Devon Local Medical Committee

News

1 Evaluation of how the care of patients with hypertension is organised in 2009/10
25.02.10
2 Lessons must be learnt from the Mid-Staffs inquiry, says BMA - 24 Feb 10
24.02.10
3 DH - Guidance for access to health records requests - 22 Feb
24.02.10
4 BMA survey reveals understaffing epidemic in UK hospitals - Tuesday 23 Feb 2010
24.02.10
5 RCGP - Minor Surgery Course - Buckfast Abbey - 27/28 May 2010
17.02.10
6 9th Annual Peninsula Cancer Network Day "Quality & Safety in Cancer Care" - 27 April 2010 - St Mellion...
15.02.10
7 RCGP Tamar Faculty Exeter CPD Meetings Spring 2010
15.02.10
8 BMA launches public campaign against NHS commercialisation - 12 Feb 10
12.02.10
9 DH - Greater improvements to GP out of hours care - 4 Feb 10
11.02.10
10 RCGP Tamar Faculty Annual Study Day - The Patient Experience - 28 April
09.02.10
11 Focus on Primary Palliative Care, Hospiscare, Exeter, 3rd March, 6:30pm
09.02.10
12 DH - Access to health services for military veterans: priority treatment - 9 Feb
09.02.10
13 DH - Swine flu vaccine continues to provide vital protection says Chief Medical Officer - 4 Feb
09.02.10
14 DH - GP out of hours services: letter from David Nicholson - 4 Feb 10
08.02.10
15 BMA response to out-of-hours report - 4 Feb 10
08.02.10
16 BMA - New strategy paves the way for a smokefree society, say doctors - 1 Feb 10
08.02.10
17 Tribute to Dr Kieran Gerard Sweeney - 8 January 2010.
03.02.10
18 BMA/RCN Humanitarian Fund announces 25k for health projects in the developing world - 22 Jan 10
28.01.10
19 DH - New NHS campaign reveals unseen alcohol damage - 28 Jan
28.01.10
20 BMA calls for action to eliminate child labour and dangerous working conditions in the production of NHS supplies - 27 Jan 10
28.01.10
21 DH - First Doctors to Undergo Strengthened Assessments - 26 Jan
26.01.10
22 BMA sets out its proposal for how to reform general practice boundaries - 26 Jan
26.01.10
23 Direct payments for NHS services could undermine equality, BMA warns - 22 Jan 10
25.01.10
24 NHS Devon: Safeguarding children training for GPs and their employed staff - Jan 10
22.01.10
25 Kings Fund - Getting the measure of quality: Opportunities and challenges - 21 Jan
21.01.10
26 BMAtv - Medical Electives - a guide to planning it right! - 19 Jan
21.01.10
27 BMA - How to help in Haiti - 19 Jan
21.01.10
28 DH - Public strongly advised it is still important to have the Swine Flu jab - 21 Jan
21.01.10
29 BMA - Healthcare in London heading towards financial crisis, say doctors - 20 Jan
20.01.10
30 RCGP Releases 3rd Version of the Revalidation Guide for GPs - 18 Jan
19.01.10
31 DH - Improving the process of death certification in England and Wales: overview of programme - 19 Jan
19.01.10
32 BASPCAN - Understanding Fabricated and Induced Illness - Friday 12 March 2010
19.01.10
33 RCGP Tamar Faculty - North Devon GP CPD Evenings - Winter/Easter 2010
15.01.10
34 DH - Quality accounts: roles of commissioning PCTs, Local Involvement Networks (LINks) and local authority Overview and Scrutiny Committees (OSCs) - 14 Jan
14.01.10
35 DH - Practice-based commissioning budget guidance for 2010/11 - 14 Jan
14.01.10
36 DH - Non Executive Director Announced for new Adjudication Body for Health Professionals - 12 Jan
13.01.10
37 DH - Banish stereotypes to give those in care the dignity they deserve, says Sir Michael Parkinson - 12 Jan
12.01.10
38 DH - Improved Care for Veterans and Severely Injured Service Personel - 11 Jan
11.01.10
39 DH - Ignorance and indifference risks spread of chlamydia - 8 Jan
11.01.10
40 DH - GP Extended Opening Hours - 7 Jan
08.01.10
41 BMA - Agreement reached on General Medical Services' contract negotiations -7 Jan
08.01.10
42 DH - Department of Health Appoints Clinical Director for Informatics - 5 Jan
07.01.10
43 DH - Changes to medicines legislation to enable Mixing of Medicines prior to administration in Clinical Practice - 6 Jan
07.01.10
44 DH - The proposals to implement 'generic substitution' in primary care, further to the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (PPRS) 2009. Consultation document - 5 Jan
07.01.10
45 10th Peninsula Cancer Research Network Symposium - 7 May
07.01.10
46 DH - The use of 084 Numbers: directions to NHS bodies - 5 Jan
05.01.10
47 BMA: New Year's resolutions to protect the NHS - 30 Dec 2009
04.01.10
48 Royal Society of Medicine: Regional Meeting - Peninsula Allergy Conference - 23 April 2010 - Dartington Hall
04.01.10
49 The 10th Annual Plymouth Symposium - Thursday 20th May 2010: Postgraduate Medical Centre, Derriford Hospital
04.01.10
50 Conference "Valuing work as a public health outcome" - Exeter 18th January 14.00pm -17.00pm
04.01.10
51 DH - Spread a little Christmas care - 22 Dec
22.12.09
52 DH - Out of hours training for GP registrars - 17 Dec 09
22.12.09
53 DH - The NHS operating framework for England for 2010/11 - 16 Dec
21.12.09
54 The King's Fund responds to the NHS Operating Framework 2010/11 - 16 Dec
21.12.09
55 IT scale-back must not affect care, BMA says - 07 Dec 09
21.12.09
56 C4H - Health Secretary's NPfIT statement to the House of Commons - Dec 09
21.12.09
57 DH - WALK4CHRISTMAS - 21 Dec
21.12.09
58 DH - 111 is new national number for non-emergency healthcare - 18 Dec
18.12.09
59 BMA launches election manifesto - December 2009
18.12.09
60 DH - Chief Medical Officer Sir Liam Donaldson to retire from his role in the summer - 15 Dec
18.12.09
61 DH - An NHS strategy for a new era - 10 Dec 09
18.12.09
62 BMA welcomes commitment to frontline NHS care - 10 Dec 09
18.12.09
63 DH - Swine Flu Vaccinations for under fives to start before Christmas - 8 Dec
18.12.09
64 BMA statement on H1N1 vaccination programme for under fives - 08 Dec 09
18.12.09
65 DH - Practice based commissioning making an impact - 8 Dec
18.12.09
66 DH - Practice based commissioning group and independent leads survey: wave 1 - 8 Dec
18.12.09
67 National Prescribing Centre - A guide to good practice in the management of controlled drugs in primary care (England) - 3 Dec
