RxPG News : Doctors

Post-graduate diploma for doctors in eastern India

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 21:23:57 PST

The Christian Medical College, Vellore, will start a distance education programme here offering post-graduate diploma in family medicine for general practitioners - of West Bengal and other eastern states from June.

Classical medical terminology can endanger patients

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:00:00 PST

The limited and recycled vocabulary of dead languages used in medical terminology is confusing and has the potential to cause serious consequences for patients. Dr Melinda Lyons, University of Cambridge, UK, discusses the issues in a Comment in this week's edition of The Lancet.

Indian doctor sentenced for Glasgow airport bombing bid

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:59:04 PST

London, April 11 - Indian doctor Sabeel Ahmed was Friday sentenced to 18 months in jail by a court in London in connection with the failed car bombing of Glasgow airport in Scotland last June.

Indian-origin doctor gets Ontario's highest civilian award

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:29:30 PST

Toronto, April 11 - Sheela Basrur, the Indian-origin doctor who led the fight against the 2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome - outbreak here, was Thursday given the Order of Ontario, the highest civilian award in Canada's most important province.

NRI doctor guilty of unethical tests on British patients

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 18:04:41 PST

London, March 29 - An NRI psychiatrist from Assam faces the sack after being found guilty of conducting unethical drug tests on mentally ill patients, according to reports Saturday.

Post Graduate Medical Degrees from UK, US and Canada Recognised in India

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 09:21:34 PST

Union Health Minister of India Anbumani Ramadoss has said that Union Government of India has taken a unilateral decision to recognise postgraduate degrees in medicine obtained from foreign institutes in UK, USA, Canada and New Zealand. This would mean that Indian doctors who have obtained their postgraduate qualifications from these countries would be able to practice in India as a specialist in their areas of post graduate qualification.

Indian doctors among many attacked on duty in Britain

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:35:20 PST

London, Jan 10 - Indian and Indian-origin doctors working in the National Health Service - are among thousands of doctors in Britain who were physically or verbally attacked by patients last year but most choose not to report the abuse, according to a report.

New British rules favour non-EU workers for high-end jobs

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 19:29:12 PST

London, Jan 2 - British employers may no longer have to advertise highly paid jobs locally before hiring overseas as new rules from July open up opportunities for Indian and other non-European white-collar workers.

Father of dead student demands Rs.5 mn from AIIMS

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 13:10:22 PST

New Delhi, Dec 30 - The father of an All India Institute of Medical Sciences - student, who died of dengue last year, has asked the institute to pay him Rs.5 million as compensation, saying a government enquiry had put the blame on negligence by doctors.

Australian court clears Haneef, family unlikely to sue

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:38:22 PST

Bangalore/Sydney, Dec 21 - A court in Australia Friday cleared the way for Indian doctor Mohammed Haneef to return to his job as registrar in a Gold Coast hospital, leading to double Eid festivities at his home in the southern Indian city of Bangalore.

Australian court clears Haneef, family says its Eid gift

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:45:15 PST

Bangalore/Sydney, Dec 21 - An Australian court Friday cleared the way for Indian doctor Mohammed Haneef to return to his job in a Gold Coast hospital, leading to double Eid festivities at his home in the southern Indian city of Bangalore.

New steps to curb overseas doctors in Britain

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:46:42 PST

London, Oct 9 - Indian doctors should think several times before coming to Britain for jobs - the employment situation has been difficult for non-European Union doctors, and new proposals have been drawn to guarantee jobs to doctors trained in Britain.

Over 600 post-graduates to wait one more month for degrees

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:21:17 PST

New Delhi, Sep 25 - Over 600 post-graduates of the premier All India Institute of Medical Science - will have to wait one more month to get their degree certificates.

Medical seats in JIPMER increased to 100

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:27:04 PST

New Delhi, Sep 21 - It's good news for medical college aspirants. The central government Friday increased the number of MBBS seats from 75 to 100 at the Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research -, Pondicherry.

NRI docs' healing touch for Bengal's poor

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:00:17 PST

Kolkata, Sep 13 - Thanks to the initiative of around 20 NRI doctors, mostly from Britain and the US, a hospital is being set up here with the aim of providing quality healthcare at a low cost to the poor.

