Hospital Dr News

Workforce planners warn of funding cuts for specialist training

By Francesca Robinson - 28th August 2010

Financial pressures on the NHS are likely to hit funding for specialist training warns a report from the Centre for Workforce Inte ...

• Consultant "didn't break data protection rules"
• Religious beliefs shape end-of-life decisions
• Review of Clinical Excellence Awards launched
• CEAs are slashed for the highest performers
• Union threatens legal action over white paper

Dr Blogs

Charging is the only way to control demand

Dr Blogs - 1st September 2010

I'm at a loss to understand how the NHS is going to meet rising demand. Despite all the talk of eff ...

Time to honour the Bristol whistleblower

Remedy - 1st September 2010

How would you feel if you moved to a new hospital and discovered that their mortality for the cases ...

Playing 'pooh sticks' will never be the same again

Bob Bury - 31st August 2010

Being of a 'certain age', I have just received my faecal occult blood testing kit as part of the col ...

Putting the blame game in perspective

Katherine Teale - 29th August 2010

I was walking down the corridor today when I almost bumped into one of my colleagues. When I say "bu ...

Regulation of drug abuse is better than prohibition

Dr Blogs - 29th August 2010

Sir Ian Gilmore's comments on "decriminalising" drug use while still regulating drug sales are welco ...