17.12.09
68 Kings Fund: Health leaders must be honest about financial challenges ahead - 3 Dec
17.12.09
69 Government attempts to widen access to the medical profession are failing, says new BMA report - 16 Dec 09
17.12.09
70 Cuts to training budget could threaten patient care, says junior doctors' leader - 14 Dec 09
17.12.09
71 Doctors' leaders issue swine flu guidance for GP practices - 09 Dec 09
17.12.09
72 Statement from Dr Kim Holt and BMA on NHS London Haringey inquiry - 08 Dec 09
17.12.09
73 Government must change immigration rules to stop doctor exodus, says BMA - 04 Dec 09
17.12.09
74 Politicians must avoid "slash and burn" attack on NHS, BMA says - 02 Dec 09
17.12.09
75 3rd Sports and Exercise (SEM) Conference - Plymouth 12 March 2010
17.12.09
76 RCGP: Health and Work in General Practice - 20 Jan 10
16.12.09
77 RCGP - Achieving a responsive practice 11th February 2010 Exeter
16.12.09
78 Conference: Psychiatry Links with Primary Care 10/2/10
15.12.09
79 Politicians must avoid "slash and burn" attack on NHS, BMA says - 02 Dec 09
02.12.09
80 DH - Safeguarding children and primary medical care - 1 Dec
02.12.09
81 DH - Cancer reform strategy: achieving local implementation - second annual report - 1 Dec
01.12.09
82 DH - NHS challenged to take action on areas with poor cancer survival rates - 1 Dec
01.12.09
83 DH - Track your festive drinking with your mobile - 1 Dec
01.12.09
84 BMA - Doctors urge women to protect themselves against cervical cancer - 30 Nov 09
01.12.09
85 Safeguarding Children Issues - Extract from December LMC Newsletter...
01.12.09
86 NT/NHSA - Beyond practice-based commissioning: The local clinical partnership - 30 November 2009
30.11.09
87 DH - New campaign makes contraception worth talking about - 30 Nov
30.11.09
88 BMA: Doctors urge world leaders to tackle climate change - 25 Nov 09
27.11.09
89 DH - Call for health professionals to act on climate change - 25 Nov 09
27.11.09
90 Child Protection: Maintaining Your Skills - 23 November 2009
23.11.09
91 DH - Frontline NHS staff to help transform patient care - 19 Nov
20.11.09
92 DH - Swine Flu vaccination: NHS prepares next step - 19 Nov
20.11.09
93 DH - Summary Care Records launched in London - 16 Nov
18.11.09
94 BMA - Response to the launch of the Summary Care Records in London - 16 Nov
18.11.09
95 DH - Health Act 2009 receives royal assent - 12 Nov
18.11.09
96 Audit Commission - More for less - Are productivity and efficiency improving in the NHS? - 12 Nov
18.11.09
97 DH - The contribution of medical students to services in pandemic flu - 11 Nov
18.11.09
98 More action needed to tackle superbugs, says BMA - 10 Nov
11.11.09
99 DH - Sir Michael Parkinson's dignity champions reach ten thousand - 11 Nov
11.11.09
100 DH - NHS Constitution: a consultation on new patient rights - 10 Nov 09
11.11.09
101 DH - Press Release - New legal rights for NHS patients - 10 Nov
11.11.09
102 Legal rights on waiting times must not distort clinical priorities, BMA says - 10 Nov 09
11.11.09
103 RCGP Launches New General Practice Foundation to Support Primary Care Teams - 5 Nov
06.11.09
104 DH - UK Tops International List on Healthcare - 5 Nov
05.11.09
105 Financial barriers to higher education "airbrushed" out of Mandelson strategy, says BMA - 03 Nov 09
05.11.09
106 CQC - Patients medicines should be better managed after leaving hospital - 27 Oct 09
30.10.09
107 DH - New Regulations for Health and Adult Social Care Providers - 29 Oct 09
30.10.09
108 DH - Popular Pregnancy and Parent Guides Updated - 29 Oct 09
30.10.09
109 RCGP Tamar Faculty - Plymouth GP CPD Evenings - Winter 2009/2010
29.10.09
110 DH - Healthy Child Programme - 27 Oct
28.10.09
111 DH - Seasonal Flu By Numbers - 26 Oct 09
26.10.09
112 BMA News Press release : Eight out of ten doctors say health scares have an impact on patients 23 Oct 09
26.10.09
113 DH - Updated GMS Standard contract - 13 Oct
22.10.09
114 DH - Age Equality in Health and Social Care - 22 Oct
22.10.09
115 DH - Swine Flu vaccines start today - 21 Oct
21.10.09
116 DH - Leaflets on the EHIC, healthcare entitlement for EEA and non-EEA visitors and hospital treatment for non-resident UK citizens - 19 Oct
21.10.09
117 DH - Improving quality in primary care - 16 Oct
16.10.09
118 DH - World class commissioning - an Introduction - 15 Oct
16.10.09
119 Men Safe
16.10.09
120 DH - NHS as the preferred provider - 15 Oct
15.10.09
121 CQC - NHS performance ratings 2008/09 - 15 Oct
15.10.09
122 Course: Employment Law Update - Buckfast Abbey, Tuesday 17 November
14.10.09
123 DH - Patients to rate GP practices online - 14 Oct
14.10.09
124 New GP practice rating system may not paint an accurate picture of quality, says BMA - 14 Oct
14.10.09
125 DH - Don't underestimate seasonal flu - remember to get your annual flu jab - 9 Oct
14.10.09
126 DH - Improving the future for women in medicine - 13 Oct
14.10.09
127 Presentation by Professor Peter Rubin, Chair of the GMC, PGMC RD&E 19:00 - 3 Nov
08.10.09
128 Increase in donors is good news, say doctors, but more needs to be done - 08 Oct 09
08.10.09
129 DH - Swine flu clinical package - 06 Oct 09
06.10.09
130 Don't penalise doctors, says BMA - 06 Oct 09
06.10.09
131 DH - Completion of reform to the healthcare regulatory bodies - 2 Oct
02.10.09
132 DH - Out of hours (OOH) primary care services: PCTs' contract and performance management arrangements- 2Oct
02.10.09
133 GPC - Comment on CQC's report on Take Care Now's OOH services: 2 Oct
02.10.09
134 CQC - NHS may fail to spot patient safety concerns unless it improves monitoring of out-of-hours GP services, says CQC – 2 Oct
02.10.09
135 DH - Pandemic influenza:additional measures to meet workforce supply - 2Oct
02.10.09
136 DH - Access to healthcare abroad - 2Oct
02.10.09
137 DH - The H1N1 swine flu vaccination programme 2009-2010 - 30 Sept
02.10.09
138 DH - Integrated care pilots: an introductory guide - 30 Sept
02.10.09
139 DH - Pandemic influenza: recommendations on the use of antiviral medicines for pregnant women, women who are breastfeeding and children under the age of one year - 29 Sept
02.10.09
140 RCGP: The McConaghey Lecture 2009, Thursday, 19 November
02.10.09
141 BMA comment on Patient Experience Survey research - 29 Sep
01.10.09
142 RCGP - Survey Launched for Practices - Improving Access, Responding to Patients - 15 Sept
28.09.09
143 DH - Helping the NHS put patients at the heart of care - 25 Sept
28.09.09
144 DH - Putting patients at the heart of care - 25 Sept
28.09.09
145 BMA - Understaffed rotas are pushing the NHS to breaking point, says new junior doctors leader - 19 Sep 09
21.09.09
146 Doctors are happy to discuss quality and choice - BMA response to Health Secretary's speech - 17 Sep 09
21.09.09
147 DH - The NHS (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations: Information for Primary Care Trusts - revised September 2009 - 17 Sept 09
21.09.09
148 DH - Seasonal flu communications campaign information 2009 - 17 Sept 09
21.09.09
149 DH - Managing influenza-like illnes (ILI) in nursing and residential homes during the current influenza pandemic (WHO Phase 6) - 17 Sept 09
21.09.09
150 RCGP Tamar Faculty - Plymouth GP CPD Evenings - Autumn 2009
16.09.09
151 DH - The use of 084 telephone numbers in the NHS: Department of Health response to consultation - 10 Sep
16.09.09
152 DH - Pandemic influenza paediatric clinical pathways: information for health care professionals working in primary care and the community - 10 Sep
16.09.09
153 DH - Managing critical care needs related to swine flu - 10 Sep
16.09.09
154 DH - Swine flu: UK planning assumptions - 3 Sep
16.09.09
155 Changes to charges for 084 numbers is fairer for patients, says BMA -14 Sep 09
15.09.09
156 Ground-breaking robotic surgery guide scoops first prize at BMA Medical Book Awards - 9 Sep 09
15.09.09
157 Map of Medicine - Holne Park, Ashburton - 22nd Oct 09
15.09.09
158 SDIs and Hormonal Contraception - Plymouth 22 Oct '09
15.09.09
159 DH - A(H1N1) swine influenza: revised planning assumptions published - 3 Sept
04.09.09
160 DH -Swine flu: UK planning assumptions - 3 Sept
04.09.09
161 BMA Junior Doctors Committee elects new leader 3 Sep 09
03.09.09
162 NHS Information Centre - Trends in consultation rates in General Practice - 1995-2009 - 2 Sep
03.09.09
163 RCGP - Health and Work in General Practice Workshop - 6 Oct 09
02.09.09
164 BMA conference for Salaried and Locum GPs - 13 Nov 09
02.09.09
165 DH - Keep on the road for longer - 28 Aug
01.09.09
166 DH - English drinkers vow to cut back after holiday boozing - 28 Aug
28.08.09
167 DH - European Workforce Directive (EWTD) - 27 Aug
28.08.09
168 DH - Government launches study into Female Genital Mutilation - 27 Aug
27.08.09
169 RCGP Calls for Review of Out of Hours Care - 24 Aug
26.08.09
170 DH - Pandemic flu: planning & responding to primary care capacity challenges - 20 Aug
24.08.09
171 DH - Swine Flu: Authorisation of the supply of antivirals - 20 Aug
24.08.09
172 C4H - NHS Number public awareness programme update - 18 Aug
21.08.09
173 C4H - Statement on the 'Informing Shared Clinical Care' report - 18 Aug
19.08.09
174 RCGP - Shared Record Professional Guidance (SRPG) - 18 Aug
19.08.09
175 DH - Survey shows over half of drinkers unaware of link between alcohol and sleep problems - 19 Aug
19.08.09
176 DH - World class commissioning (WCC) summer update - July/August 2009 - 18 Aug
19.08.09
177 Don't just "love the NHS", look after it, BMA tells politicians - 14 Aug
14.08.09
178 DH - (Pandemic Flu) Vaccination Programme - 13 Aug
14.08.09
179 DH - Pandemic vaccine priority for most at risk - 13 Aug
14.08.09
180 BMAtv: Essential Pensions Information for doctors
13.08.09
181 Conservative review of NHS IT leaves questions unanswered, BMA says - 10 Aug
11.08.09
182 DH - A new online service that allows patients to rate and compare hospitals on issues such as car parking and waiting times was launched today by Health Secretary Andy Burnham - 11 Aug
11.08.09
183 DH - Free online service helps first-time parents - 10 August
10.08.09
184 DH - Report on the National Patient Choice Survey, England - March 2009 - 6 Aug
06.08.09
185 RCGP TAMAR FACULTY EXETER CPD MEETINGS 2009
06.08.09
186 DH - Pandemic influenza: guidance on meeting the needs of those who are or may become vulnerable during the pandemic - 6 Aug
06.08.09
187 DH - A consultation on whether, and if so, how, practitioners of acupuncture, herbal medicine and traditional Chinese medicine should be regulated was launched today by the Department of Health - 3 Aug
03.08.09
188 DH - Awareness campaign launched as measles rises - 31 July
31.07.09
189 BMA comment on announcement on NHS treatment centres - 30 Jul 09
31.07.09
190 DH - Future of Independent Sector Treatment Centres - 30 July
31.07.09
191 DH - The Appointments Commission and the Department of Health have today published guidance to help Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) with their governance arrangements for Provider Committees - 30 July 09
31.07.09
192 BMA concerned about NHS preparedness for new working time regulations - 30 Jul 09
31.07.09
193 DH - Change4Life corner shops to open across the country - 28 July
28.07.09
194 DH - NHS apprenticeships to boost jobs for young people - 27 July
28.07.09
195 GPC - GPs hope the National Pandemic Flu Service will help in fight against swine flu - 20 Jul
21.07.09
196 Milburn report ignores crippling cost of medical education, says BMA - 21 Jul
21.07.09
197 Kings Fund - How cold will it be? Prospects for NHS funding: 2011-2017 - 20 Jul
20.07.09
198 Announcement on asylum and NHS positive, but not far-reaching enough, says BMA - 20 July
20.07.09
199 DH - Access to NHS services for foreign nationals - 20 Jul
20.07.09
200 DH - Quality data made accessible to clinical teams - 16 Jul
20.07.09
201 DH - Swine flu: UK planning assumptions - 16 Jul
20.07.09
202 See general practice in action - BMA invites MPs to visit their GP surgery - 13 Jul
20.07.09
203 GP dies after contracting swine flu - BMA statement - 13 Jul
20.07.09
204 BMA: Information for doctors on revalidation changes - 10 Jul
20.07.09
205 DH - New Phone Number to Make Urgent Care Easier to Access - 9 Jul
20.07.09
206 DH - Primary care and community services: improving GP access and responsiveness - 7 July
20.07.09
207 We need to foster a culture of openness in the NHS - BMA comment on Health Committee report - 3 Jul
20.07.09
208 DH - Record keeping: a letter to doctors - 1 July
20.07.09
209 2nd International Meeting on Conversation Analysis and Clinical Encounters 21st -23rd July 2009 Peninsula Medical School, Plymouth
