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Nine people infected with monkeypox in UK
As reported by the BBC News, two more people have been identified with monkeypox this week Both of the people live in the South East keep reading
NHS
Management
Leadership lessons from the first female Brit on Everest
Rebecca Stephens was the first British woman to climb Everest and the Seven Summits. Here she discusses what she discovered about achieving goals CREDIT: This keep reading
Management
Why the primary care backlog is a ticking time bomb
Now is the time to invest in general practice – not to try to reinvent the wheel through wholesale change, writes Farah Jameel, GPC England keep reading
News
Home Office bureaucracy causing 100s of new NHS trained GPs to face hurdles to stay and work in the UK during workforce crisis
GP trainees from overseas should be given indefinite leave to remain in the UK following successful completion of their GP training, the Royal College of keep reading
Live it
Learning to manage anger
Most people will experience episodes of anger which feel manageable and don’t have a big impact on their lives. Learning healthy ways to recognise, express, keep reading
News
NHS ‘bureaucracy spending’ figures will be ‘galling’ for frontline healthcare staff, says BMA
Responding to the Daily Telegraph front page, based on Policy Exchange’s latest report, highlighting increased spending on NHS bureaucracy and management, BMA Council deputy chair Dr David Wrigley keep reading
Comment
Making GPs hospital employees won’t solve pressure on hospitals or general
David Oliver, consultant in geriatrics and acute general medicine, discusses why Sajid Javid’s plans are unlikely to work CREDIT: This is an edited version of keep reading
News
NHS prescription charges to be frozen in England
As reported by the BBC News, the government in England has announced that NHS prescription charges will be frozen for the first time in 12 keep reading
Practice Operations
How does tax relief work for locum doctors using a limited company?
As a locum doctor you may work via an agency or the NHS – or you may decide to operate through a limited company Using keep reading
News
BMA supports chief medical director in successful ‘whistleblowing’ case
The British Medical Association (BMA) has supported a former chief medical director, who lost her job after speaking out about the blocking of COVID advice, keep reading