MPs criticise department's handling of Modernising Medical Careers

MPs criticise department's handling of Modernising Medical Careers

The Department of Health's handling of the problems with the Modernising Medical Careers programme last year was "inept," and the leadership it showed was "totally inadequate," according to a report published by the House of Commons' Health Select Committee.

US medical schools should say no to drug company support

US medical schools should say no to drug company support

A report from the Association of American Medical Colleges suggests that all 129 member medical schools should prohibit pharmaceutical and devices manufacturers from providing gifts, food, and travel to doctors, faculty members, and students.

Court rules that NICE procedure on dementia drugs was unfair

Court rules that NICE procedure on dementia drugs was unfair

The hopes of people with mild Alzheimer's disease of having access to acetylcholinesterase inhibitors through the NHS were boosted last week when three appeal court judges ruled that a key step in the process for appraising the drugs for NHS use was "procedurally unfair."

Cash might help to change unhealthy behaviour, MPs told

Cash might help to change unhealthy behaviour, MPs told

Cash incentives to encourage people to change their behaviour may help to end health inequalities in the United Kingdom, MPs have been told.

Fifteen children a day attend Scottish emergency departments as result of drinking alcohol

Fifteen children a day attend Scottish emergency departments as result of drinking alcohol

About 15 children a day in Scotland under the age of 17 are arriving at hospital emergency departments drunk and in need of treatment, an audit at all 21 emergency departments has shown.

House of Lords rules government's restriction on foreign doctors in NHS was unlawful

House of Lords rules government's restriction on foreign doctors in NHS was unlawful

Guidance from the UK government that restricts the right of thousands of foreign doctors to work in the NHS was ruled unlawful by the United Kingdom's highest court, the House of Lords, last week.

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