Accident & Emergency Doctors needed for Chertsey NHS hospital

 

 

 

St. Peter’s Hospital, Chertsey is looking for Middle Grade doctors with at least 4 years of post-graduate experience in Emergency Medicine. The hospital is situated 30 miles south west of central London and 10 miles from Heathrow Airport.

The main centres of population served by the hospital are Woking, Weybridge, Chertsey, Staines and Walton on Thames. Originally St. Peter’s Hospital was built to serve casualties of the Second World War. Over the years, the Hospital has been rebuilt, developed and extended to include maternity services, a department/clinic area and a new theatre complex.

In the early 1990s, the Duchess of Kent Wing which includes the Post Graduate Education Centre and modern well-equipped wards was opened. A new A&E, ITU and Orthopaedic Unit opened in the Summer of 1998 and a £1.5m upgrading of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit was opened in 2005. In 2006 two new wards were built onto the Duchess of Kent Wing.

If you are an A&E doctor who wants to make the most out of this professional opportunity and to work in a reputable NHS hospital situated very close to London, please urgently send an e-mail to laurentiu.marc@ateamhr.com. The number of positions is limited so do not hesitate to contact us or to recommend your colleagues who might be interested!

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

Smooth start to revalidation tops GMC’s 2012 priorities

Press Release from General Medical Council

24 Jan 2012

“The General Medical Council has set out its priorities for 2012, with the introduction of revalidation at the top of the list.

The GMC has invested considerable effort in ensuring that revalidation is as simple and straightforward as possible for doctors, while providing assurance to patients that their doctor’s skills and knowledge are up-to-date.

Niall Dickson, the Chief Executive of the GMC

A new version of Good Medical Practice, the launch of the new Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service, and the piloting of an induction programme for doctors new to UK practice are among the regulator’s other priorities for the year.

The plans are set out in the GMC’s 2012 Business Plan, published today.

Niall Dickson, the Chief Executive of the General Medical Council, said:

“The GMC has invested considerable effort in ensuring that revalidation is as simple and straightforward as possible for doctors, while providing assurance to patients that their doctor’s skills and knowledge are up-to-date. There is still much work to do and we are sparing no effort to ensure a smooth start to revalidation at the end of this year.

“The recent appointment of His Honour Judge David Pearl as the first chair of the new Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service is an important step. Establishing the MPTS is a key part of the GMC’s plan to reform its adjudication work, introducing an even greater separation between the GMC’s investigations and its fitness to practise hearings.

“In 2012, we will have a much stronger local presence. The new regional and employer liaison teams we established in 2011 are now supporting medical directors and others throughout the UK and will be in place in all areas in the first few months of this year.”

“Our new induction programme will be an important way to reinforce the standards expected of doctors in this country and to help prepare those who are new to practice here.

“We will do all this while seeking further efficiency savings on top of those we have already made and which allowed us to cut fees for doctors for the first time last month.””

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

Source: BBC News

Emergency call as Romania austerity protests escalate

“Romania’s government has called an emergency meeting after growing violent protests against austerity cuts.

It comes as dozens of people were injured for the second day running in clashes between demonstrators and riot police in the capital Bucharest.

The rallies in Romania began four days ago to support an official who had quit in protest against health care reforms.

But the protests have since widened to include general discontent with the government’s policies.

The alliance of opposition parties has called for early elections.

Unlikely catalyst

On Sunday, at least 13 people were injured in Bucharest near University Square – the venue of Saturday’s violence.

Demonstrators threw stones at riot police, who again responded by firing tear gas.

A number of people were arrested, with officials saying that most of the trouble makers were young football fans.

Raed Arafat. Photo: 2011
Raed Arafat resigned as deputy health minister last Tuesday

The unlikely catalyst for the latest demonstrations was the resignation of popular health official Raed Arafat.

The Palestinian-born doctor came to Romania in the 1980s, and is a well-known and much-liked figure, due to the practical changes he made to improve the emergency services, the BBC’s Nick Thorpe reports.

Dr Arafat stepped down as deputy health minister last Tuesday, after a series of public attacks against him by President Traian Basescu, our correspondent adds.

Dr Arafat opposed government measures to partially privatise Romania’s shaky health care system.

President Basescu later announced that he was scrapping the unpopular reform, but that has failed to soothe the demonstrators’ anger, our correspondent says.

He says they are now calling for Mr Basescu to resign and hold early elections.”

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

I have just come back from Athens after a visiting various organisations and individuals. I think there is an assumption among some that as Greece is going through some major economic challenges, Greek healthcare staff would automatically be queuing up to relocate to the UK or Ireland. I managed to speak to the Greek Medical Association, recruitment agents, practicing doctors and language teaching and testing facilitators.  The messages are mixed.

Earlier this year Athens witnessed demonstrations and riots as it emerged just how bad the economic situation was for the country.  The knock on effects on individuals is now becoming a reality with increased austerity measures and a very gloomy future.   That said I did feel a bit confused as certain sectors seemed to be quite optimistic or defiant of the situation.  Their view was that “life is good and they are earning plenty of money.  Much more than in the UK”.

This is quite different to the medical applicants from Eastern and Central Europe who are still under extreme economic pressure in their own countries and the opportunity to earn a “decent wage” is hard.

 

After all the Greece is simply “Gods own country” steeped in history and beauty and very relaxed way of life.

 

There is a well developed private healthcare system in Greece and many healthcare professionals are part of.  Those that are, seem to be doing very well for themselves and will probably not be looking to move any time soon.

The systems in place for doctors is different again when it comes to specialty training.  There are gaps in the process and it can take a longer time for a doctor to complete the various steps of the training.  Alongside this and the freeze on recruitment for public positions there may well be some groups of doctors that will welcome the chance to work abroad.

Time will tell but I expect that the movement of healthcare professionals isn’t going to be as much or happen as quickly as people imagine.  I certainly think it will happen and in certain age groups and specialties.  If you would like to find out more about my visit and the views of the various organisations please send an email to harry.harron@ateamhr.com

Harry Harron

Harry Harron | Director | A-Team Health Recruitment Ltd

Posted on December 22, 2011 by

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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Posted on December 22, 2011 by