Joint trade union protocol on industrial action in the NHS Dear members You will be aware that the junior doctors in the BMA are taking further industrial action on 10th February 2016 arising from their dispute with Jeremy Hunt and his imposition of contractual changes. The protocol (download here or see below) has been agreed by NHS unions to provide support for the … [Read more...]
UK NHS staff: stressed, exhausted, burnt out
Increased workloads, repeated reorganisation, and a culture of blame and fear are all taking their toll on the health and wellbeing of National Health Service staff. Emma Wilkinson reports. The UK National Health Service (NHS) is under unprecedented pressure, attempting to do more with less, it is creaking at the seams. And now the latest staff survey figures suggest that … [Read more...]
BMA has voted in favour of vaccinating all boys against HPV
Some very good news today – the BMA has voted in favour of vaccinating all boys against HPV. https://bma.org.uk/news-views-analysis/news/2014/june/denying-men-genital-warts-vaccine-sexist There was just one vote against at the Annual Representative Meeting in Harrogate. The motion’s proposer, Dr Eleanor Draeger (a GUM consultant), will soon be writing a blog on the … [Read more...]