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The perfect job description
A well-written job description can help you streamline the recruitment process, finding the right people more quickly. How can you update yours, and what should keep reading
Month: February 2019
News
NHS staff survey reveals a ‘workforce in crisis’, BMA claims
According to the British Medical Association (BMA), the latest NHS staff survey shows that the service’s workforce is ‘in crisis’ While there are genuine improvements keep reading
News
Many antibiotic courses for common infections exceed guidelines
According to the British Medical Journal (BMJ), many of the antibiotic courses prescribed in England exceed the recommended guidelines Many antibiotic courses prescribed for common keep reading
Management
Practice staff at risk of violence; ‘one incident is one too many’
Practice staff across the UK are at risk of violence from patients, with some surgeries offering self-defence training The BBC has discovered that over 3,000 keep reading
Compliance
How patients feel about your practice
In a new study called Making best use of GP premises, the Patients’ Association records how patients really feel about their practices – and the keep reading
Health & Patient Care
Long working hours linked to heightened depression risk in women
According to research from The BMJ, long working hours has different impacts on men and women, with a heightened risk of depression showing in women keep reading
Health & Patient Care
BMA welcomes organ donation bill passing final hurdle
The BMA is celebrating the fact that the Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill has today been approved in Parliament The British Medical Association (BMA) has keep reading
Management
One in four Brits waiting weeks for GP appointments
Research has shown that a quarter of patients in the UK are stuck on a waiting list to see a GP According to new research keep reading
Health & Patient Care
Living with cancer and dementia
Living with dementia can be challenging enough, but what’s it like if you also have a diagnosis of cancer too? We speak to Admiral Nurse keep reading
Legal
Government’s indemnity consultation ‘misconceived’, MDU says
The Medical Defence Union has responded to the government’s consultation on clinical negligence cover, stating ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ The Department of keep reading