01.07.09
210 DH - Quality of GP Consultations Drives High Patient Satisfaction - 30 June
30.06.09
211 Flawed patient survey will see millions in funding lost to general practice, says BMA - 30 Jun 09
30.06.09
212 DH - A year of progress towards High Quality Care for All - 30 Jun 09
30.06.09
213 BMA leader urges Government to stop "playing around" with the health service - 29 Jun 09
30.06.09
214 BMA poll reveals the public's fear for future of the NHS - 28 Jun 09
30.06.09
215 BMA warns trusts against victimising NHS whistle-blowers - 27 Jun 09
30.06.09
216 BMA News Press Release: Poll reveals doctors' concerns about commercialisation of NHS - 26 Jun 09
30.06.09
217 DH - Transforming community services: ambition, action, achievement- 24 June
30.06.09
218 DH - Quality Framework: Guidance for Community Services - 24 June
24.06.09
219 Ecoli 0157 - South West Peninsula Health Protection Unit - Update June 2009
24.06.09
220 BMATV : Improving General Practice.
23.06.09
221 GMC announces launch date for doctors licences - 08 June 2009
18.06.09
222 Patient experience is key, says GP leader - 11 Jun 09
18.06.09
223 DH - Health Care and Associated Professions (Pharmacy): The Pharmacy Order 2009 Consultation Report - 16 June 09
18.06.09
224 DH - Swine flu clinical package - 16 June 09
18.06.09
225 DH - Statement of Financial Entitlements (Amendment (No. 4) and Specification of National Minimum Percentage Uplift) Directions 2009 - 16 June 09
18.06.09
226 BMA response to claims of strike action over flu - 16 Jun 09
18.06.09
227 DH - GP patient survey: guidance for PCTs on QOF patient experience indicators - 15 June 09
18.06.09
228 Peninsula Medical School - Clinical Small Group Learning Tutors: Years 1, 2 & 4
18.06.09
229 DH - Practice-based commissioning in action: a guide for GPs -11 June 09
17.06.09
230 BMA calls for debate on the future of medical school fees - 10 Jun 09
17.06.09
231 Government targets interfere with the battle against superbugs, says BMA - 9 Jun 09
09.06.09
232 Doctors urge MPs to support measures that will protect children from tobacco addiction - 8 Jun 09
09.06.09
233 DH - NHS continues to deliver key priorities - 5 June 09
05.06.09
234 DH - The General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2010, and, The Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Order of Council 2010 - a paper for consultation - 4 June 09
05.06.09
235 BMA welcomes call for transparency on cost of NHS management consultants - 4 Jun 09
05.06.09
236 Devon PCT - Information Sharing for GPs in Child Protection - June 2009
04.06.09
237 DH - New primary care approach boosts referrals to NHS stop smoking services by 49% - 2 June 09
02.06.09
238 DH -Contract Awarded to Develop Patient Reported Outcome Measures - 2 June 09
02.06.09
239 DH - Change in measurement of HBA1C for people with diabetes - 1 Jun 09
01.06.09
240 Voluntary Levy - 2009 (Note for Purple Pages and Web Site 26 May)
26.05.09
241 BMA - Child protection - a tool kit for doctors - 6 May 2009
26.05.09
242 A snapshot of Radiology in North Devon - Wed 1 July 7:00 - 8:00 @ NDDH
26.05.09
243 Military doctor pay award likely to worsen recruitment and retention crisis, says BMA - 21 May 09
22.05.09
244 DH - Review of the effect of European working time directive on junior doctor training - 21 May 09
22.05.09
245 BMA responds to Government's working time directive training review - 21 May 09
22.05.09
246 Primary Care Foundation - Urgent Care - a practical guide to transforming same-day care in general practice - 21 May 09
21.05.09
247 Kings Fund - NHS finances in better shape but action needed now to prepare for leaner years from 2011 - 21 May 09
21.05.09
248 DH - NHS reflects on delivery of key priorities - 20 May 09
21.05.09
249 DH - Government responds to Archer Inquiry - contaminated blood supplies 70s and 80s - 20 May 09
21.05.09
250 GPC response to Scotland's patient survey results - 19 May 09
19.05.09
251 DH - 2009 Heatwave Plan - Fair weather friends called for during heatwaves - 19 May 09
19.05.09
252 Vacancies - 2 x GPs needed HMS Raleigh - Torpoint
19.05.09
253 DH - Agreements secured for pre-pandemic vaccine for the UK - 15 May 09
15.05.09
254 Immigration changes will deprive UK of doctors, says BMA leader - 14 May 09
14.05.09
255 Pandemic influenza: supplementary information for third sector organisations - 12 May 09
12.05.09
256 Necessity - not nicety - A new commercial operating model for the NHS and Department of Health - 7 May 09 (posted 12/5)
12.05.09
257 Swine Flu - Local and National Contacts and Information
08.05.09
258 Integrated Health: Putting People First - The Kings Fund, London 13-14 May 2009
08.05.09
259 DH - First step towards Swine Flu vaccine prototype achieved - 8 May 09
08.05.09
260 PEAT Event - Haematology - Tues 30 June 09
08.05.09
261 DH - Breakthrough to real change in local healthcare: a guide for applications to create Health Innovation and Education Clusters (HIECs) - 6 May 2009
07.05.09
262 Take immediate action when dealing with children at risk, BMA advises doctors - 6 May 2009
07.05.09
263 NHS staff receive 1.5m million to help innovation in community services - 1 May 09
07.05.09
264 DH - Pandemic flu: managing demand and capacity in health care organisations (surge) - 1 May 09
07.05.09
265 NHS must recruit enough doctors and nurses to look after patients, says BMA - 30 Apr 2009
07.05.09
266 DH - Important information about swine flu - 30 Apr 2009
07.05.09
267 DH - C4H - NHSmail migration will lead to better patient care - 28 APril 09
07.05.09
268 DH - C4H - Way Forward for the National Programme for IT - 28 APril 09
07.05.09
269 Kings Fund - Shaping PCT Provider Services: The future for community health - 23 April 09
07.05.09
270 DH - Vascular Programme briefing packs - 13/4 posted 6/5/09
07.05.09
271 DH - Pandemic flu guidance for businesses: risk assessment in the occupational setting - 27/3 posted 6/5/9
07.05.09
272 Conference - Acute Medical Admissions Update for GPs Tuesday - 9 June 2009
05.05.09
273 Pan-Peninsula Diabetes - Management of the Diabetic Foot and Lower Limb - A half-day seminar for GP's, Practice Nurses and Podiatrists Wed 24 June 2009
05.05.09
274 PEAT Event - Dermatology - Thurs 18 June 09
05.05.09
275 PEAT Event - 360 Degree Feedback and Recording Learning - Thurs 11 June 09
05.05.09
276 PEAT Event - Long Acting Reversible Contraception Wed 03 June 09
05.05.09
277 PEAT Event - Change Management - Tue 19 May 09
05.05.09
278 DH - NHS makes budget efficiencies - 22 April
23.04.09
279 NHS IC - Prescription Cost Analysis 2008 - 21 April 2008
22.04.09
280 Hundred days to save doctors' training, says BMA - 22 Apr 2009
22.04.09
281 Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Guidance - Devon PCT
20.04.09
282 Kings Fund - Quality of care in general practice to be the focus of a major inquiry from The King's Fund - 16 April 09
17.04.09
283 DH - Drinkers pile on the pounds - 17 April 09
17.04.09
284 DH - Communications to keep people well in the economic downturn - 15 April 09
17.04.09
285 Peninsula General Practice Conference - St. Mellion 20/21 May
17.04.09
286 Bruises and Birth Marks in Young Infants - April 2009
16.04.09
287 BMA - NHS patients tell their stories in new BMA publication - 07 Apr 09
07.04.09
288 Care Quality Commission launches - 1 April 2009
03.04.09
289 RCGP Guide to the Revalidation of General Practitioners - 1 April 09
03.04.09
290 DH - Landmark day as patients to help put quality at the heart of the NHS and social care - 1 April 09
02.04.09
291 DH - World class commissioning: Improving Pharmaceutical Services - 2 April 09
02.04.09
292 New figures show NHS is not sufficiently prepared for drop in doctors' hours, says BMA - 2 April 09
02.04.09
293 NHS and Social Care Complaints Procedures from April 1st 2009
02.04.09
294 GPC launches consultation on how to improve GP services - 31 Mar 09
31.03.09
295 BMA - New guidance on access to healthcare for failed asylum-seekers needed, say doctors- 30 Mar 09
31.03.09
296 DH - New regulation for health and adult social care providers - 30 March 09
30.03.09
297 DH - NHS healthchecks to help reduce heart attacks, strokes, diabetes and kidney disease - Preventative checks will soon be available in England -29 Mar 09
30.03.09
298 RCGP - Changing Partnerships - 19 March 09
27.03.09
299 IC - NHS Staff 1998 - 2008 (General Practice) - 25 Mar 09
27.03.09
300 DH - Improvements to the regulation of healthcare professionals - 20 Mar 09
20.03.09
301 DH - Developing the quality and outcomes framework: proposals for a new, independent process; consultation response and analysis - 19 Mar 09
