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Streeting has warned that the NHS is at "one minute to midnight" if strikes go ahead, but the BMA says the latest offer will create no additional doctors #NHS #doctors
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BMA says government offer creates no new doctors as Streeting warns NHS at 'one minute to midnight'
Health secretary Wes Streeting has warned that the NHS is "effectively" at "one minute to midnight" if resident doctors proceed with planned Christmas strikes, but the British Medical Association has…
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December 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Streeting has warned that the NHS is at "one minute to midnight" if strikes go ahead, but the BMA says the latest offer will create no additional doctors #NHS #doctors
www.doctors.net.uk/news/bma-says-government-offer-creates-no-new-doctors-as-streeting-warns-nhs-at-one-minute-to-midnight
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Doctors will receive an increase in fees for driving licensing medical forms for the first time in more than a decade, the BMA has announced #doctors #nhs
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DVLA medical form fees for doctors rise for first time since 2012
Doctors will receive an increase in fees for driving licensing medical forms for the first time in more than a decade, the BMA has announced.
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December 12, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Doctors will receive an increase in fees for driving licensing medical forms for the first time in more than a decade, the BMA has announced #doctors #nhs
www.doctors.net.uk/news/dvla-medical-form-fees-for-doctors-rise-for-first-time-since-2012
www.doctors.net.uk/news/dvla-medical-form-fees-for-doctors-rise-for-first-time-since-2012
A study has shown a novel oral antibiotic effectively treats uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhoea, offering a potential new weapon as resistance to existing treatments rises globally #gonorrhoea #doctors
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Could a new pill solve the gonorrhoea resistance crisis?
An international study has shown a novel oral antibiotic effectively treats uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhoea, offering a potential new weapon as resistance to existing treatments rises globally.
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December 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM
A study has shown a novel oral antibiotic effectively treats uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhoea, offering a potential new weapon as resistance to existing treatments rises globally #gonorrhoea #doctors
www.doctors.net.uk/news/could-a-new-pill-solve-the-gonorrhoea-resistance-crisis
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Doctors.net.uk takes a look at how the training bottleneck crisis developed and the case for and against prioritising international medical graduates #nhs #doctors
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December 12, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Doctors.net.uk takes a look at how the training bottleneck crisis developed and the case for and against prioritising international medical graduates #nhs #doctors
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www.doctors.net.uk/news/will-prioritising-uk-medical-graduates-create-a-damaging-two-tier-system
The number of people in hospital in England with flu has reached a record level for this time of year, jumping by 55% in a week, NHS figures show #nhs #doctors #flu
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Flu hospitalisations in England hit record high for December, up 55% in a week
The number of people in hospital in England with flu has reached a record level for this time of year, jumping by 55% in a week, NHS figures show.
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December 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The number of people in hospital in England with flu has reached a record level for this time of year, jumping by 55% in a week, NHS figures show #nhs #doctors #flu
www.doctors.net.uk/news/flu-hospitalisations-in-england-hit-record-high-for-december-up-55-in-a-week
www.doctors.net.uk/news/flu-hospitalisations-in-england-hit-record-high-for-december-up-55-in-a-week
A medical director has been “unlawfully excluded” from his role in a trust for more than a year after raising concerns about alleged bullying, the BMA has said #doctors #nhs
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Doctor ‘unlawfully excluded’ from his role in trust after raising ‘bullying’ concerns, BMA says
A medical director has been “unlawfully excluded” from his role in a trust for more than a year after raising concerns about alleged bullying, the British Medical Association has said.
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December 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A medical director has been “unlawfully excluded” from his role in a trust for more than a year after raising concerns about alleged bullying, the BMA has said #doctors #nhs
www.doctors.net.uk/news/doctor-unlawfully-excluded-from-his-role-in-trust-after-raising-bullying-concerns-bma-says
www.doctors.net.uk/news/doctor-unlawfully-excluded-from-his-role-in-trust-after-raising-bullying-concerns-bma-says
A simple blood test could match women with breast cancer to the right treatment without the need for a biopsy #doctors #nhs #breastcancer
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Blood test ‘could track breast cancer changes and help patients avoid biopsies’
A simple blood test could match women with breast cancer to the right treatment without the need for a biopsy, as well as allowing medics to track the disease as it evolves, according to researchers.
