Training, systems and processes must be reassessed to ensure future changes are supported by proper consultation, states report
Petition to end use of unacceptable treatment locations submitted by doctors leaders
£290m needed to deliver funding restoration to stabilise general practice, says BMA Scotland
Patients with learning disabilities die earlier, and are more likely to die from avoidable causes. Campaigners say there needs to be better training, more specialist staff and greater insight into their complex needs. Seren Boyd reports
To be an effective voice for patients and doctors in the debate on assisted dying, the BMA had to reach points of consensus between doctors with opposing views. Seren Boyd hears how they got there
UN special rapporteur ‘extremely concerned’ about treatment of jailed GP Patrick Hart
Training for mass casualty events is vital, but also difficult and expensive. A British former military doctor is using virtual reality to help colleagues imagine the barely imaginable. By Jennifer Trueland
Patient records held by Advanced Computer Software Group hit by ransomware attack