India to recognise foreign medical degrees

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 19:09:38 PST

Chennai, Aug 26 - India will provide 'unilateral recognition' to post-graduate medical degrees of foreign universities, union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss said here Sunday.

Over 200 AIIMS post-graduates yet to get degrees - over a signature

Sat, 18 Aug 2007 13:33:22 PST

New Delhi, Aug 18 - Over 200 post-graduates of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences - here are yet to receive their degree certificates, making it difficult for them to apply for jobs. They have been told that Health Minister A. Ramadoss is yet to put his signatures on them.

Another Indian doctor to head home from Australia

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:41:09 PST

Canberra, Aug 16 - Indian doctor Mohammed Asif Ali, who is being investigated after admitting to lying on his resume, will fly out of Australia Thursday night.

Now probe into competence of Indian doctors in Britain

Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:29:14 PST

London, Aug 10 - Indian doctors are among several overseas doctors whose competence to practice in Britain's National Health Service - is being investigated following an increasing number of complaints registered with the General Medical Council -.

Pune docs to Dutt's rescue...Munnabhai way

Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:20:58 PST

Pune, Aug 10 - Even as Sanjay Dutt gets busy doing carpentry in the Yerawada Jail here, his hardcore fans outside are planning on a novel approach to help...the Munnabhai way.

Asian doctor charged with sexual assault

Fri, 10 Aug 2007 09:10:36 PST

London, Aug 10 - An Asian doctor working in Britain's National Health Service - has been charged with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl at a hospital in Norfolk and making indecent photographs of a child.

Release full transcript of probe, Haneef tells Australia

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 20:49:52 PST

Bangalore, Aug 1 - Indian doctor Muhammad Haneef Wednesday contested claims by Australian authorities that they have fresh evidence of his involvement in the failed British terror plot and challenged them to come out with the full transcript of his police interrogation and an online chat with his brother.

Indians in Australia seek apology from government

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 10:43:39 PST

Sydney, July 29 - The 230,000-strong Indian Australian community has been relieved that justice has finally prevailed as Muhammad Haneef was on his way home, though it has demanded an apology from the government for the Indian doctor's 25-day incarceration before terror charges against him were dropped.

Study examines faculty's beliefs on the effects of decreased resident duty-hours

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 04:00:00 PST

Internal medicine faculty heavily involved in residency programs believe that resident duty-hour limitations negatively affect aspects of residentsï¿½ patient care, education and professionalism, but improve residentsï¿½ well-being, according to a report in the July 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Uttar Pradesh declares revised medical entrance results

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:45:21 PST

Lucknow, June 21 - The Uttar Pradesh government Thursday declared revised results of the medical entrance examinations even as a university vice chancellor announced his resignation in the wake of violent statewide protests that led a youth to commit suicide.

Extended Shifts for Medical Interns Negatively Impact Patient Safety

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:00:00 PST

Working an extended duration shift can pose a risk to not only the safety and well-being of medical interns, but also to that of their patients, according to a research abstract that was presented on Wednesday at SLEEP 2007, the 21st Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS).

Bid to save medical colleges from de-recognition

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 12:18:07 PST

Bhopal, June 3 - The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to provide necessary equipment and adequate staff to the five medical colleges in the state that are facing possible de-recognition from the Medical Council of India -, say official sources.

Royal College of Physicians exams now in India

Sat, 02 Jun 2007 16:50:55 PST

Chennai, June 2 - The clinical examination for the prestigious Membership of Royal College of Physicians - can now be held in India.

India-born doctor to become first woman to head BBC

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 22:39:52 PST

London, Nov 29 - India-born Dr. Chitra Bharucha is set to become the first woman to head the BBC, albeit in an acting capacity, following the resignation of BBC chairperson Michael Grade.

Disgraced Indian-born doctor a scapegoat: expert

Sun, 26 Nov 2006 22:42:52 PST

Sydney, Nov 26 - Disgraced Indian-born surgeon Jayant Patel, wanted in Australia for manslaughter, is merely a scapegoat, a Queensland investigator who first probed his work has said.

