Dr Alan Stout, chair of BMA Council, said, “As the new Health Minister, Robbie Butler will need to move quickly to build on the work begun by his predecessor and address the considerable challenges ...
Doctors in Cheshire and Merseyside have entered into a formal dispute with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care ...
Voluntarily stopping eating and drinking (VSED) refers to circumstances when an individual, with the mental capacity to ...
The BMA has welcomed the arrival of the first tranche of training jobs for resident doctors following this year’s deal with Government, while warning that much more needs to be done. More than 350 new ...
Responding to the GMC's 2026 "State of medical education and practice in the UK: Workplace experiences" report, Dr Amit Kochhar, representative body chair at the BMA, said: ...
Relational continuity of care has consistently been associated with improved outcomes for patients as well as greater GP job satisfaction. Systematic reviews have found that higher continuity with a ...
Direct clinical care remains at the heart of general practice. It includes face-to-face consultations, telephone and video consulting, asynchronous and electronic consulting, triage, urgent and ...
Unfortunately, the current public health system in England does not meet these requirements. Since 2013 it has become progressively more complex and difficult to navigate (21) with its outcomes ...
It also protects doctors by providing protection from liability in relation to the decisions they make, but only when the correct decision-making process has been followed. It is important to remember ...
We have developed a leaflet for you to share with family members and others close to the patient. This leaflet can help to: It is also essential that family members know where to go for further ...
She is adamant that even the best case scenario described would not be acceptable to Ms V, and that she would not want to be kept alive “like this” and would “rather be dead”. She tells you that Ms ...
Situation: Admitted to hospital with bradycardia secondary to electrolyte disturbance due to acute diarrhoeal illness and aspiration pneumonia. Diagnosed with Parkinson's disease six years prior. Mr ...
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