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December 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
A simple blood test could match women with breast cancer to the right treatment without the need for a biopsy #doctors #nhs #breastcancer
www.doctors.net.uk/news/blood-test-could-track-breast-cancer-changes-and-help-patients-avoid-biopsies
www.doctors.net.uk/news/blood-test-could-track-breast-cancer-changes-and-help-patients-avoid-biopsies
A new sound therapy could help the millions of people in the UK who suffer from tinnitus #nhs #doctors
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Tinnitus: New sound therapy offers hope to patients
A new sound therapy could help the millions of people in the UK who suffer from ringing in their ears.
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December 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
A new sound therapy could help the millions of people in the UK who suffer from tinnitus #nhs #doctors
www.doctors.net.uk/news/tinnitus-new-sound-therapy-offers-hope-to-patients
www.doctors.net.uk/news/tinnitus-new-sound-therapy-offers-hope-to-patients
Streeting has unveiled a fresh package of measures aimed at ending the dispute with resident doctors, including 4,000 additional specialty training posts #BMA #doctors #NHS #doctorsstrike
www.doctors.net.uk/news/streeting-offers-resident-doctors-new-deal-in-bid-to-avert-strikes
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Streeting offers resident doctors new deal in bid to avert strikes
Health secretary Wes Streeting has unveiled a fresh package of measures aimed at ending the dispute with resident doctors, including 4,000 additional specialty training posts and emergency…
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December 11, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Streeting has unveiled a fresh package of measures aimed at ending the dispute with resident doctors, including 4,000 additional specialty training posts #BMA #doctors #NHS #doctorsstrike
www.doctors.net.uk/news/streeting-offers-resident-doctors-new-deal-in-bid-to-avert-strikes
www.doctors.net.uk/news/streeting-offers-resident-doctors-new-deal-in-bid-to-avert-strikes
A GP has been struck off for trying to bribe a patient with £5,000 after she complained of alleged sexual assault #GP #NHS #doctor
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Doctor struck off after offering £5,000 bribe to patient alleging sexual assault
A GP has been struck off for trying to bribe a patient with £5,000 after she complained of alleged sexual assault.
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December 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
A GP has been struck off for trying to bribe a patient with £5,000 after she complained of alleged sexual assault #GP #NHS #doctor
www.doctors.net.uk/news/doctor-struck-off-after-offering-gbp5-000-bribe-to-patient-alleging-sexual-assault
www.doctors.net.uk/news/doctor-struck-off-after-offering-gbp5-000-bribe-to-patient-alleging-sexual-assault
GP surgeries will have to demonstrate they have completed a sexual safety charter checklist by 31 March 2026 #GP #NHS #doctors
www.doctors.net.uk/news/gp-surgeries-given-march-2026-deadline-to-sign-up-to-sexual-safety-charter
www.doctors.net.uk/news/gp-surgeries-given-march-2026-deadline-to-sign-up-to-sexual-safety-charter
GP surgeries given March 2026 deadline to sign up to sexual safety charter
GP surgeries will have to demonstrate they have completed a sexual safety charter checklist by Spring 2026.
