NHS News

  • Puzzling claims over brain games
    "People who do puzzles and crosswords may stave off dementia longer,” according to BBC News. The website said that mentally stimulating activities may protect the brain from memory loss but a... 02/09/2010
  • Sugar not a painkiller for babies
    “Newborn babies should not be given sugar as pain relief,” read the headline in The Guardian. The newspaper said the routine use of tiny amounts of sugar before minor medical procedures is co... 02/09/2010
  • Migraines linked to genetics
    Scientists have discovered genes that may be behind migraines, “opening the door to a cure”, reported the Daily Mirror. The newspaper said that these genes normally control the levels of a br... 02/09/2010

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  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Event for Foundation Doctors
    Would you like to work with your colleagues to make a difference to the quality of patient care and feel great about what you can achieve? On 20th/21st November 2010, at the Clifton Pavilion, B... 17/08/2010
  • 2010 FP Curriculum and the NES e-Portfolio - Quick Guide
    We want to make sure that moving to the 2010 FP Curriculum is as simple as possible, so the UKFPO and NES have put together a quick guide to help ease the transition. There are two providers of... 03/08/2010
  • Interested in clinical leadership and medical management? Read on!
    We are in the process of establishing a new, free Network for junior doctors, medical students and newly qualified Consultants and GPs interested in clinical leadership and medical management. We ... 03/08/2010
  • New Affiliate Scheme for the Royal College of Surgeons
    The College is committed to offering a high level of support throughout a surgeon’s career. The Affiliate Scheme is an integral part of this commitment and we greatly value the association of early ye... 29/07/2010
  • New GMC guidance – Treatment and care towards the end of life: good practice in decision making
    New GMC guidance – Treatment and care towards the end of life: good practice in decision making Doctors are to receive new guidance to help them make complex decisions at the end of life. In publis... 08/06/2010
  • Guide to involving foundation doctors in clinical audit
    Guide to involving foundation doctors in clinical audit The Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership has produced some new guidance to aid and support the requirements in the Curriculum for f... 07/06/2010
  • New editions of FP documents to be used from August 2010
    The Foundation Programme Curriculum and the Foundation Programme Reference Guide (formerly known as the Operational Framework), were published on the UKFPO website on 14 April. These documents wil... 22/04/2010
  • BOTA and FOS
    BOTA (British Orthopaedic Trainees Association) Junior Membership and Conference BOTA are delighted to offer Junior Membership of BOTA to all qualified doctors from FY1 upwards. This will be ad... 20/04/2010
  • Academic Foundation Years Showcase - Tuesday 25 May 2010
    Are you a medical student and considering a career in academic medicine? Are you soon to make your application for Foundation Year jobs? If so, come and listen to presentations about the Academi... 01/04/2010
  • Surgeons To Use Safety Checklist Before NHS Operations
    A safety checklist that reduces deaths and complications during operations must now be used in all NHS hospitals.Surgeons will have to double-check their patient's identity, diagnosis and proposed tre... 01/02/2010
  • Welcome Fair 2010
    Our inaugural Welcome Fair was held on 5 January 2010.  Many thanks to all those who attended and contributed. A webpage including the presentations delivered on the day can be found here Welcome F... 12/01/2010
  • BMJ Learning
    BMJ Learning: 1 in 12 hospital prescriptions are wrong: how many of  these are yours? This week a survey of 19 hospitals, commissioned by the GMC, revealed that 1 in 12  junior doctors' prescriptio... 15/12/2009
  • Foundation Programme Recruitment 2010
    The application process for entry to the Foundation Programme in 2010 closed on 23 October.  Allocation to Foundation School was announced on 9 December via the national Foundation Programme website. ... 09/12/2009
  • Specialty Training Recruitment 2010
    Medical Specialty Training (England) 2010 Please find below a Quick Guide to recruitment to medical specialty training in England for 2010. Co-produced and designed with specialty trainees an... 23/10/2009
  • GP Recruitment 2010
    Download a copy of the GP Careers and Recruitment Flyer ... 06/10/2009
  • Swine Flu and Medical Training
    Deanery Flu Pandemic Plan 2009 PMETB principle in relation to trainees and training during times of national emergency July 2009 Swine Flu and Training         ... 21/09/2009
  • UKFPO Publishes Careers Leaflet
    The UKFPO has produced a careers advice leaflet for medical students and foundation doctors. Entitled, 'Planning Your Medical Career: A practical guide', it contains realistic careers guidance,... 10/09/2009
  • Free e-book for Newly Qualified Doctors
    doc2doc is giving away its new e-book "You will survive: the doc2doc guide for newly qualified doctors".  The guide is written by members of the BMJ Group's social networking site doc2doc.  It inc... 20/08/2009
  • Welcome to the Foundation Portal
    Welcome to the new Severn Foundation School portal. Here you will find all the latest news announcements, documentation and information concerning the Foundation School. ... 18/07/2009
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