09
Jun 2015
New figures show that GP workload pressures and staff shortages are leading to practice closures and patients having to find a new GP. Figures obtained via Freedom of Information requests show that 61 practices have closed in England, Wales and Scotland since April 2013, and this has meant that over 160,000 patients have had to…
05
Jun 2015
A study has found that patients are less likely to be referred by their GP for tests to diagnose cancer if they live in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, and also found that, of six countries investigated, the UK has the second-worst cancer survival rates. The study, which was conducted by the International Cancer Benchmarking…
02
Jun 2015
The chairman of the British Medical Association’s GP committee, Dr Chaand Nagpaul, has said that David Cameron needs to reconsider his “surreal obsession” with opening GP surgeries seven days a week, saying that services are already at breaking point. During the recent election campaign, the conservatives promised GP access between 8.00 am and 8.00 pm…
02
Jun 2015
The government has announced that sanctions are being put in place to clamp down on expensive agencies being used by the NHS to plug staffing gaps. A maximum hourly rate will be set and the amount that trusts can spend is to be capped. £2bn was spent last year on agency staff by NHS foundation…
29
May 2015
A recent case before the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) considered whether or not a health and safety representative’s attendance at union meetings could amount to working time under the Working Time Regulations 1998. The issue in this case was of importance given that the union meetings took place between shifts; if the meetings counted as…
29
May 2015
Difficulties often arise evidentially in cases where an employee alleges they have been harassed. Alleged incidents of harassment often take place away from other employees; this makes proving or disproving such allegations difficult. In a case before the Employment Appeals Tribunal, an examination of the quality of evidence had to take place to determine whether…
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