New consultant contract needs more flexibility for young doctors, senior leader says

The new consultant contract and women senior registrars.

If the profession regards the pricing as satisfactory the new consultant contractl is likely to be implemented. The basis of the contract is a "standard" commitment of 10 notional halfdays (NHDs) a week. These would comprise eight clinical sessions, one session to take account of continuing commitment to patient care outside normal working hours, and one to cover administrative duties. Provisio...

Shortage of emergency department doctors needs urgent action, says watchdog.

England’s spending watchdog has urged health bosses to deal with staffing shortages in NHS emergency departments as part of a package of measures to tackle rising numbers of admissions. The National Audit Office also said that the Department of Health had to encourage more doctors to work in accident and emergency, remove barriers to seven day working in hospitals, and ensure greater use of ger...

New consultant contract-Statement by CCHMS Chairman.

Who needs numbers more: patients or doctors?

One of the most burning problems of modern urology still remains the treatment of bladder cancer, which has the highest recurrence rate of any malignancy. Depending on a patient's individual characteristics, the probability of recurrence of non–muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) at one–year ranges from about 20% to 72% and the probability of progression at five years ranges from about 5% to...

Consultant doctors’ hand hygiene: practice and perspectives

Introduction / objectives Hand hygiene is considered the cornerstone of infection prevention practice, but previous studies demonstrate one group of healthcare professionals, doctors, have not achieved good levels of compliance in comparison to other staff groups. The aim of the research was to examine consultant doctors’ practice and perspectives of hand hygiene and explore their perceptions a...