Ailing Indian doctor in Britain to return to Kolkata

Sun, 26 Nov 2006 17:26:22 PST

London, Nov 26 - A doctor from India who came to Britain in 2002 to work in the National Health Service but was stranded when he had to quit his job due to an incurable brain disease, will now be able to return to India thanks to a campaign by a local newspaper in Sunderland.

Severe discrimination based on race and ethnicity in medical-school admissions at University of Michigan

Tue, 17 Oct 2006 20:21:00 PST

Three studies released today by the Center for Equal Opportunity document evidence of severe discrimination based on race and ethnicity in undergraduate, law, and medical school admissions at the University of Michigan.

Small But Substantial Proportion Of Surgical Residents Interested In Part-Time Training

Tue, 17 Oct 2006 14:23:00 PST

Medical students expressed increased interest in a career in surgery if part-time training options were available, and some residents, fellows and practicing surgeons would be interested in flexible training options as well, according to the results of a web-based survey published in the October issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Upset Pakistani scientist wants to surrender nationality

Tue, 02 May 2006 22:54:00 PST

A Pakistani scientist announced he was giving up his nationality as he was upset with the government for not backing him in a case he filed against a German research institute three years ago.

Delhi medical students to continue anti-quota strike

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 01:23:00 PST

Students of four medical colleges here Thursday decided to continue their stir against a government proposal to hike reservation seats, even as Human Resource Minister Arjun Singh assured them that the matter will be considered after the assembly polls in five states.

Chandigarh doctors call off strike

Wed, 26 Apr 2006 14:48:00 PST

Striking doctors of the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) here returned to work Tuesday evening after police nabbed three people who had assaulted two doctors earlier in the day.

Responses to recent crises show that doctors can achieve advocacy goals

Tue, 25 Apr 2006 19:20:00 PST

When problems in the health care system threaten doctors' ability to practice medicine and patients' access to needed treatments, surgeons can play an important role as advocates for political solutions, according to a series of special articles in the April issue of SURGERY (Volume 139, Number 4, April 2006) published by Elsevier. The articles highlight some recent health care crises and the effective advocacy response by surgeons and physicians, focusing on patient education as the key to political change.

Medical jargon is not unequivocal

Wed, 19 Apr 2006 17:31:00 PST

Dutch researcher Ronald Cornet has developed and tested various evaluation methods for assessing the quality of medical terminology systems. Good clinical and epidemiological research depends upon medical jargon being unequivocal and correct.

Indian-origin dean of S Africa medical school quits

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 07:27:00 PST

Girish Mody, the Indian-origin dean of the Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine (NRMSM) in Durban, has reportedly tendered his resignation following a series of claims of racism, discrimination, exam leaks and unequal treatment of students during his stint of a little over a year.

Nepal deporting doctors treating protesters

Sat, 15 Apr 2006 18:20:00 PST

King Gyanendra's government in Nepal has come down heavily on two doctors from abroad for treating protesters who were hurt while taking part in anti-king demonstrations, a report said Friday.

Nicaraguan doctors continue strike for five months

Sat, 15 Apr 2006 18:18:00 PST

A five-month protest by Nicaraguan doctors urging a pay raise continues in the absence of an agreement with the authorities, the Prensa Latina news agency reported.

Woman doctor nabbed for sex-determination test

Fri, 14 Apr 2006 23:07:00 PST

A woman doctor in Haryana was caught red-handed Wednesday after she conducted a sex-determination test on a woman to ascertain the sex of her unborn child.

Nicaraguan doctors continue strike for five months

Fri, 14 Apr 2006 22:21:00 PST

A five-month protest by Nicaraguan doctors urging a pay raise continues in the absence of an agreement with the authorities, the Prensa Latina news agency reported.

