NHS Staff
Lindsay van Dijk has been appointed to head up the chaplaincy and pastoral care team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which provides person-centred pastoral and spiritual care. As a head of service role, this is the most senior role a humanist pastoral carer has ever held in the NHS. She is also the… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU), the UK’s first and leading medical defence organisation for doctors, today announced that it has appointed Dr Matthew Lee as its new chief executive. Dr Lee will take over from Dr Christine Tomkins, who is retiring in September after a long career supporting MDU members. Dr Tomkins has been in… Read more »
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The government has insisted the safety of mental health staff is of “paramount importance”, after data showed nearly half have been subject to physical attacks. A survey conducted by the Royal College of Psychiatrists for the Healthcare Commission found 46 per cent of staff on adult wards had been assaulted. Notably this rose to 64… Read more »
The Department of Health (DoH) has restated its intention British medical graduates are prioritised for training posts in the UK. The DoH issued guidance last year that no international medical graduate (IMG) should be recruited if a candidate from the UK or European Economic Area (EEA) was available – but this was struck down by… Read more »
