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Dame Carrie MacEwan appointed Chair of the GMC
Dame Carrie MacEwen has been appointed by the Privy Council as the new Chair of the General Medical Council (GMC).…
Millions of discarded PPE items to be recycled under new partnership
Millions of items of PPE discarded in hospitals could be recycled into new products for the NHS, under a new…
Work needed to make NHS infrastructure “fit for future”, say MPs
A cross-party group of MPs and peers is seeking views on how the NHS estates and infrastructure can best meet…
Report reveals western complicity in China’s ‘kill to order’ organ trade
Human rights law firm publishes report warning western medical professionals and institutions of complicity in forced organ harvesting and trafficking.…
NHS Trust ramping up initiatives to support staff health and wellbeing
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust are offering a range of initiatives to support the wellbeing of staff who are…
GMC consulting on guidance to improve health service culture
The General Medical Council (GMC) is updating its core ethical guidance to tackle toxic health service cultures threatening patient safety…
Report calls for new legal framework for management of controlled drugs in hospitals
97 per cent of pharmacy staff believe that current guidance on Controlled Drugs (CD) needs to be updated to provide…
Royal College of Physicians Wales calls for ‘fresh approach’ to recruiting doctors
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) Cymru Wales launches findings from recent work with speciality (SAS) doctors and calls on…
The effectiveness of odour cleaning services in hospitals
Maintaining a clean atmosphere in hospitals is paramount for the safety of staff and patients. Odour neutralisation services can get…
More than 100 attacks on healthcare in Ukraine since war began
As of 7 April, more than 100 attacks have been carried out on healthcare since the start of the war…