NHS Crisis Adding to Woes of Overseas Doctors in Britain

Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:37:00 PST

Apart from changes in work rules that have adversely affected Indian doctors' employment prospects, a financial crisis has gripped several hospitals in Britain's National Health Service (NHS), leading to hundreds of job losses. Almost every day, several hospitals announce job cuts to meet budget deficits. In recent weeks, the overall job losses in the NHS are said to be nearly 7,000 in 22 trusts and hospitals in different parts of the country. The financial crunch further lessens the prospects of thousands of Indian doctors currently seeking employment in Britain. New work rules have compounded the situation for them as now they can no longer work as part of "permit free training", and need work permits. Britain's health authorities are faced with higher numbers of local medical graduates and many more from the expanded European Union who have the right to work in Britain. The situation makes it difficult for non-EU nationals - such as Indian doctors - to secure employment in the NHS.

CBI Evidence Not Sufficient to Scrap AIPGE Exam - Supreme Court

Mon, 03 Apr 2006 23:06:00 PST

The government Monday sought permission from the Supreme Court to scrap the All India Post Graduate Medical Entrance Test following allegations of students using unfair means, but the court said there was no material before it to allow this.

Overview of CBI Raids in AIIMS Conducted PG Exam Leak Case

Wed, 29 Mar 2006 21:09:00 PST

Sleuths of the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) Wednesday raided clinics and residences of several doctors at 35 places across the country for their alleged involvement in the leakage of medical examination question papers. The raids were carried out in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Chennai and cases against 22 doctors were registered in Chennai and 6 cases were registered in Delhi. Officials said initial investigation had suggested a possibility of a scam and therefore raids were carried out by the agency. They said some doctors who were questioned during the raids confessed to receiving Rs.1 million for leaking the question paper and helping students answer the questions. They said the doctors had helped the aspirants by sending them text messages on their mobile phones. Question papers were taken out of the examination halls and then answers were sent through SMSs.

British medicine scholarship open to Indians

Tue, 28 Mar 2006 19:40:00 PST

Medical practitioners living and working in India can now apply for six Commonwealth distance learning scholarships being offered for study at the Cardiff University in Wales.

Doctor warned for refusing treatment

Wed, 22 Mar 2006 01:18:00 PST

A doctor of Indian origin who refused to treat a patient who turned up at his clinic because he was an asylum seeker in Britain has been warned by the General Medical Council (GMC) here.

Uttar Pradesh rural doctors angry over attendance

Sun, 19 Mar 2006 20:18:00 PST

Village heads in Uttar Pradesh are to monitor the attendance of doctors at rural health centres, but medics angry at the move have threatened to strike work unless the order is withdrawn.

Major boost for salaried dentistry in UK

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 07:47:00 PST

Salaried dentists in UK will see their careers modernised and pay reviewed health minister Rosie Winterton announced today as she visited The Lister Centre in south London.

After the Maharashtra resident doctors strike

Sat, 11 Mar 2006 20:32:00 PST

Doctors in Maharashtra hospitals called off their 12-day strike Saturday after the authorities conceded some of their demands related to their safety and working hours.

No Compromise in Sight for Maharashtra Resident Doctors Strike

Wed, 08 Mar 2006 19:10:00 PST

With neither the Maharashtra government nor doctors striking a note of compromise, the medicos strike entered its 10th day Wednesday, leaving thousands of needy patients in distress. The Maharashtra doctors' strike, which began after relatives of a patient allegedly manhandled a physician at a city hospital late last month, could take on a nationwide character with the Indian Medical Association threatening to join the strike.

Citizens' Group Challenges Maharashtra Resident Doctors' Strike in Court

Wed, 08 Mar 2006 04:34:00 PST

A citizens' group Tuesday challenged the ongoing strike of Maharashtra doctors in the Bombay High Court even as the medicos' protest entered its ninth day. The petition filed in the Nagpur Bench of the Mumbai High Court said that doctors in government medical colleges and hospitals had no right to go on strike.

End of Permit Free Training for International Doctors in UK

Wed, 08 Mar 2006 04:15:00 PST

All doctors wishing to work in the UK from outside the European Union (EU) will be required to have a work permit from July 2006 Health Minister Lord Warner announced today. The move means that any NHS trust wishing to employ a doctor from outside the EU will have to prove that a home-grown doctor cannot fill the vacant post, ending the current permit free training arrangement for international doctors.