20.03.09
302 RCN Practice Nurse Association Annual Conference & Exhibition - 24/26 June - Plymouth Pavillions
20.03.09
303 BMA response to Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust investigation - 17 Mar 09
18.03.09
304 DH - Cheap alcohol is killing us and our quality of life, says Chief Medical Officer - 16 Mar 09
17.03.09
305 The government must invest in health policies that work, say doctors - 15 Mar 09
17.03.09
306 Doctors must not be disadvantaged by new specialty training IT problems, says BMA - 13 Mar 09
17.03.09
307 RCGP Chair Responds to Lord Laming's Report on Child Protection - 13 Mar 09
13.03.09
308 DH - Express LIFT framework partners announced - 13 Mar 09
13.03.09
309 DH - Cervical screening age:experts to review evidence - 13 Mar 09
13.03.09
310 DH - The Government's response to the Health Select Committee report: NHS Next Stage Review - 12 March 09
12.03.09
311 BMA welcomes MP's efforts to debate presumed consent in Parliament - 12 Mar 09
12.03.09
312 Better Health and Care - Working Together - Public Services on your side - 10 Mar 09
11.03.09
313 DH - Working Together - Public Services on your side - 10 Mar 09
11.03.09
314 BMA raises concerns about consumerist approach to patient feedback - 10 March 2009
11.03.09
315 DH - Future of Nursing and Midwifery - Commission of experts to improve quality of patient care - 10 Mar 09
10.03.09
316 NHS Bowel Screening Programme Devon launch - Local Update - revised 9 March 2009...
09.03.09
317 DH - Alan Johnson and James Purnell announce further action to target credit crunch stress - 8 Mar 09
09.03.09
318 DH - Changes to prescription and dental charges and optical vouchers - 5 Mar 09
06.03.09
319 DH - NHS continues to deliver key priorities - 4 Mar 09
06.03.09
320 Kings Fund: Government vision for PBC is welcome: Challenge now is to engage and support GPs to make it work - 4 Mar 09
05.03.09
321 DH - NHS patients to benefit from new measures to improve access to drugs - 3 Mar 09
05.03.09
322 DH - New vision for Practice Based Commissioning - 4 Mar 09
05.03.09
323 BMA calls for abolition of all prescription charges - 5 Mar 09
05.03.09
324 DH - Clinical commissioning: our vision for practice-based commissioning - 4 Mar 09
04.03.09
325 BMA - Healthcare professions call on government to re-think data-sharing proposals - 03 Mar 09
04.03.09
326 Devon LMC Secretariat Vacancies 2 x posts PA/Executive Assistant and Admin assistant
02.03.09
327 DH - More cash for contraception - 26 Feb 09
27.02.09
328 DH - The Medicines (Pharmacies) (Responsible Pharmacist) Regulations 2008: guidance - 27 Feb 09
27.02.09
329 Disadvantaged pupils face struggle to gain access to medical school, says BMA - 26 Feb 09
27.02.09
330 DH - Listening, responding, improving: a guide to better customer care - 26 Feb 09
27.02.09
331 BMA launches campaign to promote fair trade of medical supplies ahead of Fair Trade Fortnight - 23 Feb 09
23.02.09
332 DH - Citizens Advice Bureau mystery shopping of PCT helplines - 19 Feb '09
19.02.09
333 DH - Get well soon - without antibiotics - 17 Feb '09
19.02.09
334 PCC - All Practitioners with Special interest (PwSI) to be re-accredited by 31 Mar '09 - 17 Feb 09
19.02.09
335 PEAT Course - Telephone Triage Training - 23 Apr, 18 Jun, 24 Sep, 3 Dec 2009 - St Johns Ambulance Centre, Exeter
19.02.09
336 Kings Fund - PROMs: Counting what matters most to patients - 9 Feb 09
16.02.09
337 NAO - NHS Pay Modernisation in England: Agenda for Change - 29 Jan 09
16.02.09
338 HCC - Watchdog calls on NHS to get responses to complaints 'right first time' and learn lessons from them - 16 Feb
16.02.09
339 DH - Cannabis can mess with your mind - 16 Feb 09
16.02.09
340 PEAT Course - COPD – North Devon - 25 March 09
10.02.09
341 DH - Updated SFE (Amendment) Directions 2009 (GMS/PMS) - 5 Feb 09
10.02.09
342 DH - Consolidation of Payment by Results (PbR) arrangements for 2009-10 - 5 Feb 09
09.02.09
343 GPs should not be rewarded for cutting referral rates, says BMA - 4 Feb 09
09.02.09
344 RCGP Response to National Dementia Strategy - 4 Feb 09
09.02.09
345 DH - New deal for dementia care - 3 Feb 09
09.02.09
346 DH - National Patient Choice Survey latest results - 3 Feb 09
09.02.09
347 Contribution of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender doctors to the NHS, recognised by BMA - 31 Jan 09
09.02.09
348 DH - How are the kids? - 30 Jan 09
09.02.09
349 DH - Pandemic flu drug stockpiles are set to double - 29 Jan 09
09.02.09
350 DH - Financial penalties for hospitals who fail to tackle mixed sex accommodation - 28 Jan 09
09.02.09
351 DH - First steps for personal health budgets - 28 Jan 09
09.02.09
352 DH - Hepatitis C: quick reference guide for primary care - 28 Jan 09
09.02.09
353 DH - Primary care and community services: improving GP services - 27 Jan 09
09.02.09
354 DH - The picture of England's health - 27 Jan 09
09.02.09
355 BMA shares IT concerns with Public Accounts Committee - 27 Jan 09
09.02.09
356 Doctors still having problems with Choose and Book, BMA research shows - 27 Jan 09
09.02.09
357 DH - The NHS unveils plans to slash its carbon footprint - 27 Jan 09
09.02.09
358 DH - Brits' health left at risk over bargain holiday season - Travellers urged to check EHIC expiry date - 26 Jan 09
09.02.09
359 DH - 100,000 unaware they have Hep C - 26 jan 09
09.02.09
360 DH - Planning for pandemic influenza in social care - 23 Jan 09
09.02.09
361 RCGP Tamar Faculty Annual Study Day - ‘Mind over Matter’ - Tuesday, 28 April 2009
04.02.09
362 The Exeter Medico-Legal Society Conference 2009 - Litigation and how to avoid it? - Friday 25 September 2009
04.02.09
363 Safeguarding Children Conference: Aspiring to Excellence in Practice - Thursday 23rd April 2009
03.02.09
364 DLMC - Response to DH Consultation “Developing the Quality and Outcomes Framework: Proposals for a new, independent process”
02.02.09
365 BMA response to surgeons' survey on junior doctors' hours - 23 Jan 09
23.01.09
366 BMA - NHS Humanitarian Fund announces £45,000 for health projects in the developing world - 22 Jan 09
23.01.09
367 Wanted GP Golfers...
22.01.09
368 DH - Lord Darzi opens first Bedfordshire GP Health Centre - 21 jan '09
21.01.09
369 DH - First NHS constitution launched - 21 Jan 09
21.01.09
370 NHS Constitution – feelgood factor not enough, says BMA - 21 Jan 09
21.01.09
371 The 9th Plymouth Symposium - Obesity, Diabetes and the Metabolic Syndrome - Thursday 21 May
21.01.09
372 BBC Radio 4 – Any Questions from Chudleigh, Devon - 23 Jan 2009, 20:00
19.01.09
373 BMA comment on Health Bill - Concern about personal care budgets, but tobacco control measures good news - 16 Jan '09
16.01.09
374 DH - Health Bill 2009 - 16 Jan '09
16.01.09
375 DH - Health Bill '09 - New measures for better quality, personal health care - 16 Jan 09
16.01.09
376 DH - 69% of GP Surgeries now offer extended opening hours - 13 Jan '09
13.01.09
377 BMA - Government must address flaws in its health reforms - 13 Jan '09
13.01.09
378 BMA - Response to Department of Health consultation 'Developing the OoF: Proposals for a new, independent process' - 13 Jan '09
13.01.09
379 BMA response to consultation on the Quality and Outcomes Framework - 13 Jan '09
13.01.09
380 Rising student debt presents biggest challenge to increasing social mobility in medicine, warns BMA - 13 Jan '09
13.01.09
381 DH - Transforming Community Services and World Class Commissioning - A consolidation of various related items…
13.01.09
382 DH - Records management: NHS code of practice - 8 Jan 09
12.01.09
383 GPC - Preparing for pandemic influenza - Guidance for GP practices - 7 Jan
09.01.09
384 GPC/RCGP - GP leaders launch new guidance for GPs on pandemic flu - 7 Jan
08.01.09
385 DH - Hospital-wide mobile phone bans should be lifted - 6 Jan
08.01.09
386 DH - Using mobile phones in NHS hospitals - January 2009 (Guidance)
08.01.09
387 DH - Transforming community services: currency and pricing options for community services – 5 Jan
08.01.09
388 Patient Experience Survey is misleading and flawed, says BMA - 5 Jan 09
05.01.09
389 DH - Patients to have a say in improving GP services - 5 Jan 09
05.01.09
390 Somerset LMC Conference - General Practice at the Crossroads: Competition or Co operation? - Taunton Racecourse - 19 Mar 09
22.12.08
391 DH - High HPV vaccination coverage already achieved - 22 Dec 08
22.12.08
392 DH - Guidance for strategic health authorities, primary care trusts and GP practices: the new expanded GP patient survey 2008/09 - 19 Dec 09
19.12.08
393 Kings Fund - NHS Operating Framework 2009/10
19.12.08
394 DH - The NHS in England: The operating framework for 2009/10 - 8 Dec 08
19.12.08
395 RCGP - UK General Practice is 'Best in the World'- 18 Dec 08
19.12.08
396 DH - Pandemic influenza: guidance for primary care trusts and primary care professionals on the provision of healthcare in a community setting in England - 18 Dec 08
18.12.08
397 The 2nd Annual Plymouth Sports and Exercise (SEM) Conference - Plymouth 20 March 2009
18.12.08
398 BMA welcomes consultation on the use of 084 numbers in the NHS - 16 Dec 08
17.12.08
399 DH - Meeting the healthcare needs of Armed Forces personnel, their families and veterans - 16 Dec 08
17.12.08
400 DH - Drug Information and Prescribing Guidance to become a key part of NHS Evidence - 12 Dec 08
17.12.08
401 NAO & AC - Financial Management in the NHS: Report on the Summarised Accounts 2007-08 - 16 Dec 2008
17.12.08
402 GMC - Review of Tomorrow's Doctors - 12 Dec 08
16.12.08
403 RCGP Invitation to submit Expressions of Interest for the Piloting of Revalidation for General Practitioners - 15 Dec 08
16.12.08
404 RCGP Response To Pill On Demand From Pharmacies - 10 Dec 08
16.12.08
405 DH - Government consults on use of 084 numbers in the NHS - 16 Dec 08
16.12.08
406 HCC - State of healthcare report released - 11 Dec 08
11.12.08
407 Medical profession taking the lead on improving NHS standards - BMA comment on Healthcare Commission report - 11 Dec 08
11.12.08
408 Summary - The State of Healthcare in 2008
11.12.08
409 DH - Alan Johnson welcomes Health Regulator's annual report - 11 Dec 08
11.12.08
410 UNISON - Rethink urged on NHS outsourcing - Dec 08
10.12.08
411 DH - Phil Hope opens first GP health centre in the East Midlands - 9 Dec 08
10.12.08
412 New tobacco control measures will protect children from addiction, says BMA - 9 Dec 08
10.12.08
