| GMC Guidance on Gaps in Rotas |
Many hospitals are having to cope with shortages of doctors this year, and this is placing individuals in an awkward position. Some juniors are being asked to cross-cover other specialties or to cover extra shifts, which may extend their hours beyond WTD-approved guidelines. We have also heard allegations that individuals are being pressurised into working these shifts. It has been suggested that ...
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| Remedy UK Welcome Decision by ESAI |
RemedyUK has wholeheartedly welcomed the decision by the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate (EASI) who have acknowledged that Deaneries should be legally classified as Employment Agencies. The decision has a number of significant implications in the way doctors are recruited, because of the controls and restrictions under which Employment Agencies are required to act.
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| BAPIO Win House of Lords Appeal |
The House of Lords today released their judgement of the BAPIO case against the Secretary of State. BAPIO were successful and the appeal to the House of lords by the Secretary of State for the Home Department was dismissed with costs
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| RemedyUK AGM Minutes |
Minutes of the first Annual General Meeting of RemedyUK held on Saturday 19th April 2008
at RemedyUK, The Studio, 1 Coach House Mews, 217 Long Lane,
London SE1 4PP
Order of business
1. Welcome & Chairperson’s Report
Matthew Shaw, Co-founder and Chair of the RemedyUK Committee, welcomed attendees to the first RemedyUK AGM.
i) He outlined for the meeting:-
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| Support the BMA! |
With a inescapable sense of deja vu, writes Lindsay Cooke of Mums4Medics, I have just used the BMA's online wizard to email my MP to support EDM 1140, sponsored by Andrew Lansley, Conservative Shadow Health Spokesperson, on behalf of the BMA. Here's the link - http://www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/PolWizEDM1140
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| The Barbados Plan: a consultation |
RemedyUK have today released a document for consultation.
The 'Barbados Plan' proposed several ways in which the impact of full implementation of the EWTD in August 2009 may be minimised.
Download the document here
The consultation period closes on 2nd May....
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