Maharashtra doctors observe black day

Tue, 07 Mar 2006 21:53:00 PST

Government doctors showed no signs of returning to work Tuesday as their strike entered the ninth day and instead observed it as a "black day". Refusing to accept any compromise other than the implementation of the Central Parity Scheme (CPS), which they claim was promised since 1989, the doctors protested by cladding themselves in black.

Pairing chronically ill patients with medical students to create better doctors

Mon, 06 Mar 2006 17:17:00 PST

Can someone who suffers from a lethal genetic disease teach a pair of medical students to become better doctors? That's the goal of a unique, long-term patient-student pairing program at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Doctors-in-training -- like Christopher Guerry, a second-year medical student at Penn -- are learning what it's like to live with cystic fibrosis (CF), and many other chronic health conditions. They're shadowing patients with chronic conditions such as HIV, asthma and kidney failure. The students are taking part in the "Longitudinal Experience to Appreciate Patient Perspectives (LEAPP)" -- a program at Penn's medical school - in which students are paired with chronically ill patients for several years.

More resident doctors suspended in Maharshtra strike

Mon, 06 Mar 2006 16:57:00 PST

The Maharashtra government terminated the registration of 200 more striking doctors as their protest continued for the seventh day Sunday, crippling healthcare services.

Maharashtra resident doctors vow to intensify strike

Mon, 06 Mar 2006 16:51:00 PST

Striking doctors of Maharashtra's government-run hospitals vowed to intensify their eight-day-old stir as authorities struggled to cope with the crumbling healthcare services in the state.

Agra doctor's achievement - 85 operations in 24 hours

Sun, 26 Feb 2006 16:52:00 PST

A surgeon's deft fingers have helped him achieve a unique feat - 85 operations in a day, that too without a break. Ajay Prakash started the marathon feat Thursday afternoon at a hospital here, using a minimally invasive surgical technique described by him as "uncomplicated, efficient and time-saving".

Lord Patel is next chancellor of University of Dundee

Sat, 25 Feb 2006 09:59:00 PST

Lord Naren Patel, a celebrated obstetrics expert here who had his initial education in India, has been named the next chancellor of the University of Dundee, Scotland.

The gap between basic biology and medical practice is growing

Sun, 19 Feb 2006 17:27:00 PST

The UC Davis School of Medicine is among 13 innovative graduate programs in the nation to receive funds from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to foster the translation of basic science discoveries into new medical treatments. The goal of the $10 million national initiative is to train scientists with a better understanding of medicine so they are better equipped to conduct research that benefits the diagnosis and treatment of human disease.

Indian-born radiologist Diddy shines in Germany

Sun, 12 Feb 2006 18:34:00 PST

It's been a long haul from a medical college here to Essen, but Rajeev Diddy has made a seamless transition, becoming the only Indian-born radiologist licensed to privately practise in the German city - and picking up four MD certifications in his specialty along the way.

Consortium leads the way on GP career development

Thu, 19 Jan 2006 17:35:00 PST

The Royal College of General Practitioners has awarded the contract for the running of its prestigious Leadership Programme to a three-strong consortium.

British cosmetic surgeons becoming millionaires by breast enlargement operations

Thu, 19 Jan 2006 15:23:00 PST

The high demand in Britain for operations to enlarge women's breasts has turned cosmetic surgeons here into millionaires, latest figures from the industry reveal.

GP Registrars receive awards for their audit work

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 18:15:00 PST

Eleven GP Registrars are to receive awards, sponsored by Roche Products, for audit work undertaken during their vocational training at an awards evening at the Royal College of General Practitioners on 12 December 2005.

GP bodies seek urgent talks on PMETB delays

Thu, 06 Oct 2005 21:24:00 PST

Grave concerns about proposed lengthy procedures for the awarding of completion of training certificates (CCTs) to GP Registrars are voiced in a joint letter to the PMETB (Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board) from the BMAs General Practitioners Committee (GPC) and the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP).