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December 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
GP surgeries will have to demonstrate they have completed a sexual safety charter checklist by 31 March 2026 #GP #NHS #doctors
www.doctors.net.uk/news/gp-surgeries-given-march-2026-deadline-to-sign-up-to-sexual-safety-charter
www.doctors.net.uk/news/gp-surgeries-given-march-2026-deadline-to-sign-up-to-sexual-safety-charter
RCS England has issued new guidance calling on NHS trusts to bolster training and tighten governance for robotic surgery – crucial tool to tackle spiralling waiting lists #nhs
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Training must keep up with robotic surgery expansion to slash NHS backlog, warns college
The Royal College of Surgeons of England has issued new guidance calling on NHS trusts to bolster training and tighten governance for robotic surgery, as the technology emerges as a crucial tool to…
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December 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
RCS England has issued new guidance calling on NHS trusts to bolster training and tighten governance for robotic surgery – crucial tool to tackle spiralling waiting lists #nhs
www.doctors.net.uk/news/training-must-keep-up-with-robotic-surgery-expansion-to-slash-nhs-backlog-warns-college
www.doctors.net.uk/news/training-must-keep-up-with-robotic-surgery-expansion-to-slash-nhs-backlog-warns-college
The head of a review into maternity care in England has said she was not prepared for the “scale of unacceptable care” that women and families had received #nhs #maternitycare
www.doctors.net.uk/news/why-has-maternity-care-failed-to-improve-despite-748-recommendations
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Why has maternity care failed to improve despite 748 recommendations?
The head of a review into maternity care in England has said she was not prepared for the “scale of unacceptable care” that women and families had received and the “tragic consequences” for their…
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December 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The head of a review into maternity care in England has said she was not prepared for the “scale of unacceptable care” that women and families had received #nhs #maternitycare
www.doctors.net.uk/news/why-has-maternity-care-failed-to-improve-despite-748-recommendations
www.doctors.net.uk/news/why-has-maternity-care-failed-to-improve-despite-748-recommendations
A coroner has issued a stark warning that the bed crisis is putting elderly patients at risk, following the death of a 93-year-old woman who spent "a long stay" in an overcrowded A&E waiting #nhs #doctors
www.doctors.net.uk/news/nhs-beds-crisis-contributed-to-93-year-old-s-death-warns-coroner
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NHS beds crisis contributed to 93-year-old's death, warns coroner
A coroner has issued a stark warning to NHS England and the government that the bed crisis is putting elderly patients at risk, following the death of a 93-year-old woman who spent "a long stay" in…
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December 10, 2025 at 12:45 PM
A coroner has issued a stark warning that the bed crisis is putting elderly patients at risk, following the death of a 93-year-old woman who spent "a long stay" in an overcrowded A&E waiting #nhs #doctors
www.doctors.net.uk/news/nhs-beds-crisis-contributed-to-93-year-old-s-death-warns-coroner
www.doctors.net.uk/news/nhs-beds-crisis-contributed-to-93-year-old-s-death-warns-coroner
Doctors have warned of the dangers of drinking several strong energy drinks in a day after a healthy man in his 50s had a stroke #nhs #doctors #stroke
www.doctors.net.uk/news/warning-after-healthy-man-who-drank-eight-energy-drinks-a-day-suffers-stroke
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Warning after ‘healthy’ man who drank eight energy drinks a day suffers stroke
Doctors have warned of the dangers of drinking several strong energy drinks in a day after a healthy man in his 50s had a stroke.
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December 10, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Doctors have warned of the dangers of drinking several strong energy drinks in a day after a healthy man in his 50s had a stroke #nhs #doctors #stroke
www.doctors.net.uk/news/warning-after-healthy-man-who-drank-eight-energy-drinks-a-day-suffers-stroke
www.doctors.net.uk/news/warning-after-healthy-man-who-drank-eight-energy-drinks-a-day-suffers-stroke
A nurse who objected to sharing a female changing room with a transgender doctor has won a claim for harassment in her employment tribunal case www.doctors.net.uk/news/partial...
Partial victory for nurse in NHS transgender changing room row
A nurse who objected to sharing a female changing room with a transgender doctor has won a claim for harassment in her employment tribunal case against a health board, but other allegations of…
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December 10, 2025 at 8:07 AM
A nurse who objected to sharing a female changing room with a transgender doctor has won a claim for harassment in her employment tribunal case www.doctors.net.uk/news/partial...