413 The One Day MBA: A Business Primer for GPs and Practice Managers - 12 Feb 09 - Padbrook Park, Cullompton
10.12.08
414 DH - Tackling health inequalities 2005-07 policy and data update for the 2010 national target - 5 Dec 08
05.12.08
415 DH - Practice based commissioning GP practice survey (Detail) - 5 Dec 08
05.12.08
416 DH - Press Release - Practice based commissioning GP practice survey - 5 Dec 08
05.12.08
417 Some progress but government has missed opportunities in Queen's Speech, BMA says - 3 Dec 08
03.12.08
418 DH - Report of the National Patient Choice Survey July 2008 and provisional headline figures for September 2008 - 2 Dec 08
02.12.08
419 DH - National patient choice survey latest results - 2 Dec 08
02.12.08
420 DH - Earlier detection of cancer and better treatment for survivors - 1 Dec 08
02.12.08
421 Meningitis B and PVL Update - South West Peninsula Health Protection Unit - 1 Dec 08
01.12.08
422 Update on Devon LSCB – November 2008
01.12.08
423 DH - NHS makes good progress against key priorities - 28 Nov 08
28.11.08
424 DH - Alan Johnson opens first GP health centre - 28 Nov 08
28.11.08
425 RCGP - Part 1 Certification in Substance Misuse Face to Face Training Day - 7 Jan 09
28.11.08
426 GP Study Day - Family Planning & Reproductive Health Care, Plymouth Medical Centre, Derriford Hospital - 7th March 2009
27.11.08
427 DH - Keep Britain working - Johnson and Purnell respond to Dame Carol Black report - 25 Nov 08
26.11.08
428 BMA - Overhaul of the sick note system is long overdue, says BMA - 25 Nov 08
26.11.08
429 Conference - Right TRaC Update Event – 4 Dec ‘08
21.11.08
430 DH - Social Enterprise - Making a Difference: a guide to the Right to Request - 20 Nov 08
21.11.08
431 DH - Government and Industry in drug price deal - 19 Nov 08
19.11.08
432 DH - Phil Hope launches more 'Pacesetters' to reduce health inequalities - 19 Nov 08
19.11.08
433 The Quality and Outcomes Framework is one government target that truly benefits patients, says BMA - 19 Nov 08
19.11.08
434 CIVITAS: Checking-Up on Doctors: A Review of the Quality and Outcomes Framework for General Practitioners – 19 Nov 08
19.11.08
435 Ministry of Justice – Cremation – England and Wales – Nov 08
18.11.08
436 DH - Children and young people in mind: the final report of the National CAMHS Review - 18 Nov 08
18.11.08
437 DH - The role of the Primary Care Trust board in world class commissioning - 18 Nov 08
18.11.08
438 NHSE - 2009/10 DDRB review body evidence - 17 Nov 08
18.11.08
439 BMA Briefing Paper - Presumed consent for organ donation - 14 Nov 08
17.11.08
440 DH - Government welcomes taskforce report on Organ Donation - 17 Nov 08
17.11.08
441 Presumed consent should not be ruled out, says BMA - 17 Nov 08
17.11.08
442 DH - The potential impact of an opt out system for organ donation in the UK: an independent report from the Organ Donation Taskforce - 17 Nov 08
17.11.08
443 DH - A new Act is born - 13 Nov 08
14.11.08
444 DH - Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives: Consumer Insight Summary - 10 Nov 08
14.11.08
445 The 8th Annual Peninsula Cancer Network Day
13.11.08
446 Peninsula Cancer Network - Gynaecological Cancer Day - 30 January 2009
13.11.08
447 DH - The Medical Profession (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008 - consultation summary: November 2008 - 11 Nov 08
12.11.08
448 DH - NHS websites join up to show the choices on offer - 12 Nov 08
12.11.08
449 DH - Statistical press notice: GP extended opening hours - Monthly update - 11 Nov 08
12.11.08
450 DH - New sudden cardiac death database to save lives - 7 Nov 08
10.11.08
451 DH - Majority of Brits are happy and believe in a fair society - 6 Nov 08
10.11.08
452 DH - Alan Johnson publishes proposals to make more drugs available on the NHS - 4 Nov 08
10.11.08
453 BMA - Co-payments decision offers positive way forward, says BMA- 04 Nov 08
10.11.08
454 DH - Paying for (expensive) drugs in the statutory system: an overview of experiences in 13 countries - 4 Nov 08
10.11.08
455 Kings Fund - Patients should not lose access to NHS if they top up their care - 03 Nov 08
10.11.08
456 DH - NHS Pay Review Body: Review for 2009 - 31 Oct 08
10.11.08
457 DH - Real involvement: working with people to improve services - 30 Oct '08
31.10.08
458 DH - Patients to get more say in NHS services - 30 Oct '08
31.10.08
459 BMA - The Quality and Outcomes Framework must be the same across the UK for the benefit of patients, says BMA - 30 Oct 08
30.10.08
460 DH - Developing the Quality and Outcomes Framework: Proposals for a new, independent process - 30 Oct 08
30.10.08
461 DH - Consultation on GP Quality Incentive Scheme launched - 30 Oct 08
30.10.08
462 BMA criticises cuts to student grants - 29 Oct 08
30.10.08
463 Kings Fund - NHS must rise to technology challenge and catch up with other industries, says The King’s Fund - 24 Oct 08
27.10.08
464 BMA comment on New Pay Deal for Civilian GPs employed by Ministry of Defence - 24 Oct 08
27.10.08
465 DH - Pandemic flu: UK international preparedness strategy - 22 Oct '08
22.10.08
466 DH - Older people's quality of life improved through National scheme - 22 Oct '08
22.10.08
467 DH - Patients to refer themselves for NHS treatment - 21 Oct '08
22.10.08
468 BMA comment on patient self-referral to physiotherapists - 21 Oct 08
22.10.08
469 DH - Individual Budgets can Provide better Care, says New Report - 21 Oct '08
22.10.08
470 DH - Treatment of heart attack national guidance: final report of the National Infarct Angioplasty Project (NIAP) - 20 Oct 08
20.10.08
471 DH - New line of defence for heart attacks - 20 Oct 08
20.10.08
472 BMA publishes evidence to Doctors' Pay Review Body - 17 Oct 08
17.10.08
473 DH - Integrated care pilot programme - prospectus for potential pilots - 16 Oct 08
16.10.08
474 BMA - Overall picture of NHS is one of improvement, agrees doctors' leader - 16 Oct 08
16.10.08
475 DH - Annual health check shows significant improvements across NHS - 16 Oct '08
16.10.08
476 Healthcare Commission publishes NHS ratings showing major improvement in performance - 16 Oct 08
16.10.08
477 BMA celebrates contribution of black and minority ethnic doctors to the NHS - 15 Oct 08
16.10.08
478 Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration: Review for 2009 - 16 Oct 08
16.10.08
479 NHS IC - GP Earnings and Expenses 2006-07 - Initial Report - 15 Oct 08
15.10.08
480 GPC - How is general practice funded? - 15 Oct 08
15.10.08
481 GPC - New figures show drop in GP earnings - 15 Oct 08
15.10.08
482 DH - Over half of GP surgeries now offer extended opening hours - 14 Oct '08
15.10.08
483 GPC - Comment on Department of Health's extended hours figures - Posted 15 Oct '08
15.10.08
484 Joint press release : NHS Employers and the GPC announce agreement on changes to the GMS contract for 2009/10 - 14 Oct 08
14.10.08
485 HCC - NHS performance ratings set to reveal whether services are improving - Posted 14 Oct '08
14.10.08
486 RCGP response to public accounts committee report - posted 14 Oct '08
14.10.08
487 DH - Junk food Ads - fewer on TV but more in print media - 13 Oct '08
13.10.08
488 DH - WHO report shows mental health services in England leading the way in Europe - 10 Oct '08
10.10.08
489 Public Accounts Committee report on the GP contract - 9 Oct '08
09.10.08
490 BMA - Public Accounts Committee report on the GP contract is out of date, says BMA- 09 Oct '08
09.10.08
491 DH - How to Achieve World Class Commissioning Competencies. Practical tips for NHS Commissioners - 7 Oct '08
08.10.08
492 DH - Checks for all Doctors Moves a Step Closer - 8 Oct '08
08.10.08
493 DH - Consultation on patient mobility in the EU - 8 Oct '08
08.10.08
494 DH - Human Rights in Healthcare - a Framework for Local Action - 7 Oct '08
08.10.08
495 BMA - General Practice: improving the way healthcare is delivered in the UK - 30 Sep 08
06.10.08
496 BMA response to legal ruling on annual retention fees for over-65 doctors - 3 Oct 08
06.10.08
497 DH - Improving care for children with long term health needs - 2 Oct 08
03.10.08
498 NHS IC - Qresearch report on trends in consultation rates in General Practices 1995-2008 - 1 Oct 08
01.10.08
499 DH - Launch of 'Health is Global: a UK Government strategy' - 30 Sept '08
30.09.08
500 Sept - SFE & DES Summary - 5 Sept 08
29.09.08
501 HCC - Healthcare watchdog calls for new drive to improve the system for delivering urgent and emergency care - 26 Sept 08
26.09.08
502 Local PCTs - The Urgent and Emergency Care Review 2007/2008 - 26 Sept 08
26.09.08
503 DH - Government responds to Healthcare Commission Review of Urgent & Emergency Care - 26 Sept 08
26.09.08
504 PEAT Update – September 2008
25.09.08
505 DH - New £20m free school meals pilot - 24 Sept 08
25.09.08
506 PEAT Flyer – Diagnosis and Management of Common Musculoskeletal Problems in General Practice – 4 Nov ‘08
22.09.08
507 C4H - Consultation launched on wider use of patient information - 16 Sept '08
19.09.08
508 DH - Flu immunisation campaign: local information pack - 19 Sept '08
19.09.08
509 BMA urges patients to make sure their voices are heard - 19 Sept '08
19.09.08
510 DH - Reference guide to the Mental Health Act 1983 - 17 Sept '08
18.09.08
511 C4H - Revised patient consent model adopted by the NHS - 17 Sept '08
18.09.08
512 DH PSNC Pharmacy Funding Agreement - 5 Sept ‘08
17.09.08
513 DH - 'Match.com' for NHS and suppliers launched - 16 Sept '08
16.09.08
514 DH - Patients endorse Home Oxygen Service - 12 Sept 08
16.09.08
515 The King's Fund's response to Department of Health review of additional private drugs for NHS care - 11 Sept '08
16.09.08
516 PEAT Flyer – Health & Safety and Risk Assessment for H&S Managers – 3 Dec ‘08
15.09.08
517 PEAT Flyer – Handling Difficult Situations – 27 Nov ‘08
15.09.08
518 PEAT Flyer – Epilepsy & Headaches – 20 Nov ‘08
15.09.08
519 PEAT Flyer – Managing Performance and Sickness Absence– 18 Nov ‘08
15.09.08
520 PEAT Flyer – Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) – 21 Nov ‘08
15.09.08
521 PEAT Flyer – Employment Law Update for GPs and Practice Managers – 07 Oct ‘08
15.09.08
522 RCGP Tamar Faculty McConaghey Lecture 2008 - 7:00 - 11 Nov '08
15.09.08
523 Practical concerns about patient mobility need to be addressed, BMA says - 11 Sep 08
11.09.08
524 Mental Capacity Conference - 10 October 2008, Exeter
09.09.08
525 DH - Final Guidance: Extended Hours Access Scheme DES - 3 Sept 08
08.09.08