Hurricane Katrina affected 20,000 doctors

Tue, 27 Sep 2005 06:54:00 PST

Hurricane Katrina and the city-swamping floods that drowned New Orleans and surrounding areas in a toxic gumbo appear to have dislocated up to 5,944 active, patient-care physicians, a new University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study shows. "The nearly 6,000 is the approximate number of physicians doing primarily patient care in the 10 counties and parishes in Louisiana and Mississippi that have been directly affected by Katrina flooding," said UNCs Dr. Thomas C. Ricketts. The number displaced also was more than one-quarter of the total number of new physicians who start practice in the United States each year, said Ricketts, deputy director for policy analysis at UNCs Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research and professor of health policy and administration at the School of Public Health.

3000 junior doctors in the UK could have been unemployed

Sat, 24 Sep 2005 20:23:00 PST

The BMA calls on the Department of Health in England to address medical unemployment today (Tuesday 20 September 2005), as new research suggests that the number of junior doctors unable to find posts last month may have been underestimated.

GMC Plans New Rules on Doctors Licences

Wed, 14 Sep 2005 21:26:00 PST

The GMC Council at its next meeting in Edinburgh on September 20 is deciding whether to change the basis on which a doctors license to practise is approved in order to include the requirement to provide information which will support a more risk-based approach to regulation.

Patients Have Confidence in Doctors Who Communicate Well

Wed, 14 Sep 2005 21:21:00 PST

Results from attitude surveys commissioned by the GMC from MORI and NOP World during spring/summer 2005 show that over four out of five patients are confident in their doctor and that this confidence is directly correlated with the doctors ability to provide adequate information, underlining how much good communication skills influence the way in which the general public responds to their doctor.

Sociocultural differences influences patient-physician communication

Thu, 08 Sep 2005 01:38:00 PST

Many resident physicians report a lack of preparedness in caring for patients with specific cultural characteristics, such as those who have beliefs or practices at odds with Western medicine, according to an article in the September 7 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on medical education.

Stronger leadership from doctors will encourage renaissance in medicine

Tue, 17 May 2005 18:06:00 PST

Stronger leadership from doctors will encourage a renaissance in the medical profession the Chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), Dr Mayur Lakhani, will suggest in an address to the Trinity Medical Society, Oxford.

GMC needs to get its head out of the sand over revalidation

Fri, 13 May 2005 18:06:00 PST

The General Medical Council needs to get its head out of the sand over revalidation, argues a senior doctor in this week's BMJ.

List of Priorities for New Health Secretary - BMA

Mon, 09 May 2005 21:41:00 PST

A list of the most critical areas for joint working in developing NHS policy has been sent to the new Secretary of State for Health by the British Medical Association.

Doctor voices concerns over new NHS IT System

Fri, 06 May 2005 16:34:00 PST

The political drive to implement the NHS's national programme for information technology is failing to take account of professionals' anxieties, argues a GP in this week's BMJ.

UK Politicians Failing to Address Low Morale Among Doctors

Fri, 29 Apr 2005 14:44:00 PST

All the UK's main political parties have all failed to address the single most important factor hindering the improvement of health services in their election campaigns--the collapse in morale among doctors, states an editorial in this week's issue of THE LANCET.

Debate on Promoting General Practice in Scotland's GPs Conference

Thu, 28 Apr 2005 17:53:00 PST

Doctors will today call on the Scottish Executive to acknowledge the fundamental role of General Practice in NHS Scotland and to recognise that the role of the NHS extends far beyond the debate on waiting times in hospitals.

Negotiators meet for first time to discuss new deal for staff grade and associate specialist doctors

Tue, 19 Apr 2005 17:24:00 PST

A new contract for thousands of hospital doctors came a step closer this month when negotiators met prior to formal negotiations.

New contract to double numbers of part-time' junior doctors

Tue, 12 Apr 2005 23:09:00 PST

A major disincentive to work in the NHS is removed today (Monday 11 April, 2005), as doctors leaders and employers announce a UK-wide new contract making it easier for doctors in training to work flexibly.

£73 Million for new Junior Doctor Training Programme in UK

Wed, 23 Mar 2005 19:40:00 PST

New funding for the implementation of innovative new training programmes for junior doctors was announced today by John Hutton, Minister of State for Health.