Rules stating that resident doctors should not inform hospitals they plan to strike should be suspended by the BMA as the NHS faces intense pressure over flu, medical colleges warn #nhs
www.doctors.net.uk/news/doctors-should-tell-hospitals-they-will-strike-as-flu-cases-soar-colleges-urge-bma
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Doctors should tell hospitals they will strike as flu cases soar, colleges urge BMA
Rules stating that resident doctors should not inform hospitals they plan to strike should be suspended by the British Medical Association as the NHS faces intense pressure over flu, medical colleges…
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December 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Rules stating that resident doctors should not inform hospitals they plan to strike should be suspended by the BMA as the NHS faces intense pressure over flu, medical colleges warn #nhs
www.doctors.net.uk/news/doctors-should-tell-hospitals-they-will-strike-as-flu-cases-soar-colleges-urge-bma
www.doctors.net.uk/news/doctors-should-tell-hospitals-they-will-strike-as-flu-cases-soar-colleges-urge-bma
Productivity in NHS hospitals in England is outperforming targets, although this has not translated into waiting lists falling, according to new analysis #nhs #doctors
www.doctors.net.uk/news/hospital-productivity-outperforming-targets-but-waiting-list-progress-slows
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Hospital productivity outperforming targets – but waiting list progress slows
Productivity in NHS hospitals in England is outperforming targets, although this has not translated into waiting lists falling, according to new analysis.
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December 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Productivity in NHS hospitals in England is outperforming targets, although this has not translated into waiting lists falling, according to new analysis #nhs #doctors
www.doctors.net.uk/news/hospital-productivity-outperforming-targets-but-waiting-list-progress-slows
www.doctors.net.uk/news/hospital-productivity-outperforming-targets-but-waiting-list-progress-slows
Patients are discovering they have serious chronic conditions via the NHS app without appropriate clinical support, according to a charity report #nhs #doctors #nhsapp
www.doctors.net.uk/news/patients-learn-about-serious-diagnoses-via-nhs-app-instead-of-their-doctor
www.doctors.net.uk/news/patients-learn-about-serious-diagnoses-via-nhs-app-instead-of-their-doctor
Patients learn about serious diagnoses via NHS app instead of their doctor
Patients are discovering they have serious chronic conditions via the NHS app without appropriate clinical support, according to a charity report.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Patients are discovering they have serious chronic conditions via the NHS app without appropriate clinical support, according to a charity report #nhs #doctors #nhsapp
www.doctors.net.uk/news/patients-learn-about-serious-diagnoses-via-nhs-app-instead-of-their-doctor
www.doctors.net.uk/news/patients-learn-about-serious-diagnoses-via-nhs-app-instead-of-their-doctor
A doctor has been charged in connection with alleged sexual assaults carried out against 38 victims who were patients in his care #doctor #nhs
www.doctors.net.uk/news/doctor-charged-with-multiple-sex-offences-against-patients
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Doctor charged with multiple sex offences against patients
A doctor has been charged in connection with alleged sexual assaults carried out against 38 victims who were patients in his care.
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December 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
A doctor has been charged in connection with alleged sexual assaults carried out against 38 victims who were patients in his care #doctor #nhs
www.doctors.net.uk/news/doctor-charged-with-multiple-sex-offences-against-patients
www.doctors.net.uk/news/doctor-charged-with-multiple-sex-offences-against-patients
A trial for a prostate cancer treatment using robotics, AI and real-time imaging has launched in the UK #doctors #nhs #prostatecancer
www.doctors.net.uk/news/groundbreaking-robotic-prostate-cancer-treatment-trial-launches-in-uk
www.doctors.net.uk/news/groundbreaking-robotic-prostate-cancer-treatment-trial-launches-in-uk
Groundbreaking robotic prostate cancer treatment trial launches in UK
A trial for a prostate cancer treatment using robotics, AI and real-time imaging has launched in the UK.