526 The Kings Fund - NHS spending - Local variations in priorities: an update - 2 Sept 08
08.09.08
527 NHS Employers and the BMA announce guidance on five new directed enhanced services (DES) - 4 Sept 08
05.09.08
528 DH - NHS starts year in strong position - 27 Aug 08
29.08.08
529 DH - Practice Based Commissioning GP practice survey - 29 Aug 08
29.08.08
530 DH - Pharmacy in England: White Paper Consultation – 27 Aug 08
29.08.08
531 Clock is ticking on Junior Doctors' hours, BMA warns - 26 Aug 08
29.08.08
532 BMA response to new information on polyclinics - 25 Aug 08
29.08.08
533 GPC - Deaneries acting as employment agencies according to government agency, reports BMA - 21 Aug 08
29.08.08
534 DH - The Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme August 2008 – 13 Aug 08
29.08.08
535 PEAT Flyer - 360º Appraisals – 13 Nov 08
13.08.08
536 PEAT Flyer – Handling Difficult Situations – 11 Nov 08
13.08.08
537 PEAT Flyer – Cardiology – updates in heart failure, arrhythmia & CHD – 23 Oct 08
13.08.08
538 PEAT Flyer – Dermatology: Inflammatory skin conditions, management of sun damaged skin & minor ops –14 Oct 08
13.08.08
539 PEAT Flyer - Solution Focused Therapy (SFT) – 30 Sep 08
13.08.08
540 arc Graduate Certificate in Rheumatology Practice
12.08.08
541 DH - National MMR catch up campaign launched – 6 Aug 08
07.08.08
542 DH - National Health Service Litigation Authority (Primary Medical Services - General Practice Systems of Choice Primary Care Trust - Practice Agreement - Dispute Resolution) Directions 2008 – 7 Aug 08
07.08.08
543 DH - Launch of NHS Constitutional Advisory Forum – 7 Aug 08
07.08.08
544 DH - Parents will be told if their children are overweight - 4 Aug 08
04.08.08
545 DH - More improved healthcare facilites - A new national framework procurement, Express LIFT - 4 Aug 08
04.08.08
546 BMA statement of principles on revalidation - July 2008
01.08.08
547 DH - NHS launches online one-stop shop for mums-to-be - 1 Aug 08
01.08.08
548 Healthcare Commission - Patients praise the care they get in GP practices and health centres - 31 July 08
31.07.08
549 RCGP - Profession joins forces on revalidation - 23 Jul 08
30.07.08
550 DH - Medical revalidation - principles and next steps: the Report of the Chief Medical Officer for England's Working Group - 23 Jul 08
25.07.08
551 BMA - New appraisal system must be good for patients and fair to doctors, says BMA leader – 23 Jul 08
25.07.08
552 DH - CMO New Checks to Protect Patient Safety - 23 Jul 08
25.07.08
553 DH - Extension of the HPV vaccination programme - 21 Jul 08
25.07.08
554 DH - Capita named as NHS Choices preferred bidder - 16 Jul 08
25.07.08
555 BMA - Patient satisfaction with access to their GP remains consistently and impressively high - 16 Jul 08
25.07.08
556 DH - Patient voice improving GP access - 16 Jul 08
25.07.08
557 BMA response to the Chief Medical Officer's annual report - 14 Jul08
25.07.08
558 BMA - Doctors call for Royal Commission to review co-payments - 9 Jul 08
25.07.08
559 BMA - Get rid of the market in health care, says doctors' leader - 7 Jul 08
25.07.08
560 BMA Chairman hits back at personal attack over co-payments - 6 Jul 08
25.07.08
561 Public fear NHS charges will be introduced in future, says BMA poll - 6 Jul 08
25.07.08
562 DH - Chief Medical Officer publishes Annual Report - 14 Jul 08
25.07.08
563 BMA - Darzi’s final vision for primary care is positive though undermined by previous announcements – 3 Jul 08
03.07.08
564 The King’s Fund - Government vision for primary and community care lays down challenge to health professionals - 3 Jul 08
03.07.08
565 The King's Fund - Response to Lord Darzi's NHS Next Stage Review - 30 Jun 08
03.07.08
566 BMA - NHS reforms could threaten medical research – 3 Jul 08
03.07.08
567 BMA - Cross-border treatment plans must not erode equality - 2 Jul 08
03.07.08
568 BMA - More must be done to increase organ donors in the UK – 2 Jul 08
03.07.08
569 DH - NHS Next Stage Review: Our vision for primary and community care – 3 July 08
03.07.08
570 DH - Patient voice central to new direction for primary care - 3 July 08
03.07.08
571 DH - Sixty years of the National Health Service: a proud past and a healthy future – 2 July 08
03.07.08
572 Developing Best Practice For Medically Unexplained Symptoms (Mus) Event – 17 July
03.07.08
573 Advert - PMS - Clinical Small Group Learning Tutors: Years 1 And 2
03.07.08
574 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)/Myalgic Encephalopathy(ME) Services Event – 30 July 08
03.07.08
575 BMA - Darzi reforms will only succeed if staff are on board, says BMA - 30 Jun
30.06.08
576 DH - A high quality workforce: NHS Next Stage review - 30 Jun 08
30.06.08
577 DH - New constitution to secure the NHS for the future - 30 Jun 08
30.06.08
578 DH - Next stage for NHS: highest quality care for all - 30 June
30.06.08
579 Seven out of 10 people are unaware of Darzi NHS review, shows BMA poll - 26 Jun 08
26.06.08
580 DH - Commissioning to make a bigger difference - 25 June 08
26.06.08
581 King's Fund - Shifting the Balance of Care to Local Settings - June 2008
25.06.08
582 King's Fund - Making it Happen - Next steps in NHS reform, Report of an expert working group - June 2008
25.06.08
583 NHS Employers - Pay Circular Agenda for Change 19 June 08
20.06.08
584 DH - What matters to staff in the NHS - 19 Jun 08
20.06.08
585 DH - Introduction of human papillomavirus vaccine into the national immunisation programme: announcement of vaccine to be used - 19 Jun 08
20.06.08
586 BMA - NHS missing out on talents of refugee doctors - 18 Jun 08
20.06.08
587 DH - More GP Surgeries open longer - 17 Jun 08
17.06.08
588 GPC - General Practice is good for your health - 13 Jun 08
16.06.08
589 GP leader warns of the threat to personalised patient care - 12 Jun 08
16.06.08
590 Speech by Dr Laurence Buckman to the LMC Conference 2008 - 12 Jun 08
16.06.08
591 BMA - Over a million people say no to the government’s plans for general practice – 12 Jun 08
16.06.08
592 DH - Report of the National Patient Choice Survey, England - January 2008 – 12 Jun 08
16.06.08
593 DH - Health secretary 's goal to tackle health inequalities - 9 Jun 08
09.06.08
594 DH - Bidding begins for healthy towns - 9 Jun 08
09.06.08
595 Older and chronically ill people most at risk from polyclinics, BMA patient group warns - 9 Jun 08
09.06.08
596 DH - NHS in good financial health - 6 Jun '08
06.06.08
597 Kings Fund - Will polyclinics deliver integrated care - 5 Jun 08
05.06.08
598 DH - Developing the NHS Performance Regime - 4 Jun 08
04.06.08
599 Returning Support Your Surgery petitions to BMA - 3 Jun '08
03.06.08
600 GPC - Support Your Surgery - online tools & information - 3 Jun '08
03.06.08
601 BMA - Medical students and junior doctors protest in Glasgow over loss of free accommodation - 28 May 08
28.05.08
602 BMA attacks NHS Employers decision not to open talks on doctors' accommodation - 27 May 08
28.05.08
603 BMA - Response to the announcement of pay award for armed forces doctors - 22 May 08
28.05.08
604 Creation of a Veterans' Administration could improve healthcare for military personnel, says BMA - 21 May '08
28.05.08
605 GPC - The procurement process for new primary care services - a new guide for GPs - 21 May 08
28.05.08
606 BMA response to government campaign on alcohol units - 19 May 08
28.05.08
607 BMA - New guidance reinforces respect for patient choice, say doctors - 19 May 08
28.05.08
608 GMC - Consent: patients and doctors making decisions together - 19 May '08
28.05.08
609 DH - Health Secretary welcomes recommendations to improve GP access - 22 May '08
28.05.08
610 DH : Johnson - Old age is the new middle age - 21 May '08
28.05.08
611 DH : The responsible pharmacist regulations: a summary of the responses to public consultation on proposals for the content of the regulations - 22 May '08
28.05.08
612 DH : Guidance for GPs, other clinicians and health professionals on the care of gender variant people - 21 May'08
28.05.08
613 DH - Summary of responses to the consultation on improving the process of death certification - 21 May '08
28.05.08
614 Pandemic influenza: guidance on the management of death certification and cremation certification - 19 may '08
28.05.08
615 BMA takes out national newspaper advertising as part of Support your Surgery campaign - 28 May '08
28.05.08
616 Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and Stroke - half day Master Class meetings
28.05.08
617 NAO - The National Programme for IT in the NHS: Progress since 2006 - 16 May '08
16.05.08
618 BMA response to National Audit Office report on the National Programme for IT in the NHS - 16 May 08
16.05.08
619 BMA Support Your Surgery campaign goes live - 16 May 08
16.05.08
620 HC - More patients say they receive excellent care from NHS hospitals in major national survey - 14 May '08
14.05.08
621 BMA - New report shows how hard doctors are working to benefit patients - 14 May '08
14.05.08
622 BMA reports junior doctor recruitment bodies for breaching regulations - 13 May 08
14.05.08
623 CMO Update 47 - 13 May '08
14.05.08
624 DH - Heatwave plan for England 2008 - 14 May '08
14.05.08
625 BMA launches its national Support your Surgery campaign - 08 May 08
14.05.08
626 BMA - Doctors say healthcare services for elderly people are not good enough - 12 May 08
12.05.08
627 DH - Government launches National debate on the future of care and support - £31 million hi-tech home healthcare scheme begins - 12 May 08
12.05.08
628 Darzi's five pledges are positive but need detail, says BMA - 9 May 08
09.05.08
629 BMA - Report on training is damning indictment of government, BMA says - 8 May 08
09.05.08
630 BMA - The current 24-week limit for abortion should stay, say doctors - 09 May 08
09.05.08
631 DH - Our NHS Our Future: NHS Next Stage Review - Leading Local Change - 9 May 08
09.05.08
632 Devon LMC - Voluntary Levy – 2008
09.05.08
633 Changing for the better: Guidance when undertaking major changes to NHS services - 9 May 08
09.05.08
634 Pandemic Flu - Joint NHSE - GPC agreement on practice resource maintenance - 8 May 08
09.05.08
635 GPC Statement on the Pharmacy White Paper - 8 May 08
09.05.08
636 DH - Strengthening family doctor services - 5 May '08
06.05.08
637 BMA responds to independent report on shared electronic patient records - 6 May '08
06.05.08
638 CMO - Introduction of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine into the National Immunisation Programme – 2 May 08