Doctors given update on Licensing and Revalidation by GMC

Fri, 11 Mar 2005 16:45:00 PST

General Medical Council President, Sir Graeme Catto, has recently written to all doctors to update them on licensing and revalidation.

New cocaine and crack guidelines in primary health care in UK

Wed, 01 Dec 2004 05:44:00 PST

The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has developed a guide to help people working in primary care treat cocaine and crack users.

Guidance for working with cocaine and crack users in primary care has been produced in association with Substance Misuse Management in General Practice (SMMGP). It gives GPs and other primary care healthcare professionals an understanding of the different types of users and their usage patterns. The guidelines also outline the different types of treatment options available to drug users.

Changes to the RCGPs Quality Practice Award

Thu, 25 Nov 2004 05:48:00 PST

The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has changed the criteria of two of its quality initiatives to help GP practices move easily from one to the other.

Pay rise recommended for NHS doctors

Sat, 06 Nov 2004 20:44:00 PST

The supply of doctors to the NHS is still failing to meet demand, the BMA says today (Friday 5 November 2004) in its evidence to the Doctors and Dentists Review Body the body which advises the government on doctors pay.

Community Hospital GPs are underpaid - BMA

Fri, 05 Nov 2004 20:51:00 PST

Community Hospital GPs are underpaid and feel undervalued and exploited, says the BMA in its evidence to the Doctors and Dentists Pay Review Body (DDRB). It calls for immediate action to resolve the issue across the UK.

GMC is updating good medical practice

Wed, 03 Nov 2004 08:58:00 PST

Good Medical Practice, the bible for doctors, is being reviewed and updated. Good Medical Practice is the cornerstone of GMC guidance for doctors, and is given to every doctor when they register with General Medical Council (GMC), UK.

RCGP offers prize to explore the history of general practice

Mon, 01 Nov 2004 05:53:00 PST

The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) is offering an award for projects that explore the history of general practice.

GMC agrees with need of Mental Capacity Bill

Tue, 26 Oct 2004 15:31:00 PST

The GMC agrees with the views expressed by many patient and professional organisations that there is a pressing need for legislation based on mental capacity bill. Similar legislation already exists in Scotland.

Royal college defines good psychiatric practice

Tue, 26 Oct 2004 15:11:00 PST

Good Psychiatric Practice is the title of a new report from the Council of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. It replaces the Colleges previous guidelines published in 2000, and sets out standards for the profession.
The new report is accompanied by extensive quotations from the General Medical Councils guidance on Good Medical Practice (2001). Good Psychiatric Practice should be read in conjunction with other guidance documents published by the College in the Good Psychiatric Practice series.

GMC office to be opened in Cardiff

Fri, 08 Oct 2004 15:40:00 PST

The General Medical Council is to open an office in Cardiff, it was announced today.

Speaking at the third annual GMC conference in Wales, President Sir Graeme Catto said I am glad to be able to announce the opening of the new office. We are committed to improving our links with both the public and the profession, which is why we are opening this office in Cardiff.

The case of Charlotte Wyatt

Thu, 07 Oct 2004 23:09:00 PST

The General Medical Council notes the decision made by the courts today in the case of Charlotte Wyatt. This is clearly a difficult situation for all the parties involved. Our guidance 'Withholding and Withdrawing Life-prolonging Treatments: Good Practice in Decision-Making' states that 'When there is disagreement between those with parental responsibility and the healthcare team and this cannot be resolved satisfactorily through informal review, you should seek legal advice about obtaining a ruling from the courts'. In this instance GMC is confident the proper procedures were followed in referring the case to the courts.

GMC to appeal judgement

Thu, 30 Sep 2004 23:51:00 PST

The GMC has today filed an appeal against aspects of the judgement made in the judicial review of our guidance Withholding and Withdrawing Life-Prolonging Treatment.

GMC committee on Principles of Good Medical Education and Training

Fri, 13 Aug 2004 08:45:00 PST

The GMCs Education Committee started a consultation today on Principles of Good Medical Education and Training.