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December 8, 2025 at 8:18 AM
A trial for a prostate cancer treatment using robotics, AI and real-time imaging has launched in the UK #doctors #nhs #prostatecancer
www.doctors.net.uk/news/groundbreaking-robotic-prostate-cancer-treatment-trial-launches-in-uk
www.doctors.net.uk/news/groundbreaking-robotic-prostate-cancer-treatment-trial-launches-in-uk
An NHS doctor who resigned after being told he could only work "ad hoc" bank shifts after a period of sick has been awarded just over £85,000 in compensation following an employment tribunal ruling #nhs #doctor
www.doctors.net.uk/news/nhs-doctor-awarded-gbp85-000-after-unfair-dismissal-ruling
www.doctors.net.uk/news/nhs-doctor-awarded-gbp85-000-after-unfair-dismissal-ruling
NHS doctor awarded £85,000 after unfair dismissal ruling
An NHS doctor who resigned after being told he could only work "ad hoc" bank shifts after a period of sick has been awarded just over £85,000 in compensation following an employment tribunal ruling.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
An NHS doctor who resigned after being told he could only work "ad hoc" bank shifts after a period of sick has been awarded just over £85,000 in compensation following an employment tribunal ruling #nhs #doctor
www.doctors.net.uk/news/nhs-doctor-awarded-gbp85-000-after-unfair-dismissal-ruling
www.doctors.net.uk/news/nhs-doctor-awarded-gbp85-000-after-unfair-dismissal-ruling
A hospital was found to have committed serious failures in communicating a terminal diagnosis to patient William Chapman #nhs #doctors
www.doctors.net.uk/news/hospital-failed-to-tell-patient-he-was-terminally-ill-ombudsman-finds
www.doctors.net.uk/news/hospital-failed-to-tell-patient-he-was-terminally-ill-ombudsman-finds
Hospital failed to tell patient he was terminally ill, ombudsman finds
A hospital was found to have committed serious failures in communicating a terminal diagnosis to a patient.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
A hospital was found to have committed serious failures in communicating a terminal diagnosis to patient William Chapman #nhs #doctors
www.doctors.net.uk/news/hospital-failed-to-tell-patient-he-was-terminally-ill-ombudsman-finds
www.doctors.net.uk/news/hospital-failed-to-tell-patient-he-was-terminally-ill-ombudsman-finds
Professor Sir Chris Whitty urged clinicians to adopt a lower threshold for antibiotic prescribing in this population compared with younger adults #NHS #doctors #antibiotics www.doctors.net.uk/news/doctors-must-prescribe-antibiotics-more-readily-to-older-patients-says-sir-chris-whitty
Doctors must prescribe antibiotics more readily to older patients, says Sir Chris Whitty
England's Chief Medical Officer has called for fundamental changes in how the medical profession approaches infections in older adults, warning that current approaches remains "hit and miss" despite…
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December 5, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Professor Sir Chris Whitty urged clinicians to adopt a lower threshold for antibiotic prescribing in this population compared with younger adults #NHS #doctors #antibiotics www.doctors.net.uk/news/doctors-must-prescribe-antibiotics-more-readily-to-older-patients-says-sir-chris-whitty
Screening pregnant women for risk of pre-eclampsia at about 36 weeks and offering an induction to those at highest risk can significantly cut cases #nhs #pregnancy
www.doctors.net.uk/news/early-induction-in-high-risk-women-cuts-pre-eclampsia-by-nearly-a-third-finds-trial
www.doctors.net.uk/news/early-induction-in-high-risk-women-cuts-pre-eclampsia-by-nearly-a-third-finds-trial
Early induction in high-risk women cuts pre-eclampsia by nearly a third, finds trial
Screening pregnant women for risk of pre-eclampsia at about 36 weeks' gestation, and offering an induction to those at highest risk, can significantly cut cases, a large UK trial found.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Screening pregnant women for risk of pre-eclampsia at about 36 weeks and offering an induction to those at highest risk can significantly cut cases #nhs #pregnancy
www.doctors.net.uk/news/early-induction-in-high-risk-women-cuts-pre-eclampsia-by-nearly-a-third-finds-trial
www.doctors.net.uk/news/early-induction-in-high-risk-women-cuts-pre-eclampsia-by-nearly-a-third-finds-trial