06.05.08
639 DH - Government launches guidance to assist in support for Self Care - 1 May 08
02.05.08
640 GPC Focus on guidance for salaried GPs: Extended hours - 30 Apr 08
01.05.08
641 Overseas doctors should not be scapegoated - BMA comment on House of Lords ruling - 30 Apr 08
01.05.08
642 GPC - Report calls for end to ‘macho' medical schools culture - 30 Apr 08
01.05.08
643 BMA - Junior doctors' leader attacks NHS reform for its own sake -26 Apr 08
29.04.08
644 BMA - Charging GPs the costs of inappropriate use of A&E services - An unworkable idea, says GP leader - 17 Apr 08
25.04.08
645 DH - National immunisation programme continues to save lives
25.04.08
646 DH - Extended GP practice opening hours: Interim Guidance - 21 Apr 08
23.04.08
647 BMA - National Conference for GPs To Be 2008
23.04.08
648 Peninsula Medical School - Locality Clinical Skills Coordinator – 1 session per week
23.04.08
649 C4H - Choose and Book Release 4.0 postponed - 16 Apr
18.04.08
650 New posts would waste money and erode standards, warns BMA - 15 Apr 2008
18.04.08
651 BMA Chairman tackles key challenges facing the profession Interview on BMAtv – a new service for doctors - 17 Apr 08
18.04.08
652 BMA GP employment law courses 2008
11.04.08
653 BMA response to Sponsored Reservists scheme for Armed forces doctors - 04 Apr 08
10.04.08
654 BMA calls for negotiations following pay cut for junior doctors - 10 Apr 08
10.04.08
655 Quality of doctors' training threatened by European hours limits, BMA surveys show - 10 Apr 08
10.04.08
656 Government has ignored evidence on ISTCs, says BMA - 09 Apr 08
10.04.08
657 Doctors' sub-inflation pay awards are extremely disappointing, says BMA - 07 Apr 08
10.04.08
658 Should Primary Care Trusts be Made More Accountable? - A King's Fund discussion paper - 10 Apr 08
10.04.08
659 GPC - Focus on Extended Access 2008 - April 2008 - 10 Apr 08
10.04.08
660 DH - White Paper - Pharmacy in England: building on strengths - delivering the future - 3 Apr '08
04.04.08
661 GPC - Climate change could bring malaria and other infectious diseases to the UK - 3 Apr '08
04.04.08
662 GPs' leader comments on extended role for pharmacists - 3 Apr '08
04.04.08
663 DH - Travel safe: reducing the risk of getting a blood-borne infection when you're abroad - 2 Apr '08
04.04.08
664 Changes to the national GP contract - Joint Statement from NHS Employers and GPC - 3 Apr '08
03.04.08
665 2nd Annual Stroke Research Conference - Sandygate, Exeter - 30 Apr '08
03.04.08
666 Sherford New Town: Marketing Open Day Event - 16 Apr
03.04.08
667 BMA - Screening programme could lead to the healthy being seen at the expense of the sick, say GPs - 01 Apr 08
01.04.08
668 8th Plymouth Symposium on Obesity, Diabetes and the Metabolic Syndrome
01.04.08
669 DH - Putting prevention first - vascular checks: risk assessment and management - 1 Apr 08
01.04.08
670 DH - The Influenza Immunisation Programme 2008/09 - 31 Mar 08
01.04.08
671 BMA - Three in ten junior doctors on understaffed rotas, BMA survey shows - 31 Mar 08
01.04.08
672 Devon & Torbay PCO - Choose and Book R4 Workshops
28.03.08
673 Your Pathology Service – An Update for Primary Care - 13 May
28.03.08
674 New GPC Guidance on QOF changes - 28 Mar 08
28.03.08
675 DH - Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme: Instructions and guidance for the NHS - 25 Mar 08
28.03.08
676 GPC - The value of general practice: the facts - March 2008
27.03.08
677 NPCRDC - Darzi Review needs to address inconsistencies in government policy - 27 Mar '08
27.03.08
678 DH - Consultation launched on the registration of health and adult social care providers - 25 Mar 08
25.03.08
679 RCGP - Principles of GP Appraisal - 19 Mar 08
20.03.08
680 IC - Latest NHS Information Centre figures highlight the changes in family doctors’ pay - 19 Mar 08
20.03.08
681 DH - Greater choice gives even more power to patients - 19 Mar 08
20.03.08
682 DH - Health Secretary welcomes positive vote on new contract for Staff & Associate Specialist (SAS) Doctors - 17 Mar 08
18.03.08
683 BMA calls on ministers to take urgent action on prison drug crisis - 17 Mar 08
17.03.08
684 DH - 60,000 new doctors will target problem drinkers - 14 Mar 08
14.03.08
685 DH - Thousands more NHS doctors & nurses drive forward improvements in patient care - 14 Mar 08
14.03.08
686 DH - NHS IT programme forecasts better care and a billion in savings - 14 Mar 08
14.03.08
687 DH - 2007 status report on health inequalities - 13 Mar 08
14.03.08
688 BMA launches campaign to safeguard medical training - 13 Mar 08
14.03.08
689 BMA - Landmark ruling for BMA - Association wins case over GPs' pensions - 13 Mar 08
14.03.08
690 BMA warns of loss of patient voice - 14 Mar 08
14.03.08
691 DH - Local Pharmaceutical Services - guidance notes - 14 Mar 08
14.03.08
692 BMA launches campaign to safeguard medical training - 13 Mar 08
13.03.08
693 BMA - Tax hike on booze is the right way forward, say doctors - 12 Mar 08
13.03.08
694 DH - Provision of FP10 and FP10[MDA] prescription forms by HM Prison Healthcare for released prisoners: guidance (for England only) - 13 Mar 08
13.03.08
695 GPC - Government in court for Judicial Review over cap on GPs’ pensions - 11 Mar '08
12.03.08
696 Tamar Faculty RCGP - Annual Study Day - Scepticism & Athleticism - 20 May 2008
10.03.08
697 DH - Prescription charge increases remain below rate of inflation - 6 Mar 08
07.03.08
698 DH - Government's Response to the Health Select Committee's 1st Report of Session 2007-08 on NICE - 6 Mar 08
07.03.08
699 BMA announces GP poll results - 06 Mar 08
06.03.08
700 DH - Response to the independent inquiry into Modernising Medical Careers - 28 Feb '08
29.02.08
701 RCGP response to the NAO report into contracts for general practice services in England
29.02.08
702 BMA - Patients are benefiting from the new GP contract - 28 Feb 08
28.02.08
703 NAO - NHS Pay Modernisation: New contracts for general practice services in England - 28 Feb 08
28.02.08
704 DH - Ivan Lewis announces £27m extra for Social Enterprise - 27 Feb '08
27.02.08
705 DH - Major new training program to expand Psychological Therapies workforce - 26 Feb '08
27.02.08
706 DH - Extra £7m to boost development opportunities for specialty doctors and associate specialists - 26 Feb '08
27.02.08
707 RCGP Leadership Programme - February 2008
25.02.08
708 NHS Confed - Gill Morgan to become permanent secretary of the Welsh Government - 20 Feb 2008
21.02.08
709 Stronger government action needed to tackle the epidemic of alcohol misuse, says new BMA report - 21 Feb '08
21.02.08
710 BMA calls for reduction in government control over NHS - 21 Feb '08
21.02.08
711 DH - New data on children's height and weight published - 21 feb 08
21.02.08
712 DH - Mental health and ill health in doctors - 20 Feb 08
21.02.08
713 DH - Johnson calls for new focus on work-health balance - 20 Feb '08
20.02.08
714 BMA releases GP poll questions - 19 Feb '08
19.02.08
715 DH - £150,000 boost for new national breastfeeding helpline - 15 Feb '08
15.02.08
716 Peninsula Primary Care Conference 2008 - May 13th – 15th 2008 - Updated 15 Feb...
15.02.08
717 Audit Commission - Key NHS reform successfully implemented but needs to develop to achieve more for patients - 14 Feb '08
14.02.08
718 Right TRaC launch at the Imperial Hotel on Tuesday 11 March 2008.
14.02.08
719 Policy and Procedures for Managing General Practitioners, Dentists and Pharmacists in Devon whose Performance Gives Cause for Concern – Feb ‘08
14.02.08
720 Quality must become the driver for Payment by Results - says BMA 14 Feb '08
14.02.08
721 Report on the National Patient Choice Survey - May 2007 England - 19 Oct
14.02.08
722 The Journal of Adult Protection - Annual Conference 2008, London - 29 Feb '08
13.02.08
723 BMA - Doctors struck by Cupid’s arrow on Valentine’s Day - 14 Feb '08
13.02.08
724 Letter to the profession from the GPC Chairman, regarding the GMS contract 2008/09 - 12 Feb '08
13.02.08
725 BMA - Government has put GPs in an impossible position - 08 Feb '08
13.02.08
726 More confusion for international doctors, says BMA - 06 Feb 08
13.02.08
727 BMA launches contract information campaign for SAS doctors - 05 Feb '08
13.02.08
728 More funding for fluoridation schemes is the right way forward, says BMA - 05 Feb '08
13.02.08
729 BMA response to the Health Secretary's letter to all GPs - 04 Feb '08
13.02.08
730 BMA News Press Release: Doctors have no confidence in NHS database, says BMA News poll - 01 Feb '08
13.02.08
731 DH - New work programme for NICE - 11 Feb '08
13.02.08
732 DH - New streamlined health and social care complaints system - 7 Feb '08
13.02.08
733 DH - New immigration rules to restrict International Medical Graduates' access to UK post-graduate medical training - 6 Feb '08
13.02.08
734 DH - New boost for patients with debilitating diseases - 6 Feb '08
13.02.08
735 DH - £26.8 Million to improve access to contraception - 6 Feb '08
13.02.08
736 DH - New study of MMR vaccine finds no link to autism - 5 Feb '08
13.02.08
737 1st Annual Plymouth Sports and Exercise (SEM) Medicine Meeting - 28 April '08
12.02.08
738 DH - NHS reference costs 2006-07 - 1 Feb '08
01.02.08
739 DH - Best practice guidance for joint working between the NHS and the pharmaceutical industry - 1 Feb 08
01.02.08
740 DH - New arrangements for clinical audit - 31 Jan 08
31.01.08
741 Ear, Nose & Throat Update Afternoon - RD&E Hospital - 28 Feb 08
30.01.08
742 DH - Big increase in quitters following introduction of smokefree England - 29 Jan 08
29.01.08
743 DH - Safer management of controlled drugs: changes to record keeping requirements (for England only) - 28 Jan '08
29.01.08
744 BMA - No question of not treating the elderly, says BMA - 28 Jan '08
28.01.08
745 DH - Extra investment to support birthing choices on the NHS - 25 Jan '08
25.01.08
746 BMA - GP leader takes contract message straight to grassroots doctors - 24 Jan 08
25.01.08
747 Peninsula Medical School - Clinical Small Group Learning Tutors: Years 1 and 2
24.01.08
748 DH - NHS review enters next phase - 24 Jan 08
24.01.08
749 Extending surgery hours – BMA responds to Which report - 24 Jan 2008
24.01.08
750 BMA is not asking GPs to leave the NHS - 23 Jan 2008
24.01.08
751 DH - Government announces first steps in strategy to help people maintain healthy weight and live healthier lives - 23 Jan 08
