Management
Fears of rural GPs acknowledged by Scottish health leaders
As reported by Press and Journal, a task force has openly recognised the concerns of country doctors Sir Lewis Ritchie, chair of the Remote and keep reading
Management
Management
BMA launches investigation into sexism allegations
The British Medical Association has stated that it will launch an investigation into allegations of sexist behaviour and sexual harassment following complaints from female committee keep reading
Management
A shot in the arm: NHS travel vaccinations
Travel vaccinations are big business, with some costing hundreds of pounds to administer. Visit somewhere tropical and you could be spending thousands on you and keep reading
Compliance
Video: How to speak to a transgender person
Practices need to use the correct terms when communicating with transgender patients – but what do you say and how do you say it? In keep reading
Management
NHS secretly partnering with drug companies, BMJ claims
Drug companies spent over £7.5m on joint working in 2016-17, but one in five NHS trusts are keeping the details secret, which goes against official keep reading
Management
26,000 nurses left the NHS in 2017/18; better working conditions needed, BMA says
Analysis of NHS data has shown that 200,000 nurses left the NHS in 2017/18 According to NHS data analysed by the Labour party, over 10% keep reading
Management
Combatting sexism in the workplace
It’s 2019 but, sadly, gender inequality and sexism are still rife in the workplace and women must work together to eliminate the epidemic of discrimination, keep reading
Management
How does GP gatekeeping impact healthcare?
Research has shown that perceptions of GP gatekeeping tend to be accurate, but that patient satisfaction with it can be low Research by the British keep reading
Management
GP recruitment ‘hub’ in rural Scotland proves successful
As reported by Shetland News, a recruitment ‘hub’ to tempt GPs into rural areas has already seen some success A GP recruitment ‘hub’ launched by keep reading
Live it
How to increase employee loyalty and retention with three key strategies
Managing millennials demands different skills, says Forbes columnist Heidi Lynne Kurter. In this blog post she sketches out three key strategies for increasing loyalty and keep reading