANHS ‘workforce gap’ is harming the quality of care […]
Campaign launched to end ‘pyjama paralysis’ in NHS hospitals
Initiative aims to get patients dressed to speed up recovery Related items from OnMedica Third of people sent home too early from psychiatric care Doctors describe impact on patients of bed shortages in shocking dossierMental health patients ‘stranded’ due to bed cutsBed cut plans ‘undesirable and unachievable’, warns think tank NHS performance figures improve Powered […]
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