23.01.08
752 GPC - Improving care pathways: Suggested guidelines for secondary care doctors and GPs - 21 Jan '08
21.01.08
753 DH - PBC: GP Practice Survey 18 Jan '08
18.01.08
754 New GPC Guidance on PBC - 15 Jan '08
17.01.08
755 GPC - The Prime Minister's obsession with extended hours could damage elderly care, says BMA - 16 Jan '08
17.01.08
756 An Independent Review of Modernising Medical Careers - The Tooke Report - 8 Jan '08
10.01.08
757 A letter from Laurence Buckman, Chairman of the GPC, to the profession - 8 Jan 08
08.01.08
758 BMA Statement on Electronic Patient Records - 4 Jan '08
04.01.08
759 DH - Sunshine Vitamin d-eemed essential for pregnant women - 28 Dec '07
02.01.08
760 DH - New pneumococcal vaccine 'does save lives'- 21 Dec '07
02.01.08
761 DH - Roll out of digital technology revolutionises NHS patient care in England - 27 Dec '07
02.01.08
762 PM's New Year message to NHS staff - 1 Jan '08
02.01.08
763 Salaried GP conference 2008:
02.01.08
764 GPC - GP GMS contract - imposition details - 21 Dec '07
21.12.07
765 BMA says government values targets over improving patient care - 20 Dec 07
20.12.07
766 GPC - GP GMS contract negotiations update - 20 Dec '07
20.12.07
767 DH - PBC - budget setting update - 20 Dec '07
20.12.07
768 DH - Guidance on preparation of local IM&T plans for 2008/09 - 20 Dec '07
20.12.07
769 DH - New wave of community hospitals and services - 18 Dec '07
19.12.07
770 Somerset LMC Conference - “General Practice Survival” - The Essential Guide – Taunton - 6 March 2008
19.12.07
771 Conference - Safeguarding Children - A Contemporary View - 28 Mar ’08 at Plymouth
19.12.07
772 ‘In the Dark’ - Conference 5 Feb '08
19.12.07
773 Family Planning Day on 1 March 2008
18.12.07
774 The Changing Face of General Practice - 19/20 Feb 2008 (Cornwall IoS LMC)
18.12.07
775 DH - The NHS in England: The operating framework for 2008/9 - 13 Dec '07
14.12.07
776 GPC press release on letter to Lord Darzi - 12 Dec ' 07
13.12.07
777 BMA Slams PMETB Fee Rises - 12 Dec 07
13.12.07
778 Report on the National Patient Choice Survey, England - July 2007 (12 Dec '07)
13.12.07
779 General Medical Services (GMS) Statement of Financial Entitlements (SFE) - 3 Dec '07
03.12.07
780 Audit Commission - Putting commissioning into practice - 22 Nov 2007
03.12.07
781 NPCRDC - Spotlight “What should happen to the QOF” - Nov '07
03.12.07
782 Introduction of Devon Health - 14 Nov '07
28.11.07
783 DH - New support for Employers and GPs to tackle stress-related sicknotes - 27 Nov '07
27.11.07
784 DH - New practices for under-doctored areas - 23 Nov '07
26.11.07
785 DH - Government boost to Veterans healthcare - 23 Nov '07
26.11.07
786 DH - Government launches new Flu Pandemic plan - 22 Nov '07
26.11.07
787 Home Office - Change for patients taking CDs abroad
20.11.07
788 DWP - Work is good for you: New medical test to assess work capability - 19 Nov
20.11.07
789 DH response to the Health Committee report on the EPR - 12 Nov
16.11.07
790 DH - Health and Social Care Bill published - 16 Nov
16.11.07
791 BMA comment on overseas doctors ruling - 9 Nov '07
16.11.07
792 DH - Johnson outlines new measures to deliver more choice & faster treatment to patients
16.11.07
793 C&B EVENT - Exeter 12 Nov - Barnstaple 26 Nov
06.11.07
794 DH - Review body on doctors and dentists remuneration: Review for 2008 - 5 Nov
05.11.07
795 DH - New best practice tool for nurses
05.11.07
796 Strategic Health Authorities and GP Registrar (Amendments) (No. 3) Directions 2007 - 29 Oct
29.10.07
797 DH - GP Patient Survey – Your Doctor, Your Experience, Your Say - 29 Oct '07
29.10.07
798 DH - Practice Based Commissioning GP practice survey - 26 Oct
29.10.07
799 BMA/RCN/RC - Doctors and nurses issue new guidelines on decision-making in relation to resuscitating patients
26.10.07
800 DH - HPV vaccine recommended for NHS immunisation programme - 26 Oct
26.10.07
801 DH - Tough new regulator for health and social care - 24 Oct
25.10.07
802 Audit Commission - Review of the NHS Financial Year 2006/07
23.10.07
803 Event - PBC for Devon PCT - “Adding life to years and years to life” - 27 Nov
23.10.07
804 Who pays? Establishing the responsible commissioner - 18 Sept
20.10.07
805 World class commissioning: adding life to years and years to life - 5 Oct
20.10.07
806 Secretary of State responds to Healthcare Commission's annual health check
19.10.07
807 GPC survey of GP opinion 2007 - results - 16 Oct
16.10.07
808 DH - Questions to ask – to help everyone get the best out of their appointment.
16.10.07
809 DH - Physical activity pilots launched in London GP surgeries - 16 Oct
16.10.07
810 BMA Plymouth Division Meeting - Plymouth Medical Centre, Derriford Hospital - 21 Nov 2007
12.10.07
811 New Personal Demographics Service guide for general practice - 11 Oct
12.10.07
812 Enhance Study – Nurse-led care of Hypertension in General Practice
11.10.07
813 DH - New framework to help PCTs deliver services locally - 5 Oct
05.10.07
814 GPC Guidance - Improving communication, the exchange of information and patient care - Suggested guidelines for secondary care doctors and GPs
05.10.07
815 Our NHS Our Future: NHS next stage review - interim report - 4 Oct
04.10.07
816 Lord Darzi sets out initial vision for the NHS...
04.10.07
817 Community Hospital – Updates
03.10.07
818 Mental Capacity Act - GPC Guidance - FAQ - 1 Oct
03.10.07
819 Treating non-hazardous wastes for landfill – “Your Waste - Your Responsibility”
03.10.07
820 NHS Pension Scheme Review - Agreement between NHS Employers and the NHS trade unions
28.09.07
821 DoH England : Seasonal Flu campaign - young people at risk urged to get the jab - 28 Sept
28.09.07
822 DH- New legislation for PCT Professional Executive Committees - 25 Sept
27.09.07
823 GP profiles on NHS Choices - 13 Sept '07
13.09.07
824 Extending opening hours could penalise the most needy patients, says BMA - 10 Sept ‘07
10.09.07
825 GMS Formula Review: report to plenary and the Departments of Health in England and Wales - Summary of Consultation - 10 Sept '07
10.09.07
826 GP Systems of Choice (GPSoC) - new web site and Guidance - 7 Sept '07
07.09.07
827 New FAQ on Choice DES from PCC - 4 Sept '07
07.09.07
828 For GPs involved in the Violent Patient Scheme
03.09.07
829 Conference - Improving Access to Primary Care - Plymouth
03.09.07
830 DH - Read Code for Choice and Booking DES – 23 Aug 07
24.08.07
831 GP leader criticises Health Department’s bullying approach... 21 Aug
22.08.07
832 DH - Report of the National Patient Choice Survey, England - March 2007 (17 Aug)
17.08.07
833 GPC - Practice based commissioning and wider commissioning: useful weblinks
15.08.07
834 GPC's Focus on Salaried GPs guidance - Updated - 15 Aug 07
15.08.07
835 BMA Guidance - Confidentiality and Disclosure of Information to PCTs in Primary Care Settings – GP Issues - 9 Aug
09.08.07
836 The Primary Medical Services (Directed Enhanced Services) (England) Directions 2007
07.08.07
837 GPC Guidance - Accepting donations from patients – Aug 2007
06.08.07
838 Statement of Financial Entitlements (Amendment) (No.2) Directions 2007 - 6 Aug
06.08.07
839 Updated - GPR Contract and Directions - 31 July 07
02.08.07
840 Report on Trends in Consultation Rates in General Practice 1995 - 2006 (31 July 2007)
31.07.07
841 GP Workload Survey – 31 July 07
31.07.07
842 GMC - New guidance - Personal beliefs and medical practice
30.07.07
843 RCGP Leadership Programme - Developing GP Leaders
27.07.07
844 New research paper published on Doctor behaviour...
27.07.07
845 BMA press release : BMA comment on GP earning figures 2004-05 – 16 July
27.07.07
846 GPC - New GPs' chairman – 19 July
27.07.07
847 GP patient survey: your doctor, your experience, your say - information for patients (24 July)
27.07.07
848 QOF Business Ruleset v10 - Updated July 2007
27.07.07
849 GPC Guidance - Relationship between PBC consortia and LMCs – 18 July
27.07.07
850 PCC - Primary Care Service Frameworks
04.07.07
851 Dr Hamish Meldrum elected BMA Chairman - 28 June '07
28.06.07
852 BMA granted judicial review over GP pensions (issued Tuesday 26 Jun 2007)
28.06.07
853 Choice matters 2007–08: putting patients in control – 26 June 2007
28.06.07
854 Strategies to achieve cost-effective prescribing: Interim guidance for primary care trusts (PCTs)
27.06.07
855 Fees for prescribing pharmaceutical products – interim statement - June 2007
26.06.07
856 GPC National survey of GP opinion 2007 - June 2007
22.06.07
857 New PCC – New@QOF Newsletter – dated 11 June 2007
21.06.07
858 Mental Capacity Act 2005
21.06.07
859 Devon LMC - Office Assistant/Receptionist
11.06.07
860 Audio Conference - General Practice Question Time - Skill Mix in General Practice
08.06.07
861 Choice at Referral – Guidance - Framework for 2007/08 - 1 Jun ‘07
01.06.07
862 NHS Choices – DH Letter to PEC Chairs – 31 May ‘07
01.06.07
863 Commissioning Framework for Health and Well-being: GPC summary of Developments Relevant to GPs
25.05.07
864 GPC PBC Summariy of ‘Commissioning Framework for Health And Well-Being’
25.05.07
865 National Audit Office - Prescribing costs in Primary Care - 18 May ‘07
18.05.07
866 GMS Contract 2007/2008: Directed Enhanced Services for Access and Choice and Booking
18.05.07
867 DH Guidance - Decontamination - 2007 clarification and policy summary - 17 May 07
18.05.07
868 Devon LMC & PCTs – 3 x PBC Workshops June
17.05.07
869 Devon LMC - Voluntary Levy – 2007
14.05.07
870 GPC Guidance - Contestability - Best Practice Guidelines
09.05.07
871 A BMA discussion paper outlining an alternative approach to health reform - 8 May 2007
08.05.07
872 GPC FAQ - Chronic Kidney Disease QOF Indicators
04.05.07
873 Torbay Sexual Health Stakeholder Event
04.05.07
874 NHS Choices - 12 Apr '07
04.05.07
875 Practitioners with Special Interests (PwSIs) - May 07
04.05.07
876 New VAT rules for doctors
30.04.07
877 Devon LMC Motions to Conference 2007
13.04.07
878 BMA briefing & position statement - Framework for procuring external support for commissioners – 12 Apr ‘07
12.04.07
879 BMA Guidance - Employment of staff under PBC & service provision arrangements – 5 Apr ‘07
10.04.07
880 GPC Guidance - Safeguarding patient services, maintaining cost-effectiveness – 4 Apr ‘07
04.04.07
881 GPC Guidance for GPs - Contractual issues for GPs - 4 Apr '07
04.04.07
882 Decontamination of Medical Instruments – Information for LMCs and GPC members - 3 Apr '07
03.04.07
883 GPC Guidance - Implementation of VAT on medical services - Updated 1 April 2007
03.04.07
884 Referral Management Schemes: Guiding principles for the establishment, objectives and continuing progress of referral management schemes
30.03.07
885 GPC Guidance for GPs - Reviewing PMS Contractual Agreements - Guidance for PMS Practices
29.03.07
886 GPC Guidance - Practice based commissioning in 2007-08: detailed analysis of policy and guidelines – 23 Mar ‘07
23.03.07
887 GPC Guidance - Practice Based Commissioning in 2007-08: key issues – 23 Mar ‘07
23.03.07
888 DH Guidance - Health clearance for tuberculosis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV: New healthcare workers
20.03.07
889 GPC Letter to all GPs - GP income in 2007/08
16.03.07
890 Guidance for GPs - Primary Medical Services Contracts: Advertising and Appeal – 15 Mar ‘07
15.03.07
891 GPC Guidance for LMCS and GPs - Payment of Component 2 of the Towards Practice Based Commissioning Directed Enhanced Service
15.03.07
892 GPC Guidance for LMCs and GPs - Enhanced Services and Floors from April 2007
15.03.07
893 Quality and Outcomes Framework Exception Report – Feb ‘07
12.03.07
894 Doctors’ and Dentists’ Review Body: Thirty-Sixth Report 2007
07.03.07
895 White Paper - Trust, Assurance and Safety - The Regulation of Health Profession
06.03.07
896 Focus on Read Codes – QOF 2006-07
06.03.07
897 GPC Guidance - Primary Medical Contracts - Who can hold what?
06.03.07
898 The White Paper - OHOCOS
05.03.07
899 Focus on Quality and Performance Management Standards – Feb 2007
05.03.07
900 Focus on QMAS – Feb 2007
05.03.07
901 Focus on QOF Payments – Feb 2007
05.03.07
902 GPC Guidance - Prescribing and the Primary and Secondary Care Interface
27.02.07
903 Consultation starts on the GMS Global Sum Formula review
26.02.07
904 Information for GPs about the decision by the Secretary of State for Health to cap pension dynamising factors - Jan 2007
26.02.07
905 Guidance for medical practitioners undertaking work under the collaborative arrangements (including family planning and sessional work)
26.02.07
906 GPC Guidance – Charges to NHS Patients – Jan 2007
26.02.07
907 BMA Professional Fees Committee - Guidance for negotiating fees for Locum services in General Practice
26.02.07
908 QOF Implementation: Business Rules
26.02.07
909 Implementation of VAT on Medical Services – 30 Jan 2007
26.02.07

Number of articles found: 909

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