RxPG News : Doctors

Post-graduate diploma for doctors in eastern India

Classical medical terminology can endanger patients

Indian doctor sentenced for Glasgow airport bombing bid

Indian-origin doctor gets Ontario's highest civilian award

NRI doctor guilty of unethical tests on British patients

Post Graduate Medical Degrees from UK, US and Canada Recognised in India

Indian doctors among many attacked on duty in Britain

New British rules favour non-EU workers for high-end jobs

Father of dead student demands Rs.5 mn from AIIMS

Australian court clears Haneef, family unlikely to sue

Australian court clears Haneef, family says its Eid gift

New steps to curb overseas doctors in Britain

Over 600 post-graduates to wait one more month for degrees

Medical seats in JIPMER increased to 100

NRI docs' healing touch for Bengal's poor

India to recognise foreign medical degrees

Over 200 AIIMS post-graduates yet to get degrees - over a signature

Another Indian doctor to head home from Australia

Now probe into competence of Indian doctors in Britain

Pune docs to Dutt's rescue...Munnabhai way

Asian doctor charged with sexual assault

Release full transcript of probe, Haneef tells Australia

Indians in Australia seek apology from government

Study examines faculty's beliefs on the effects of decreased resident duty-hours

Uttar Pradesh declares revised medical entrance results

Extended Shifts for Medical Interns Negatively Impact Patient Safety

Bid to save medical colleges from de-recognition

Royal College of Physicians exams now in India

India-born doctor to become first woman to head BBC

Disgraced Indian-born doctor a scapegoat: expert

Ailing Indian doctor in Britain to return to Kolkata

Severe discrimination based on race and ethnicity in medical-school admissions at University of Michigan

Small But Substantial Proportion Of Surgical Residents Interested In Part-Time Training

Upset Pakistani scientist wants to surrender nationality

Delhi medical students to continue anti-quota strike

Chandigarh doctors call off strike

Responses to recent crises show that doctors can achieve advocacy goals

Medical jargon is not unequivocal

Indian-origin dean of S Africa medical school quits

Nepal deporting doctors treating protesters

Nicaraguan doctors continue strike for five months

Woman doctor nabbed for sex-determination test

Nicaraguan doctors continue strike for five months

NHS Crisis Adding to Woes of Overseas Doctors in Britain

CBI Evidence Not Sufficient to Scrap AIPGE Exam - Supreme Court

Overview of CBI Raids in AIIMS Conducted PG Exam Leak Case

British medicine scholarship open to Indians

Doctor warned for refusing treatment

Uttar Pradesh rural doctors angry over attendance

Major boost for salaried dentistry in UK

After the Maharashtra resident doctors strike

No Compromise in Sight for Maharashtra Resident Doctors Strike

Citizens' Group Challenges Maharashtra Resident Doctors' Strike in Court

End of Permit Free Training for International Doctors in UK

Maharashtra doctors observe black day

Pairing chronically ill patients with medical students to create better doctors

More resident doctors suspended in Maharshtra strike

Maharashtra resident doctors vow to intensify strike

Agra doctor's achievement - 85 operations in 24 hours

Lord Patel is next chancellor of University of Dundee

The gap between basic biology and medical practice is growing

Indian-born radiologist Diddy shines in Germany

Consortium leads the way on GP career development

British cosmetic surgeons becoming millionaires by breast enlargement operations

GP Registrars receive awards for their audit work

GP bodies seek urgent talks on PMETB delays

Hurricane Katrina affected 20,000 doctors

3000 junior doctors in the UK could have been unemployed

GMC Plans New Rules on Doctors Licences

Patients Have Confidence in Doctors Who Communicate Well

Sociocultural differences influences patient-physician communication

Stronger leadership from doctors will encourage renaissance in medicine

GMC needs to get its head out of the sand over revalidation

List of Priorities for New Health Secretary - BMA

Doctor voices concerns over new NHS IT System

UK Politicians Failing to Address Low Morale Among Doctors

Debate on Promoting General Practice in Scotland's GPs Conference

Negotiators meet for first time to discuss new deal for staff grade and associate specialist doctors

New contract to double numbers of part-time' junior doctors

GMC Plans New Rules on Doctors Licences

New contract to double numbers of part-time' junior doctors